DHAKA: South Africa beat New Zealand by 2-run in the sixth match of Super10 stage, also third game of Group 1, of the ICC World T20 in Chittagong on Monday evening.

South Africa scored 170 runs losing six-wicket while New Zealand scored 168 runs losing eight-wicket in their stipulated 20-over.

JP Duminy scored 86-run off 43 balls helped Proteas to amass a challenging total.

Corey Anderson and Tim Southee took two wickets each for New Zealand.

Ross Taylor scored 62-run for New Zealand.

Dale Steyn bagged four New Zealand wickets.

Earlier, New Zealand captain B McCullum won the toss and invited South Africa to bat first.

The match kicked-off at 3:30pm local time at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium.

BDST: 1909 HRS, MAR 24, 2014