Amla, Morkel steer South Africa to series win

Amla plays a cover drive

Napier: A 92 from Hashim Amla guided South Africa to victory, chasing 230 set by New Zealand after the Kiwis middle order failed, in the 2nd ODI as the tourists seal the series.
After winning the toss, South Africa invited New Zealand to bat first. Martin Guptill (58) and McCullum (85) gave the hosts a strong start with their107-run partnership for the 2nd wicket, but after Tsotsobe dismissed the top order Morne Morkel, who took 5 wickets for just 38, took the charge and was on a hat-trick twice. At the end of their innings, New Zealand had lost eight wickets for 67

South Africa's chase was bright from the start despite Jacques Kallis departed early. Amla (92) progressed along with middle order batsmen to reach the target within 39 overs with a loss of 4 wickets.
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