SA beat NZ Highlights: Dean Elgar says 'my bold decision paid off'

SA beat NZ Highlights – Dean Elgar Bold Decision: South Africa white-ball skipper Dean Elgar is extremely happy with SHOW of his team in series-levelling 2nd Test. According to the Proteas skipper, the bold and brave decision of batting 1st in Christchurch paid off for his team: Check SA beat NZ Highlights & Cricket News LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN.

“It (electing to bat first) was a bold decision, luckily it paid off for us. This is a big one (win) playing away from home. Being one down and to bounce back. I am extremely happy with team’s show of character”, declared Elgar afte the win.

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SA beat NZ Highlights: ‘Extremely Happy’ Dean Elgar says, ‘Bold decision of Batting 1st luckily paid off’ as Proteas beat Kiwis to win 2nd Test

Dean Elgar Bold Decision: Kagiso Rabada and Marco Jansen were the standout performers with the ball in the final innings as South Africa defeated New Zealand by 198 runs in the second Test. With this win, South Africa levelled the two-match series at 1-1.

“It (electing to bat first) was a bold decision, luckily it paid off for us. This is a big one (win) playing away from home. Being one down and to bounce back. We needed to rise up and level the series. We got a long flight home, we have a lot of time to reflect on what happened. Our basics of the game went out of the window in the first game. We have shown in the past that we have a lot of characters in the team,” said Elgar after the final day.

NZ vs SA: Going to make us better moving forward: Dean Elgar after win against NZ in 2nd Test

“You got to take 20 wickets to win a Test match, you got to take 40 wickets to win a Test series, but we weren’t able to do that. It would be nice to be 1-0 up instead of being 1-0 down in a Test series. It’s going to take time to get there. We need to be positive, it’s only going to make us better moving forward,” he added.

Resuming Day 5 at 94/4, Devon Conway and Tom Blundell kept New Zealand in the game and the duo mixed caution with aggression to help the hosts. In the first session, South Africa was able to take just one wicket as Lutho Sipamla got the better of Conway (92).

However, in the second session, the complexion of the entire game changed as South Africa took wickets in a hurry and once Blundell (44) lost his wicket, New Zealand’s innings went completely downhill.

In the end, the hosts were bundled out for 227, handing South Africa a 198-run win. For the Proteas, Kagiso Rabada, Marco Jansen and Keshav Maharaj returned with three wickets each. Follow live NZ vs SA LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN

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