AB de Villiers of South Africa (L) and his teammate Andile Phehlukwayo celebrate winning the one-day international (ODI) cricket match between New Zealand and South Africa. Pic/PTI

Hamilton (New Zealand): Skipper AB de Villiers (37) helped South Africa pull off a four-wicket win over New Zealand in a tense finish to the rain-shortened opening one-day international in Hamilton on yesterday.