26th August, Durban (CRICKETNMORE) – South Africa beat New Zealand by 62 runs in the 3rd and the last ODI. South Africa seal the series 2-1.
Toss - SA won the toss and elect to bat first
Venue – Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban
Match Report
South Africa Innings : AB de Villiers scored 64 as South Africa finished 283/7 in 50 overs.M van Wyk (58) and H Amla (44) also contributed with the bat. B Wheeler (3) and G Elliott took 2 wickets. Where as A Milne and D Bracewell also took 1-1 wickets for New Zealand.
AB de Villiers completed 8000 ODI runs and became the fastest batsman to do so.
New Zealand Innings: Chasing 285 to win, New Zealand were kept in the hunt early on by a fifty from Latham and a brief knock from Williamson after Guptill was removed early by Steyn. After Latham departed, Williamson and Worker were steadying things before Tahir removed the NZ captain to change the complexion of the game. Although Worker and Munro tried hard, wickets kept falling at regular intervals making it too difficult for the visitors.
For Host, Steyn (1/41) and Rabada (2/33) were brilliant with the new-ball while Tahir (2/36)as usual struck the vital blows for his side at timely junctures. Although expensive, Wiese (3/58) too was among the wickets at important phases. Overall, a fine collective effort on the field from the Proteas and they seal the series 2-1 with the victory.
Man of the Match : AB de Villiers (South Africa)
Match Result : South Africa beat New Zealand by 62 runs.
Series Result : South Africa seal series 2-1
Man of the Series - Hashim Amla
South Africa Squad for the 3rd ODI :H Amla , M van Wyk (Wkt) , R Rossouw , AB de Villiers (Capt) , D Miller , F Behardien , D Wiese , V Philander , A Phangiso , D Steyn , I Tahir
New Zealand Squad for the 3rd ODI: M Guptill , T Latham , K Williamson (Capt) , G Worker , G Elliott , L Ronchi (Wkt) , C Munro , D Bracewell , B Wheeler , A Milne , I Sodhi
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