New Zealand v South Africa, 1st ODI, Mount Maunganui
De Villiers and Duminy sink New Zealand
South Africa opted to field in the first ever international match played in October in New Zealand•Getty Images
Brendon McCullum got off the mark with successive sixes•Getty Images
Luke Ronchi, who was on 47 when last man Trent Boult walked in, attacked the South African bowling•Getty Images
Quinton de Kock was involved in six dismissals, a joint record•Getty Images
Playing his first ODI in more than a year, Daniel Vettori bowled tightly to keep South Africa's run rate in check•Getty Images
However, a controlled 89 off 85 from AB de Villiers, ably supported by JP Duminy's 58 off 72, sealed victory with six wickets and 11 balls to spare•Getty Images
And Vernon Philander gave them the perfect start, dismissing both openers in the first 10 overs•AFP
Dean Brownlie also played his shots at the other end as New Zealand picked up the pace •Getty Images
With Boult managing to score runs in addition to surviving, South Africa grew ragged at the edges•AFP
But he was dismissed in the second over of South Africa's chase. Faf du Plessis didn't last too long either and the score became 30 for 2 in the eighth over•AFP
Rilee Rossouw put on 43 with Amla before he was caught in the slips off Corey Anderson•Getty Images
But wickets fell in a clump after their partnership - Brownlie was dismissed at 68 for 3. McCullum and Corey Anderson followed with no addition to the score - and New Zealand slipped to 156 for 9 with more than 15 overs left to play•Getty Images
Ronchi and Boult added 74, a new tenth-wicket record for New Zealand, and stretched the total to 230 before Ronchi was out for 99•Getty Images
A sedate Hashim Amla steered South Africa past the initial hiccups•Getty Images
When Amla was bowled by Kyle Mills in the 25th over, South Africa looked wobbly at 97 for 4•AFP