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Mount Maunganui: Another disappointing Blackcaps batting display has handed the Proteas the ANZ ODI series 2-0.
Hashim Amla made a fine century, setting his team up for a big score before a collapse brought the Blackcaps back into the match.
Unfortunately their innings never really got underway until it was too late, with Luke Ronchi and Mitchell McClengahan putting on the second record 10th wicket partnership in a week to entertain the fans.
Brendon McCullum won the toss and put the Proteas in, only to find Hashim Amla in the mood to put on an ODI batting masterclass. Amla quietly dealt with everything the Blackcaps attack could throw at him, first with opening partner Quntin de Kock, then Faff du Plessis and AB de Villiers and was rewarded with his 16th ODI century from 127 balls.
He did offer chances, with an edge from Tim Southee flying safely between Luke Ronchi and slip, and Dan Vettori losing a high one in the sun and they could be ill-afforded.
Amla played flawlessly with a series of drives through the field to the fence. His fine work allowed his partners to be more aggressive with du Plessis taking 67 from 73 balls and de Villiers 37 from 25.
But when Southee bowled Amla in the 45th over, it sparked a collapse that cost the Proteas the score their start deserved. They lost 6 wickets for 25 runs at the death, making it to 282 when they look 330 plus/
Martin Guptill and Jimmy Neesham were well tied down at the start by Dale Steyn and Vernon Philander, until Guptill blinked first and was caught by Rilee Rossouw for 11.
Neesham was bowled next over for 10, leaving Dean Brownlie (20) and Tom Latham (16) to try and rebuild. They put on 32 before de Villiers, who would go on to bowl six overs, took his wicket, sparking the mid order collapse.
Brendon McCullum survived one DRS review lbw review to Imran Tahir but not the second, going for 12. The Blackcaps lost 4 wickets for 44 runs through the lower order until Mitchell McClenaghan joined Luke Ronchi for the tenth wicket.
The record 10th wicket ODI partnership against all comers that had stood for 31 years was broken for the second time in a week, with even a few whispers of the Blackcaps getting up.
It wasn't to be, as Ronchi was eventually taken by Philander to give the Proteas the win by 72 runs and the series 2-0.
Brief scores
South Africa - 282/9 (Amla 119, du Plessis 67)
New Zealand - 210 (Ronchi 79)
Result - South Africa won by 72 runs
MOM - Hashim Amla (South Africa)
