PORT ELIZABETH — South Africa completed a 2-0 series win over New Zealand Monday after thumping the visitors by an innings and 193 runs on the fourth day of the second Test. Fast bowler Dale Steyn claimed innings figures of three for 48 and match figures of eight for 65, as New Zealand was bowled out for 211 in its second innings half an hour before lunch. New Zealand also lost the first Test by an innings after it was bowled out for 45 before lunch on the opening day. South Africa captain Graeme Smith said that he had been pleased by the standard of cricket his team had played over the series as they strengthened its position as the world's top-ranked test nation. Dean Brownlie and BJ Watling provided the bulk of New Zealand's runs with a 98-run fifth wicket partnership. Brownlie brought up his fourth Test fifty but after making his way to 53 off 141 balls he edged a delivery from Jacques Kallis to keeper AB de Villiers. Watling, one of the few positives the Black Caps could take out of the series, recorded his second half-century of the match, scoring 63 off 117 balls with 11 boundaries before he was bowled by a superb delivery from Steyn that pegged back the batsman's off-stump. Brownlie's dismissal left New Zealand on 182 for five and the advent of the second new ball brought about the departure of Colin Munro (15) 21 runs later when the left-hander was caught at third slip off a delivery from paceman Morne Morkel. Steyn followed up Watling's dismissal by having Doug Bracewell (0) caught by a diving Alviro Petersen at third slip before Morkel got Trent Boult (3) caught at point. Steyn wrapped the series up by having Neil Wagner (4) caught by De Villiers. A three-match One-Day International series between the two countries starts in Paarl on Jan. 19. — Reuters Scoreboard South Africa (1st innings) 525-8 declared. New Zealand (1st innings) 121 New Zealand (2nd innings) M. Guptill b Kleinveldt 48 B. McCullum lbw b Peterson 11 K. Williamson b Peterson 11 D. Brownlie c De Villiers b Kallis 53 D. Flynn c De Villiers b Kleinveldt 00 B. Watling b Steyn 63 C. Munro c Petersen b Morkel 15 D. Bracewell c Peterson b Morkel 00 N. Wagner c De Villiers b Steyn 04 T. Boult c Peterson b Morkel 03 J. Patel not out 00 Extras (lb2, w1) 03 Total (86.4 overs) 211 Falls: 1-40 (McCullum), 2-64 (Williamson), 3-84 (Guptill), 4-84 (Flynn), 5-182 (Brownlie), 6-203 (Munro), 7-203 (Watling), 8-204 (Bracewell), 9-207 (Boult). Bowling: Steyn 15.4-2-48-3, Morkel 16-6-36-2 (1w), Kleinveldt 15-8-44-2, Peterson 26-13-47-2, Kallis 9-3-18-1, Smith 1-0-10-0, Petersen 4-0-6-0. Man-of-the-Match: Dale Steyn.
