19th August, Centurion (CRICKETNMORE) – South Africa beat New Zealand by 20 runs in the first ODI at SuperSport Park, here.
Toss - New Zealand won the toss & elected to field first
Venue - SuperSport Park, Centurion
South Africa - H Amla (124) and R Rossouw (89) helped South Africa to post 304/7 in 50 Overs. A Milne and M McClenaghan took 2 - 2 wicket each for New Zealand.
New Zealand - Philander (2/51) was the pick of the bowlers along with Tahir (2/40) while Steyn (2/50) and Rabada (1/49) too chipped in as South Africa won the first ODI by 20 runs. T Latham (60) K Williamson (47) and J Neesham (41) were the top scorers for New Zealand
Man of the Match - H Amla (SA)
Series Result: South Africa take 1- 0 lead in 3 match ODI match series.
Quote
Amla - "It wasn't an easy surface to bat on initially but once you got in, things got better. We didn't play our best cricket today but still won which is good. Rossouw is a fantastic player and we compliment each other well. I enjoy batting with him."
South Africa Squad for the 1st ODI : H Amla , M van Wyk (Wkt) , AB de Villiers (Capt) , R Rossouw , F Behardien , D Miller , D Wiese , K Rabada , V Philander , D Steyn , I Tahir
New Zealand for the 1st ODI (Probable): M Guptill , T Latham , K Williamson (Capt) , G Elliott , J Neesham , L Ronchi (Wkt) , C Munro , N McCullum , A Milne , M McClenaghan , I Sodhi