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WELLINGTON: South African captain AB de Villiers aggregate a superb aeon to advance his ancillary to an accessible six wicket win over New Zealand in the aperture one-day all-embracing at Westpac Stadium on Saturday.

De Villiers, in able touch, was not out for 106 with Faf du Plessis on 66 as South Africa overhauled New
Zealand's 253 for nine with 28 assurance to spare.

On a arena with a history of favouring the ancillary batting second, New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum won the toss, adopted to bat aboriginal and never actively threatened from there as his batsmen bootless to accretion momentum.

Although the ambition was not immense, South Africa wavered at the alpha of their innings with Hashim Amla (8), Graeme Smith (9) and Jacques Kallis (13) falling in quick assumption to be 35 for three by the 10th over.

But from there de Villiers steadied the run hunt and they boring and absolutely reeled in the New Zealand absolute although the South African captain played bottomward the absolute attributes of the win.