South Africa rested their bowler of the series and three injured batsmen, promoted a tailender to the top of the order, and had their big-hitting allrounder at No.3, but New Zealand still could not prevent a heavy five-wicket loss
Scorer: Sanjay Murari | Commentator: Kanishkaa Balachandran
The second half of the NZ summer just turned more one-sided. They have the Tests to salvage their reputation. This was yet another contest, which, really wasn't much of a contest. The early wickets and the pressure just never happened for NZ so SA just cruised through. The return of Bracewell and Ross Taylor should lift their spirits in the Tests.
Here's the presentation. We need to wait till the initial speeches get out of the way.
de Lange is the Man of the Match: "Enjoying NZ conditions. Awesome having the big guys around. Might be a bit more pace in the Tests. Storing it in the tank."
McCullum: "SA was too good for us. We're going to learn from the experiences we've had against you guys. Thanks for the hard fought series. Us as a group will definitely go forward from these performances."
de Villiers: "We all know you (NZ) are a good team, and you will bounce back."
That's it from here. No Man of the Series, though I presume that's handed out at the end of the tour.
The first Test starts March 7. Thanks for your company today. Pity it wasn't a competitive game. Cheers!
AB de Villiers, the South Africa limited-overs captain, has said the team has started to respond to his style of captaincy, as was evident from South Africa's 3-0 trouncing of New Zealand in the one-day series
ESPNcricinfo presents Plays of the Day from the third ODI between New Zealand and South Africa, in Auckland
South Africa rested their bowler of the series and three injured batsmen, promoted a tailender to the top of the order, and had their big-hitting allrounder at No.3, but New Zealand still could not prevent a heavy five-wicket loss
