The Proteas recorded another big win at the ICC Cricket World Cup in India with a convincing 190-run drubbing of New Zealand in Pune.

The Proteas were asked to bat first and scored 357/4 in their allotted 50 overs thanks to 133 by Rassie van der Dussen, 114 by Quinton de Kock and 53 by David Miller.

In reply, the Black Caps were bowled out for 167-runs in 35.3 overs with Glenn Phillips scoring 60, while Will Young scored 33.

Keshav Maharaj was the pick of the bowlers with 4/46, while Marco Jansen took 3/31 and Gerald Coetzee took 2/41.

The Player of the Match, Van der Dussen, said it was a good toss to lose, taking into account the good batting conditions, but it was also an out-and-out team performance.

“I keep telling the guys I love when we lose the toss because like I feel like when you win the toss and bowl first, you're looking to strike up front and put the batting team under pressure.

“We would have batted first as well today because last night we were training and it was swinging around a bit. We knew that the dew might come in later, but I think that's a brilliant thing about bowling attack. They struck early and we never even got to a place where the dew played a massive role.

“So, yeah, very happy to bat first again today and we keep refining the way we want to play. And we were really good at times today, but also, yeah, I just was speaking to Klaasen just now in the change room and we probably left a few runs out there still.

“So, there's definite places to improve. So, we'll look at that tomorrow.

“Obviously happy to contribute on the team. It was a full-out team performance. That's really heartening in the changing room at the moment. Everyone's contributing. Even the guys on the bench. We have Shamo sitting out after being man of the match the other day and the guys on the bench, the energy they're putting into the team has just been unbelievable.

“So, all 15, the staff's contributing, our medical team to get the guys back and ready and reset for every match. Yeah, it’s just been a collective effort and it's good to see the results of that in a match like tonight.”

On Sunday the Proteas will face the hosts, India, at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

Morgan Piek OFM Sport