HAMILTON, New Zealand (Zameer ch.) New Zealand beat South Africa by seven wickets in the second cricket test at Seddon Park on Friday to win the two-test series 2-0:
South Africa, 1st Innings 242 (Ruan de Swardt 64, David Bedingham 39, Shaun von Berg 38; Will O’Rourke 4-59) and 2nd Innings 235 (David Bedingham 110, Keegan Petersen 43; Will O’Rourke 5-34) lost to New Zealand, 1st Innings 211 (Kane Williamson 43, Tom Latham 40; Dane Piedt 5-89) and 2nd Innings 269-3 (Kane Williamson 133 not out, Will Young 60 not out; Dane Piedt 3-93) by seven wickets
New Zealand vs South Africa 2nd Test Day 4: Needing to score 227 runs on Day 4 to complete a record run chase and a 2-0 series win over South Africa, New Zealand looked in complete control in Hamilton. Kane Williamson slammed an unbeaten 133 while Will Young remained unbeaten on 63 as the Kiwis secured a 7-wicket win. In the process, Williamson also became the fastest batter to reach 32 tons in Test cricket (in terms of number of innings). New Zealand, hence, completed a 2-0 sweep with ease