PAARL, South Africa: Left-arm opening bowler Mitchell McClenaghan took four wickets on his debut as New Zealand bowled out South Africa for 208 in the first one-day international at Boland Park on Saturday.
McClenaghan took the key wickets of Graeme Smith and captain AB de Villiers and followed up with two lower order wickets to finish with four for 20 in his ten overs.
Part-time off-spinner Kane Williamson took four for 22 as the South African batsmen failed to master some steady bowling on a slow pitch.
Faf du Plessis made a dogged 57 off 71 balls to top-score for South Africa, while tailender Rory Kleinveldt hit three sixes off four balls from Kyle Mills in making all 26 runs in a last wicket stand with Lonwabo Tsotsobe.
Brendon McCullum's decision to send South Africa in to bat paid dividends when the home side's three most experienced batsmen, Smith, Hashim Amla and de Villiers were dismissed within the first 12 overs.
All three senior players were dismissed leg before wicket and paid the penalty for playing across the line on a slow pitch.
Amla was the first to go against the bowling of Mills. He used up South Africa's only available challenge when he sought a review of the decision by umpire Shaun George.
Smith and De Villiers both fell to the impressive McClenaghan, leaving Du Plessis to repair the innings. He shared partnerships of 46 with Colin Ingram (29), 36 with Quinton de Kock (18) and 59 with Ryan McLaren (33).
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