New Zealand improve woeful SA record
New Zealand have won as many matches in this ODI series as they had in 18 previous ODIs against South Africa in South Africa
- New Zealand's series win in South Africa is their first in their last ten attempts against a team other than Bangladesh and Zimbabwe. The last time New Zealand won an ODI series against a top side was in November 2009, when they beat Pakistan 2-1 in the UAE. Since then they lost a couple of times to Sri Lanka, India and Australia, and also a series each to West Indies, South Africa and Pakistan. (Click here for New Zealand's series results against the top sides since 2000.)
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