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A four off the final ball of the innings by South African all rounder Lance Klusener has seen the Proteas beat New Zealand by three wickets in the final one-day cricket international in Cape Town.
Klusener, who finished unbeaten on 59 off 42 deliveries, needed three runs off the final ball to reach the victory target of 257.
Batting first, the Black Caps reached 256 off their 50 overs, with Roger Twose top scoring with 103 and Chris Cairns belting 84 off 72 balls.
Roger Telemachus did the damage with the ball for South Africa taking three wickets and conceding only 30 runs off his 10 overs.
For New Zealand, Shayne O'Connor picked up three wickets, while Chris Harris and Brooke Walker both picked up two each.
South Africa wins the series 5-nil.
- IRN
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