PUNE: Quinton de Kock hit his fourth century of the World Cup while Rassie van der Dussen cracked his second as South Africa thrashed New Zealand by 190 runs on Wednesday to take a step closer to the semi-finals.
The Proteas’ commanding 357-4 was built on De Kock’s 114 and Van der Dussen’s 133.
New Zealand, just days from only narrowly falling short chasing 389 in a five-run defeat by Australia, collapsed to 190 all out with more than 14 overs left in Pune.
Marco Jansen (3-31) and his fellow South Africa fast bowlers ripped through the top order – still without the injured Kane Williamson – as New Zealand slumped to 67-4.
Left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj (4-46) then strengthened South Africa’s grip on the game as the Black Caps collapsed to 110-8.
Glenn Phillips made a defiant 60 but the game had long been over as a contest by the time he was last man out.
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