Live Cricket Scorecard - NZ vs SA Match 5, New Zealand tour of T20I Tri-Series in Zimbabwe, 2025 | AajTak

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Full Scorecard Commentary

MATCH HIGHLIGHTS

MATCH TEAMS

New Zealand
Tim Seifert (W)
Devon Conway
Rachin Ravindra
Daryl Mitchell
Mark Chapman
Michael Bracewell
Mitchell Santner (C)
Zakary Foulkes
Jacob Duffy
Adam Milne
Will O'Rourke

South Africa
Reeza Hendricks
Lhuan-dre Pretorius (W)
Rassie van der Dussen (C)
Rubin Hermann
Dewald Brevis
Andile Simelane
George Linde
Senuran Muthusamy
Gerald Coetzee
Nqabayomzi Peter
Kwena Maphaka

MATCH INFO

Toss:New Zealand, who chose to field
Venue:Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires:Langton Rusere (ZIM), Percival Sizara (ZIM) and Forster Mutizwa (ZIM)
Match Referee:Ranjan Madugalle (SL)
Match Date:Tue, 22nd Jul 2025

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SA - INN NZ - INN

4
15.5: Kwena Maphaka to Tim Seifert, FOUR! Low and full around the pads, Tim Seifert flicks this behind square on leg for four runs to wrap things up. New Zealand wins this by 7 wickets.

1
15.4: Kwena Maphaka to Daryl Mitchell, A single taken as DM punches this away.

0
15.4: Kwena Maphaka to Daryl Mitchell, WIDE! Bumper, down the leg. Wided.

1
15.3: Kwena Maphaka to Tim Seifert, On a length around off, Tim Seifert lofts this short of mid off for one.

0
15.2: Kwena Maphaka to Tim Seifert, Back of a length around leg, Tim Seifert goes for the flick but misses and wears it on his thigh pads.

1
15.1: Kwena Maphaka to Daryl Mitchell, On a length around off, Daryl Mitchell chips this over cover for one.

End of over 15
NZ127/3
NZ Batting D Mitchell 18(13) T Seifert 61(45)

1
14.6: Gerald Coetzee to Daryl Mitchell, Good length on middle and leg, Daryl Mitchell tucks this through mid on for one.

0
14.6: Gerald Coetzee to Daryl Mitchell, WIDE! Short-pitched, way too high for the umpire's liking. Wided.

4
14.5: Gerald Coetzee to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR! A lot more conventional but for the same result. Pitched up around middle and off, Daryl Mitchell clears his front leg and slogs this through mid on for four runs.

4
14.4: Gerald Coetzee to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR! Good length on the pads, Daryl Mitchell shuffles across and ramps this through short fine leg for four runs. NZ are cruising to a victory here.

1
14.3: Gerald Coetzee to Tim Seifert, Good length around off, Tim Seifert drives this to sweeper cover for one.

1
14.2: Gerald Coetzee to Daryl Mitchell, Good length around off, Daryl Mitchell rocks back and nudges this through mid-wicket for one.

1
14.1: Gerald Coetzee to Tim Seifert, Good length, down the leg, Tim Seifert tucks this to fine leg for one.

End of over 14
NZ114/3
NZ Batting T Seifert 59(43) D Mitchell 8(9)

1
13.6: Nqabayomzi Peter to Tim Seifert, Quicker one around off, Tim Seifert drills this past cover for one.

6
13.5: Nqabayomzi Peter to Tim Seifert, SIX! THUMPED DOWN THE GROUND! Tossed up around middle and off, Tim Robinson shimmies down the track and smashes this aerially, up and over long off for a huge six.

0
13.4: Nqabayomzi Peter to Tim Seifert, Fuller around off, Tim goes for the flick but gets it edged off the outside towards off for no run.

1
13.3: Nqabayomzi Peter to Daryl Mitchell, Fuller around leg, Daryl Mitchell flicks this through square leg for one.

2
13.2: Nqabayomzi Peter to Daryl Mitchell, Googly, around off. Daryl Mitchell jumps down the track, tucks this through mid-wicket and takes two. Nqabayomzi Peter was appealing for an LBW as he through that Daryl had hit the pads first.

