New Zealand batsman Lou Vincent made a sparkling 90 but could not stop South Africa gaining their 11th successive win in the second one-day international at Newlands on Friday.
Vincent looked set to guide the Kiwis to victory before he was eighth man out, with 37 runs still needed, when Makhaya Ntini returned to the South African attack in the 43rd over.
Ntini took three for 29 and Charl Langeveldt three for 35 as New Zealand were bowled out for 182 in reply to South Africa's 201 for nine. South Africa's 19-run win gave them a 2-0 lead in a five-match series and extended their unbeaten record to 16 matches, which include a tie and a no-result.
Their 11 consecutive wins put South Africa level with the West Indies team of 1984 to 1985 in second place on the all-time list, behind the 21 successive wins achieved by Australia in 2003.
Vincent blazed to his half-century off just 37 balls, taking advantage of fielding restrictions and the hard new ball, then played an anchor role as stroke-play became more difficult on a tricky, two-paced pitch. Vincent, 26, faced 109 deliveries in total as he improved a mediocre career record. In 68 previous one-day internationals he had averaged just 24.33 with an innings of 172 against lowly Zimbabwe in August his only score above 60.
New Zealand lost two early wickets before Vincent and Scott Styris put on 64 for the third wicket off 53 balls to put the touring team comfortably ahead of the required scoring rate. But the runs dried up while wickets fell at regular intervals before substitute James Franklin joined Vincent in an eighth wicket stand of 28. Vincent started to struggle with cramp and called for a runner shortly before he pulled Ntini to Ashwell Prince at midwicket.
Earlier Styris put New Zealand in a good position with his medium-pace bowling. The medium-paced Styris, who missed the first match in Bloemfontein Sunday with a hamstring injury, took wickets in both his first two overs and conceded only seven runs in his first six overs. He finished with two for 29.
Opening bowler Kyle Mills, benefiting from some desperate hitting by the South Africans in the closing overs, took four for 44.
SCOREBOARD
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South Africa
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G Smith b Styris 36
A Puttick b Bond 0
H Gibbs lbw b Mills 33
S Pollock c Adams b Styris 0
J Kallis c Vincent b Mills 51
A Prince b Vettori 19
M Boucher c and b Mills 40
J Kemp not out 8
C Langeveldt c Adams b Mills 1
M Ntini b Bond 0
A Nel not out 4
EXTRAS: (LB-1, NB-2, W-6) 9
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TOTAL: (for 9 wkts, 50 overs) 201
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FALL OF WICKETS: 1-3, 2-69, 3-71, 4-74, 5-120, 6-182, 7-188, 8-196, 9-197
BOWLING: Mills 10-0-44-4 (2w), Bond 10-0-42-2 (2nb, 2w), Adams 6-0-39-0, Styris 10-1-29-2 (1w), Vettori 10-0-31-1 (1w), Astle 4-0-15-0.
SUBSTITUTE (not used): N Boje.
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NEW ZEALAND
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S Fleming c Smith b Ntini 6
N Astle c Gibbs b Ntini 3
L Vincent c Prince b Ntini 90
S Styris c Kemp b Nel 27
C McMillan c Boucher b Langeveldt 3
J Oram c Boucher b Kemp 11
B McCullum st Boucher b Boje 1
D Vettori c Smith b Boje 0
J Franklin c Puttick b Langeveldt 21
A Adams lbw b Langeveldt 6
K Mills not out 2
EXTRAS: (LB-5, NB-1, W-6) 12
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TOTAL: (all out, 47.5 overs) 182
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FALL OF WICKETS: 1-7, 2-16, 3-80, 4-93, 5-126, 6-129, 7-137, 8-165, 9-177.
BOWLING: Pollock 7-0-36-0, Ntini 10-1-29-3 (1w), Nel 9-1-32-1 (3w), Langeveldt 7.5-3-35-3 (1nb), Kemp 6-0-19-1, Boje 8-0-26-2 (2w).
RESULT: South Africa won by 19 runs.
SERIES: South Africa lead 2-0.
MAN-OF-THE-MATCH: Lou Vincent (NZ).
SUBSTITUTIONS: South Africa: N Boje for J Kallis. New Zealand: J Franklin for S Bond.
UMPIRES: S Bucknor (WI), I Howell (Rsa). TV umpire: K Hurter (Rsa).
MATCH REFEREE: C Broad (Eng).
REMAINING MATCHES: Port Elizabeth, October 30; Durban, November 4; Centurion, November 6.
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