Centurion, November 18:

Dale Steyn claimed his second successive 10-wicket haul as South Africa crushed New Zealand by an innings and 59 runs on the third day of the second and final Test against New Zealand here on Sunday.

Steyn wrecked the New Zealand second innings, taking a career-best 6-49 as New Zealand were shot out for 136. Only Stephen Fleming(54) shone for an outclassed New Zealand team.

Steyn, who was man-of-the-match when South Africa won the first Test, started the New Zealand slide by dismissing openers, Lou Vincent and Michael Papps. Steyn was again named man-of-the-match and took the man-of-the-series award.

Fleming and Scott Styris (29) put on 60 for the third wicket before New Zealand suffered another double blow. Styris (29) was caught at second slip off Jacques Kallis and he was quickly followed by Ross Taylor, who was run out by a smart piece of fielding by Hashim Amla at short leg. Fleming completed New Zealand’s first half-century of the series when he drove Makhaya Ntini through the covers for four in the last over before tea. He was on 54 not out at the interval.

Fleming did not add to his score before he was trapped leg before by Steyn. New Zealand’s resistance crumbled as the last five wickets fell for 19 runs, four falling to Steyn.

Steyn completed victory for South Africa with two days to spare with a full-length out-swinger which knocked Iain O’Brien’s middle stump out of the ground. Steyn’s match figures of 10- 91 were two runs better than his 10-93 in the first Test.

Earlier, Amla completed his second successive century, while New Zealand fast bowler Mark Gillespie took five wickets on debut but could not prevent South Africa from taking a 195-run first innings lead. South Africa were all out for 383 shortly before lunch.

Gillespie took 5-136 and led a New Zealand fightback as South Africa lost five wickets for 60 runs at the start of the day. But an aggressive ninth wicket stand of 51 between tailenders Nel and Steyn, who both scored 25, enabled South Africa to regain the momentum they held through most of the first two days.

South Africa started the day on 372-3 in reply to New Zealand’s 188. Gillespie struck early when he had Ashwell Prince caught at gully. But Amla, resuming on 89, completed his second successive century before he was caught at cover off O’Brien.