Live Cricket Scorecard - NZ vs SA 5th T20I, New Zealand tour of SA in NZ, 5 T20Is, 2026

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New Zealand vs South Africa MATCH HIGHLIGHTS

CRICKET MATCH TEAMS

New Zealand
Tim Robinson
Katene Clarke
Dane Cleaver (W)
Nick Kelly
Bevon Jacobs
James Neesham (C)
Josh Clarkson
Cole McConchie
Zakary Foulkes
Kyle Jamieson
Ben Sears

South Africa
Wiaan Mulder
Tony de Zorzi
Connor Esterhuizen (W)
Rubin Hermann
Jason Smith
Dian Forrester
George Linde
Gerald Coetzee
Keshav Maharaj (C)
Prenelan Subrayen
Ottneil Baartman

New Zealand vs South Africa MATCH INFO

Toss:New Zealand, who chose to field
Umpires:Kim Cotton (NZ), Wayne Knights (NZ) and Cory Black (NZ)
Match Referee:Dave Gilbert (AUS)
Match Date:Wed, 25th Mar 2026

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MANHATTAN

SA - INN NZ - INN

End of over 20
NZ154/8
NZ Batting K Jamieson 4(4) Z Foulkes 4(2)

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19.6: Wiaan Mulder to Kyle Jamieson, Very full and outside off. Kyle Jamieson guides it to deep point for a single. SOUTH AFRICA WIN BY 33 RUNS AND TAKE THE SERIES.

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19.5: Wiaan Mulder to Kyle Jamieson, Bowls a bouncer, on middle and leg. Kyle Jamieson looks to pull but misses.

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19.4: Wiaan Mulder to Zakary Foulkes, Leg bye! Serves a pace off delivery, full and on leg. Zakary Foulkes looks to flick but misses and it rolls off the pads to point for a leg bye.

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19.3: Wiaan Mulder to Kyle Jamieson, Short of a length, around off. Kyle Jamieson pulls it away to deep mid-wicket for a single.

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19.2: Wiaan Mulder to Kyle Jamieson, Back of a length on middle. Kyle Jamieson punches on the up to mid off for a couple of runs.

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19.1: Wiaan Mulder to James Neesham, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Very full, down leg. James Neesham looks to flick it away but misses. It is given as a wide but South Africa have reviewed it. They feel there is some part of the blade. Okay, James Neesham is already walking away and crosses the ropes as UltraEdge confirms a spike. A nothing delivery from Wiaan Mulder but somehow finds a wicket.

End of over 19
NZ149/7
NZ Batting Z Foulkes 4(1) J Neesham 24(23)

4
18.6: Gerald Coetzee to Zakary Foulkes, FOUR! Good shot! On a good length, around off. Zakary Foulkes gets inside the line and paddles it over short fine leg for a boundary.

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18.5: Gerald Coetzee to Cole McConchie, OUT! TAKEN! Second wicket for Gerald Coetzee. Back of a length delivery, around off. Cole McConchie tries to muscle it away but ends up finding Wiaan Mulder at long on. A simple catch in the deep.

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18.4: Gerald Coetzee to James Neesham, Oh, it was there to be hit. A full toss, around off. James Neesham chips it to mid off where Keshav Maharaj picks up on a bounce. Just a single.

1
18.3: Gerald Coetzee to Cole McConchie, Short of a length, around off. Cole McConchie pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

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18.2: Gerald Coetzee to Josh Clarkson, OUT! TAKEN! A scrambled seam delivery, very full and outside off. Clarkson tries to take on the vacant square leg region by moving across but ends up miscuing it to cover. Tony de Zorzi takes a simple catch.

2
18.1: Gerald Coetzee to Josh Clarkson, Short of a length, around off. Clarkson stands tall and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a couple.

End of over 18
NZ141/5
NZ Batting J Clarkson 11(8) J Neesham 23(22)

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17.6: Ottneil Baartman to Josh Clarkson, Pushes it full and angling around off. Clarkson bends low and hits it down to long on for a single.

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17.5: Ottneil Baartman to James Neesham, Leg bye! A full toss, onto the hip pads. James Neesham fails to hit it away. It rolls off the pads to square leg for a leg bye.

1WD
17.5: Ottneil Baartman to James Neesham, Wide! Too short, down leg. James Neesham lets it be.

4
17.4: Ottneil Baartman to James Neesham, FOUR! The skipper is keeping the hopes alive. Length delivery, outside off. James Neesham frees his arms and hammers it down to long off for a boundary.

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17.3: Ottneil Baartman to James Neesham, Ottneil Baartman pitches it up, close to the off pole. James Neesham squeezes it out through covers for a brace.

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17.2: Ottneil Baartman to Josh Clarkson, A yorker, just outside off. Clarkson opens the bat face and guides it to short third man for a run.

4
17.1: Ottneil Baartman to Josh Clarkson, FOUR! Picked it up well. Pace off, fuller delivery, around off. Clarkson waits and hammers it down to long on and it races to the fence.

