Too easy for the Black Caps as Proteas search for solutions ahead of T201 Tri-Series final

ALL year, the Kiwis have had an upper hand over the Proteas in white-ball cricket, and yesterday, the Black Caps further extended their dominance over South Africa with a comfortable seven-wicket victory in Harare.

- ONGAMA GCWABE

Right from the start of the year, when South Africa travelled to Pakistan for a Tri-Series against the hosts and New Zealand in preparation for the ICC Champions Trophy, the Black Caps were dominant over the Proteas, beating them comfortably in the Tri-Series before going on to thrash them in the semifinal stage of the Champions Trophy.

In Zimbabwe, a couple months after the Champions Trophy, New Zealand have beaten South Africa twice, securing a 21-run victory last week and a seven-wicket victory on yesterday. Proteas opening batter Reeza Hendricks (41) and spinner Senuran Muthusamy (2/24) were the only players who pitched up yesterday from the South African camp. The rest of the players simply had an off day.