New Zealand v South Africa

At Adelaide, January 27 (day/night). South Africa won by 93 runs. South Africa 5 pts. Toss: South Africa.

New Zealand had the South African innings in a straitjacket - 82 for two - at its midway point, but Rhodes and Boucher broke free and caused carnage. South Africa piled on 111 in the final ten overs, with Boucher smiting 57 off only 32 balls and Rhodes, passing 5,000 runs in one-day internationals, scampering 55 from 54. In reply, McCullum and Vincent threw the bat briefly but only Fleming, who grafted to 43, showed enough resolve on a wearing pitch as Boje spun his way through the lower middle order. New Zealand's chase petered out in the 46th over - 94 runs short of victory and 43 short of denying South Africa a bonus point. South Africa were now back in second place, ahead of Australia, with one round to go.

Man of the Match: M. V. Boucher.