Bridgetown, (Barbados) May 7 (Inditop.com) South Africa defeated New Zealand by 13 runs in the Super Eights of the World Twenty20 here.
Set to chase a winning target of 171 runs, New Zealand finished at 157 for seven in 20 overs.
For New Zealand, Jesse Ryder was the top scorer with 33 runs while Nathan McCullum contributed an unbeaten 26.
Charl Langeveldt, Morne Morkel and Johan Botha took two wickets each.