Auckland: Riding high on Marchant de Lange’s four wickets, South Africa beat New Zealand to complete a 3-0 clean sweep with a five-wicket win in the third and final ODI in Auckland on Saturday.
South Africa's bowlers bundled out New Zealand for 206 in 47 overs after the visitors had won the toss and opted to bowl in wet and windy conditions at Eden Park.
Chasing the target, Hashim Amla continued with his impressive form by scoring 76 as the Proteas reached their target with 40 deliveries to spare. Amla added 80 runs for the first wicket with Wayne Parnell (27) and 58 runs with Albie Morkel (41) for the second.
South Africa pacemen Dale Steyn and Lonwabo Tsotsobe pegged New Zealand back with some hostile fast bowling at the start and the hosts struggled for momentum from there on. The 21-year-old de Lange, who made his test debut last December against Sri Lanka, also extracted good pace and bounce from the track as New Zealand lost wickets at regular intervals to be bundled out with three overs left in their innings.
The three-test series between the two sides begin in Dunedin on Wednesday.
