De Villiers began the tour of New Zealand .
De Villiers required 87 runs to hit the 9,000 - run mark and put together an unbeaten 37 in the series opener in Hamilton , hitting the winning runs to take his side to a one - nil lead .
De Villiers began the tour of New Zealand and required 87 runs to hit the 9,000 - run mark and put together an unbeaten 37 in the series opener in Hamilton , hitting the winning runs to take his side to a one - nil lead .