WELLINGTON (Reuters) - South Africa captain AB de Villiers became the fastest man to score 9,000 one-day international runs as he led his side to a 159-run victory over New Zealand in the third one-day international on Saturday. De Villiers scored 85, having needed just five runs to surpass former India captain Sourav Ganguly, who took 228 innings to achieve the milestone. The victory gave de Villiers' team a 2-1 lead in the five-match series with the fourth game in Hamilton on Wednesday. Andile Phehlukwayo (2-12 from five overs) and Dwaine Pretorius (3-5 from 5.2 overs) were the most economical of the South African bowlers. The visitors were adept at rotating the strike and ticking the scoreboard over, with 116 runs coming from singles.

Source: The Star February 25, 2017 08:03 UTC