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De Villiers passes miracle as South Africa club New Zealand
- Updated: February 25, 2017
AB de Villiers becomes fastest cricketer to measure 9,000 ODI runs in 159-run victory. PHOTO: AFP
WELLINGTON: South Africa captain AB de Villiers became a fastest male to measure 9,000 ODI runs as he led his side to a 159-run feat over New Zealand in a third one-dayer on Saturday.
De Villiers scored 85, carrying indispensable usually 5 runs to transcend former India captain Sourav Ganguly, who took 228 innings to grasp a milestone. The South African did it in his 205th innings.
The visitors scored a convincing 271-8 in their 50 overs and afterwards their gait bowlers ripped a tip off a hosts batting to revoke them to 58 for 6 in a 20th over before bowling them out for 112 in 32.2 overs.
The feat gave De Villiers’ group a 2-1 lead in a five-match array with a fourth diversion in Hamilton on Wednesday.
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Colin de Grandhomme was a usually New Zealand batsman to unequivocally come to grips with a drop-in representation during Wellington Regional Stadium with 34 not out even yet he was batting too low during series 8 in a order.
Andile Phehlukwayo (2-12 from 5 overs) and Dwaine Pretorius (3-5 from 5.2 overs) were a many careful of a South African bowlers.
De Villiers had again hold his side’s innings together with a stoical hit and was usually discharged in a final over when he unsuccessful to get underneath a Trent Boult full toss and was held on a boundary.
Quinton de Kock also gave his side a plain substructure with 68, a opener flitting 50 in his final 5 one-day matches.
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The visitors were skilful during rotating a strike and ticking a scoreboard over, with 116 runs entrance from singles.
A startling double strike by De Grandhomme in a 23rd over slowed a visitors momentum, with a all-rounder carrying Faf du Plessis (36) held by Tim Southee before De Kock was held by Jimmy Neesham 3 balls after during low midwicket.
South Africa had been cruising during 114-1 before de Grandhomme’s double strike. Their vaunted center sequence unsuccessful to glow with wickets descending during unchanging intervals and they were in difficulty during 180-6 by a 39th over.
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However, De Villiers afterwards total with Wayne Parnell (35) to supplement 84 runs for a seventh wicket that gave them a aim that was practicable though never in risk of being threatened by a hosts.