End of over 20
SA187/4
SA Batting J Smith 1(2) D Forrester 21(13)

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19.6: Ben Sears to Jason Smith, A single to end the innings! Dug in short, over middle. Smith swivels for the pull but does not pick the slower one. Gets an inside edge onto the body and he is called through for a single by Forrester as the ball drops at his feet. South Africa finish with 187.

0
19.5: Ben Sears to Jason Smith, A swing and a miss! Sears takes pace off and bowls it on a good length, outside off. Smith swings at it but fails to lay any bat on it.

0
19.4: Ben Sears to Connor Esterhuizen, OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Connor Esterhuizen will be disappointed with himself. The ball was there to be hit, but a fine knock nonetheless. Ben Sears tries the yorker but it comes out as a thigh-high full toss, on off. Esterhuizen looks to launch it down the ground but gets the height and not the distance. James Neesham settles under the skier at long off and makes no mistake. End of a sparkling knock from Connor, 75 runs off 33 balls.

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19.3: Ben Sears to Connor Esterhuizen, FOUR! Put away with ease! Cross-seam delivery by Sears. Too full, too wide and Esterhuizen does not miss out. Connor extends his hands and carves it over cover for a four.

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19.2: Ben Sears to Connor Esterhuizen, SIX! Incredible shot! Sears bashes the surface, over off. Connor Esterhuizen stays deep in the crease and stands tall to play it on the up. Lofts it off the back foot, away from the man at deep cover to his right for a six.

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19.1: Ben Sears to Connor Esterhuizen, Two is the call, and they get it! Low full toss, on off. Connor Esterhuizen just checks his shot and whips it to the right of long on for a brace. The 50-run stand comes up in just 24 balls.

End of over 19
SA174/3
SA Batting D Forrester 21(13) C Esterhuizen 63(29)

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18.6: Kyle Jamieson to Dian Forrester, SIX! That has gone back many a mile! Kyle Jamieson goes searching for the yorker but ends up serving a low full toss, across off. Dian Forrester climbs into it as he smokes it beyond deep mid-wicket for a six. Parks it on the tent on the grass banks.

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18.5: Kyle Jamieson to Dian Forrester, Going across the left-hander, on a length, Dian Forrester is through the swing early and fails to connect.

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18.4: Kyle Jamieson to Connor Esterhuizen, Nails the yorker, angled in at the toes. Connor jams it out through wide mid on for one.

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18.3: Kyle Jamieson to Connor Esterhuizen, SIX! All the way! Kyle Jamieson goes short but fails to get it high enough to trouble the batter. On middle, Connor Esterhuizen stands tall and unleashes the pull over deep mid-wicket for half a dozen. That will add to the frustration of Jamieson.

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18.2: Kyle Jamieson to Connor Esterhuizen, FOUR! Smashed! Pitched up, full and on middle. Connor Esterhuizen clears the front leg and drills it to the left of long on for a boundary.

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18.1: Kyle Jamieson to Connor Esterhuizen, PUT DOWN! Tougher chance than the previous one but Katene Clarke should have taken it, having got there. Full and at the sticks. Connor Esterhuizen has a swing across the line but he does so so very early. Skies it towards the vacant mid-wicket region, where Clarke runs in off the ropes and bends to take the catch around his left knee but cannot cling on. Connor collects a couple of runs.

End of over 18
SA155/3
SA Batting C Esterhuizen 50(25) D Forrester 15(11)

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17.6: Zakary Foulkes to Connor Esterhuizen, FIFTY for Connor Esterhuizen! Maiden T20I fifty in the last game and Connor has followed it up with another half-century. Banged in short, over middle. Esterhuizen pulls it through mid-wicket for a single to bring up a 25-ball fifty.

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17.5: Zakary Foulkes to Dian Forrester, DROPPED! Bevon Jacobs has put down a sitter. Low full toss, across off. Dian Forrester swings to go down the ground but gets it right off the toe end of the blade. It goes straight down the throat of long on, where Jacobs runs in off the ropes. The ball hits his palm before dropping to the ground.

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17.4: Zakary Foulkes to Connor Esterhuizen, Leg bye! Off-pace delivery, angled into the pads, on a length. Esterhuizen misses out on the glance. The batters sneak in a leg bye as the ball dribbles beside the strip on the leg side.

1
17.3: Zakary Foulkes to Dian Forrester, Right at the base of the middle stump. Forrester digs it out to extra cover for a single.

0
17.2: Zakary Foulkes to Dian Forrester, Dug in short, pace taken off, on off. Dian swings for the pull but fails to pick the change of pace and ends up missing.

4
17.1: Zakary Foulkes to Dian Forrester, FOUR! Nicely done! Not much wrong with the ball. Wide yorker from Foulkes, near the tramline. Dian Forrester reaches out and gets low to slice it over the man at short third for a boundary. The 150 is up for South Africa.

NOTIFICATIONS

SA in NZ, 5 T20Is, 2026 Hagley Oval, Christchurch

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