SA in NZ, 5 T20Is, 2026 Seddon Park, Hamilton

19.6: Keshav Maharaj to Josh Clarkson, FOUR! That has been hit mercilessly. Fraction short just outside off, Clarkson backs away and hammers it straight back past the bowler. It races to the ropes, to the right of long off, for four runs. 24 runs from the final over. NEW ZEALAND FINISH AT 175/6.

19.6: Keshav Maharaj to Josh Clarkson, WIDE! Reload! Clarkson shuffles in the crease and seeing that, Keshav pushes it miles outside the off stump. It crosses the tramline and a wide is called.

19.5: Keshav Maharaj to Josh Clarkson, SIX! PUNISHED! Bowls it full, flat and wide, Josh Clarkson comes dancing down the track and launches it over long off for a huge six.

19.4: Keshav Maharaj to Josh Clarkson, BEATEN! There's the quicker one, on a length, spinning and gripping from off. Josh Clarkson backs away and has a slash at it, only to miss.

19.3: Keshav Maharaj to Josh Clarkson, SIX! That's a big strike! Shortish delivery by Maharaj, on middle. Josh Clarkson hangs deep in the crease and pulls it deep into the grassbanks behind deep mid-wicket.

19.2: Keshav Maharaj to Cole McConchie, Slows up through the air, short and spinning away from off. Cole McConchie adjusts very late to it and fends it to the right of short third for a single.

19.1: Keshav Maharaj to Cole McConchie, SIX! Geez, that is a seriously good hit! Keshav drops it into the slot, on middle. Cole McConchie picks the length in a trice and shimmies down the track. Gets under the ball and pumps it down the ground for a cracking six.

18.6: Ottneil Baartman to Josh Clarkson, Slower short delivery, on top of middle and leg. Josh Clarkson waits and pulls it to the left of deep square leg for two more. 150 up for New Zealand!

18.5: Ottneil Baartman to Josh Clarkson, At 119.3 kph, this is bashed on a length, outside off. Josh Clarkson slams it to the left of cover. The fielder half stops with a dive and takes the sting out of the ball as it is cut off in the outfield. Two taken.

18.4: Ottneil Baartman to Josh Clarkson, FOUR! Good execution! Scrambled-seam delivery, short but down leg. Josh Clarkson presses back, uses the pace and helps it to deep fine leg for a boundary.

18.3: Ottneil Baartman to Cole McConchie, Short of a good length, on the stumps. Cole McConchie pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

18.2: Ottneil Baartman to Cole McConchie, A negligible nip back into the batter, on a length. Cole McConchie is undone by the off-pace delivery, but manages to bunt it back to the bowler.

18.1: Ottneil Baartman to Josh Clarkson, Slower ball, length and outside off. Josh Clarkson chop-cuts it to point for a single.

17.6: Gerald Coetzee to Josh Clarkson, Full and on middle, Josh flicks it through wide mid on for a single. A fantastic spell comes to an end from Gerald Coetzee. He finishes off with figures reading 4-0-28-1.

17.5: Gerald Coetzee to James Neesham, OUT! EDGED AND CAUGHT BEHIND! Good mix-up from Gerald Coetzee in this over and he gets rewarded with a wicket. He goes pace on this time around. Lands it too full and wide outside off. James Neesham looks to carve it through the off side, but gets an outside edge. A simple catching practice for Connor Esterhuizen behind the wickets. New Zealand are 140/6.

17.4: Gerald Coetzee to Cole McConchie, Oh, that could have gone anywhere, but Cole McConchie gets away with it. Another leg cutter from Gerald. Into the pitch, nipping back in and around off. Cole McConchie shapes up to cut it wide of point, but gets it ballooned wide of mid-wicket for a single.

17.3: Gerald Coetzee to Cole McConchie, Follows up with a pace off. On a length, sliding on the leg stump line. Cole McConchie fails to pick the leg cutter and swings across the line, only to miss.

17.2: Gerald Coetzee to Cole McConchie, Bowled with jets now. Short outside off, Cole McConchie slaps it to the right of deep point and they hustle back for the second run. Good running between the wickets.

17.1: Gerald Coetzee to Cole McConchie, FOUR! Important runs! Coetzee tries the slower ball, short and on leg. Cole McConchie waits on it and whips it over short fine leg for a boundary.