South Africa vs New Zealand 2017: 5th ODI, 5 Talking Points

#4 Tahir back to his beastly best

Tahir was at his economical best on a quick pitch

On a quick Eden wicket, Tahir's variations were certain to trouble the Kiwi batsmen. He had ripped them apart with a five-wicket haul in the T20 at the same venue earlier in the series.

He had a superb platform to work on today as the pace bowlers had the Black Caps in early trouble. Tahir's first four overs went for a mere four runs. He continued to torment the batsmen in his second spell too, choking the flow of runs.

His first wicket came when Southee tried to slog sweep him and only managed to top edge the attempt. In the next over, he had Jeetan Patel trapped in front with a slider. Tahir finished his mesmerising spell with those two wickets and eye-catching figures of 10-0-14-2.