AB steers South Africa to victory

South African captain AB de Villiers lived up to his initials as he led his side to a comfortable victory in yesterday's opening one-day international at Mount Maunganui's Bay Oval.

The dashing right-hander was 'Absolutely Brilliant' alongside JP Duminy in crafting an unbeaten century stand that shut the home side out of the match. The Black Caps looked in the hunt when Hashim Amla departed at 97/4 after 25 overs. But the experienced duo of de Villiers (89 off 85) and Duminy (58 off 71) took advantage of the batting power play and a slow but reasonably predictable Bay Oval pitch to get home with six wickets and 11 balls to spare.

 

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