Tahir five-for crushes Black Caps

The world's head restricted overs bowler, Imran Tahir, supported his No 1 positioning as he took 5-24 to hand South Africa a 78-run triumph in their unrivaled T20 worldwide against New Zealand at Eden Park in Auckland on Friday.

Positioned the top bowler in both one-day global and T20 universal cricket, Imran Tahir was excessively hot for the Kiwi's, making it impossible to deal with. 

Notwithstanding some sprinkle about, the 37-year-old legspinner showed faultless control as he bamboozled the Black Caps' batsmen with his variety. 

South Africa had before posted 185-6 with Hashim Amla (62), Faf Du Plessis (36), JP Duminy (29) and AB De Villiers (26) all doing great with the bat, while Trent Boult (2-6) and Colin De Grandhomme (2-22) were radiant with the ball. 

Tahir's endeavors of 5-24 in 3.5 overs earned him the Man of the Match grants, yet a great part of the diligent work was done in advance by Chris Morris who delivered a shocking spell. 

Morris' second over wrecked the Black Caps' pursuit as he evacuated opener Glen Phillips and afterward Colin Munro in progressive conveyances. Knocking down some pins in overabundance of 140 kilometers for each hour, Morris slammed the ball toward the rear of a length and observed soak bob to be his partner on the Eden Park surface. 

His second over transformed into a twofold wicket lady as he rocked the bowling alley three overs in advance, yielding only 10 runs and taking two wickets. 

Andile Phehlukwayo then got in on the demonstration, taking the huge wickets of Kane Williamson and Corey Anderson. Like Morris, he selected to blast the ball toward the rear of a length and utilized a blend of cutters and additional ricochet to beguile the batsmen. 

Tom Bruce, albeit scratchy, looked debilitating as he ordered a bit-part innings of 33. In any case, Tahir finished the New Zealand trusts in the tenth over when his course book googlies represented Bruce and Luke Ronchi in progressive conveyances.

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Bruce was knocked down some pins through the door and the following ball, Ronchi's outside edged was kissed on its way through to wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock.
60-6 was not a pretty sight and the last four wickets did not take long to come.
Colin de Grandhomme (15) and Tim Southee (20) played brief cameos as they figured out how to clear the ropes five circumstances between them. Despite the fact that it was never going to be sufficiently close as Phehlukwayo and Tahir tidied up procedures.
After progressive sixes off Tahir, De Grandhomme was outfoxed by a somewhat slower and more extensive leg break which he hit to Duminy wavering at sweeper, not long after Santner was fixed by a brilliant Amla get at cover off Phehlukwayo.
Southee took 20 off Parnell's third over as the left-arm seamer completed a disillusioning night's work with 0-40 off his three overs.
The innings found some conclusion in the fifteenth over as Tahir rocked the bowling alley both Ben Wheeler and Southee in the space of three balls. A level slider represented Wheeler, before yet another googly tidied up Southee.
A clinical execution from the South Africans as they skittled New Zealand for 107 to win the first and final T20 International between the groups by 78 runs.

Tahir (5-23) and Phehlukwayo (3-19) both recorded vocation best figures in T20 International cricket as together with Morris (2-10) they represented each of the 10 New Zealand wickets.

The two groups next meet on Sunday 19 February in Hamilton for the first Day International. The Black Caps will have a lot of work to do on the off chance that they are to understand this South African line-up and their boss Imran Tahir.