Amla,de Villiers tons sinks Zim

Fast bowler Juan Theron took five wickets and Hashim Amla and AB de Villiers hit centuries as South Afric,chasing 268,crushed Zimbabwe by eight wickets in the second ODI at Senwes Park on Sunday.

With two runs needed to win,De Villiers,on 95,danced down the pitch and hit Brendan Taylor for six over long-off to raise his century.

Earlier,coming up the order,Tatenda Taibu made a polished 78 for Zimbabwe but none of his teammates was able to capitalise on reasonable starts on an easy-paced pitch.

Brief scores: Zimbabwe 268 (Tatenda Taibu 78,Brendan Taylor 32; Juan Theron 5-44) vs South Africa 273 for 2 (Hasim Amla 110,AB de Villiers 101 not out).