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South Africa romps home
SYDNEY, FEB. 8. South Africa continued its domination of New Zealand in limited-overs cricket on Friday, winning the tri- series tournament and the 14th of the last 15 matches between the teams.
South Africa, which made 173 for four, successfully chasing its revised target of 172 after earlier bowling out New Zealand for 175, has won 22 of 30 one-day matches against New Zealand.
It won five of its six matches against New Zealand in this series that included Australia and coasted through the finals by restricting New Zealand to fewer than 200 runs in both matches.
After bowling out the Kiwis for 190 in Melbourne on Wednesday for an eight-wicket win in the first final, South Africa bowled out the `Black Caps' for 175 on Friday, a score not helped by New Zealand's panic attack as a thunderstorm approached the ground.
lScoreboard: New Zealand: L. Vincent c Ntini b Kallis 43, N. Astle c Klusener b Pollock 7, A. Adams c Boucher b Ntini 1, S. Fleming c Dippenaar b Donald 17, C. McMillan c Ntini b Kallis 0, C. Cairns c Boje b Kallis 57, C. Harris lbw b Klusener 31, A. Parore c Gibbs b Klusener 0, D. Vettori lbw b Donald 3, J. Franklin lbw b Donald 0, S. Bond not out 5, extras (2-b, 1-lb, 8- w) 11, Total 175.
Fall of wickets: 1-15, 2-17, 3-68, 4-68, 5-72, 6-147, 7-147, 8-157, 9-157, 10-175.
South Africa bowling: Pollock 6-2-24-1, Ntini 7-2-45-1, Donald 8-0-29-3, Kallis 5.1-0-23-3, Boje 8-1-21- 0, Klusener 7-0-30-2.
South Africa: H. Gibbs b Adams 46, G. Kirsten c Parore b Bond 2, J. Kallis c Parore b Adams 10, B. Dippenaar c Parore b Cairns 29, J. Rhodes not out 61, M. Boucher not out 16, extras (1-lb, 2-nb, 6-w) 9, Total 173 for four.
Fall of wickets: 1-50, 2-65, 3-68, 4-141.
New Zealand bowling: Franklin 4-0-29-0, Bond 8-2-31-1, Vettori 4.1-0-25-0, Adams 8-0-33-2, Cairns 7-1-32- 1, Astle 2-0-5-0, Harris 5-0-17-0.
(South Africa's target was reduced to 172 under the Duckworth-Lewis scoring system).
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