The result ties the six match series at two-all with two matches remaining, although South Africa have certainly claimed the psychological upper hand.Klusener faced the final ball from Dion Nash needing to hit a boundary to win the match. He struck a waist high full toss straight over the bowler's head for an enormous six.

Scoreboard

New Zealand: M Horne lbw Pollock 1, N Astle c Boucher b Kallis 18, D Vettori c Cronje b Donald 7, S Fleming run out (Pollock) 23, R Twose not out 79, A Parore c Boucher b Kallis 37, C Harris c Boucher b Kallis 0, D Nash b Klusener 5, G Larsen run out (Gibbs) 2, C Bulfin c Cullinan b Pollock 2, G Allott lbw Pollock 0. Extras (11lb, 3nb, 3w): 17.

Total (all out, 38.4 overs) 191

Fall of wickets: 1-7, 2-18, 3-44, 4-68, 5-161, 6-163, 7-184, 8-18, 9-190.

Bowling: Pollock 7.4-1-33-3, Donald 5-1-18-1,Elworthy 8-0-37-0, Kallis 8-0-41-3, Klusener 7-0-33-1, Benkenstein 2-0-13-0, Cronje 1-0-5-0.

South Africa: G Kirsten c Harris b Allott 0, H Gibbs run out (Horne) 52, J Kallis c Fleming b Allott 4, D Cullinan b Astle 61, H Cronje run out (Nash) 6, D Benkenstein st Parore b Vettori 5, S Pollock c Astle b Nash 16, L Klusener not out 35, M Boucher c Twose b Nash 3, S Elworthy not out 1. Extras (1b, 2lb, 5nb, 3w): 11.

Total (for 8 wkts, 40 overs) 194

Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-19, 3-106, 4-131, 5-132, 6-144, 7-162, 8-182.

Bowling: Allott 7-1-33-2 (2w, 2nb), Nash 7-0-52-2 (2nb), Bulfin 5-0-33-0 (1w, 1nb), Larsen 7-0-31-0, Vettori 4-0-14-1, Harris 2-0-10-0, Astle 8-2-18-1.