South Africa thrashed Kiwis in 3rd ODI

Feb. 25 (CRICKETNMORE) - South Africa thrashed New Zealand by 159 runs in third ODI at Wellington on Satruday. South Africa post 272/7 after opting to bat. Captain AB deVilliers smashed 85 and became the fastest cricketer to score 9,000 one-day international runs surpassing Indian Cricketer Sourav Ganguly's record who took 228 innings to achieve the milestone. De Villiers did it in his 205th innings.

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South Africa's pace bowlers ripped the top off the hosts batting to reduce them to 58 for six in the 20th over before bowling them out for 112 in 32.2 overs. The victory gave de Villiers' team a 2-1 lead in the five-match series with the fourth game in Hamilton on Wednesday.

Brief Score

South Africa - 272/7 in 50 Overs (deVilliers - 85, Q de Kock - 68, Grandhomme - 2/40)

New Zealand - 112/10 in 32.2 Overs (Grandhomme - 34, K Williamson - 23, D Pretorius - 3/5)

Saurabh Sharma