0
13.1: Nqabayomzi Peter to Daryl Mitchell, Quicker and flatter around off, Daryl Mitchell cuts this to point for no run.

0
13.1: Nqabayomzi Peter to Daryl Mitchell, WIDE! Short of a length, down the leg. Daryl Mitchell goes for the paddle sweep but misses. Wided.

End of over 20
SA134/8
SA Batting N Peter 7(5) G Linde 23(15)

2
19.6: Jacob Duffy to Nqabayomzi Peter, On a length around off, Nqabayomzi Peter swings and gets an outside edge towards third man region for a couple to close the innings. South Africa have posted 134 for 8 after 20 overs.

0
19.5: Jacob Duffy to Nqabayomzi Peter, A sharp bumper, on off. Nqabayomzi Peter goes for the pull but gets beaten.

0
19.4: Jacob Duffy to Nqabayomzi Peter, Good length around off, Nqabayomzi Peter swings at it but misses out.

4
19.3: Jacob Duffy to Nqabayomzi Peter, FOUR! Soapy hands on offer again and SA wouldn't mind one bit. Good length around off, Nqabayomzi Peter edges this towards the left of third man fielder. The fielder does get around but the ball goes through his grip and crashes into the fence for for.

1
19.2: Jacob Duffy to George Linde, Short-pitched around middle and off, George Linde hooks this to deep square for one.

0
19.1: Jacob Duffy to George Linde, Wide yorker, on off. George Linde goes for the reverse ramp but misses out.

End of over 19
SA127/8
SA Batting G Linde 22(13) N Peter 1(1)

1
18.6: Adam Milne to George Linde, Yorker on off, George Linde opens the face of his bat and guides this through backward point for a comfortable single.

2
18.5: Adam Milne to George Linde, Another misfield and a single turns to two. Back of a length around off, George Linde pumps this to mid on and a wayward throw allows the second.

2
18.4: Adam Milne to George Linde, Short-pitched, on off, George Linde cuts this towards deep point and takes two. There was never an opportunity for the second but a fumble from the fielder allowed it.

1
18.3: Adam Milne to Nqabayomzi Peter, On a length arond the pads, Nqabayomzi Peter flicks this to backward square leg and takes one. Peter does his job and brings Linde back on strike.

0
18.2: Adam Milne to Senuran Muthusamy, OUT! SIX AND GONE! On a length around off, doesn't allow Senuran Muthusamy to free his arms but he still swings at it. Gets it a bit towards the bottom of his bat and straight to Rachin Ravindra at extra cover. Senuran Muthusamy departs on 8 (4).

6
18.1: Adam Milne to Senuran Muthusamy, SIX! BIGGIE! On a length, angling into the batter and drifting down the leg. Senuran Muthusamy picks it up with a flick and deposits this in the stands towards the deep square leg region for a biggie to begin the 19th.

End of over 18
SA115/7
SA Batting G Linde 17(10) S Muthusamy 2(2)

2
17.6: Zakary Foulkes to George Linde, Zakary nails the wide yorker, George Linde dabs this to deep third and takes two. The decision to come back for the second was a bit delayed but safe at the end.

0
17.5: Zakary Foulkes to George Linde, A really sharp yorker, angling into the batter and going down the leg. George Linde gets beaten all ends up but the ball missed the stumps onto the keeper.

0
17.4: Zakary Foulkes to Senuran Muthusamy, LEG BYE! On a length, going down the leg. Senuran Muthusamy goes for the flick, misses. Gets rocked on the pads and takes one as the ball is deflected towards square leg.

2
17.3: Zakary Foulkes to Senuran Muthusamy, On a length around the pads, Senuran Muthusamy flicks this towards deep backward square and takes two. Easy couple.

1
17.2: Zakary Foulkes to George Linde, Good length around off, Linde drops it short of the fielder at backward point and takes a quick single.

0
17.1: Zakary Foulkes to George Linde, Slower one, short and on off. George Linde goes for a reverse sweep at it but misses out.

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