Result

South Africa won by 33 runs

New Zealand vs South Africa

5th T20I · Christchurch · Mar 25, 2026 · Twenty20 International

SA
South Africa
187/4 (20/20 ov)
NZ
New Zealand
154/8 (20/20 ov)

New Zealand won the toss and elected to bowling

Player of the Match

South Africa 1st Innings

Batting

Batter R B 4s 6s SR
Tony de Zorzi b Zakary Foulkes 12 14 3 0 86.00
Wiaan Mulder c James Neesham b Josh Clarkson 31 29 2 2 107.00
Rubin Hermann c Nick Kelly b Ben Sears 39 31 4 1 126.00
Connor Esterhuizen c James Neesham b Ben Sears 75 33 5 6 227.00
Dian Forrester not out 21 13 1 1 162.00
Jason Smith not out 1 2 0 0 50.00

Bowling

Bowler O R W Econ
Kyle Jamieson 4.0 43 0 10.75
Zakary Foulkes 4.0 22 1 5.50
Ben Sears 4.0 37 2 9.25
Cole McConchie 4.0 48 0 12.00
James Neesham 2.0 21 0 10.50
Josh Clarkson 2.0 14 1 7.00

New Zealand 2nd Innings

Batting

Batter R B 4s 6s SR
Katene Clarke c Connor Esterhuizen b Wiaan Mulder 2 4 0 0 50.00
Tim Robinson run out Connor Esterhuizen 25 20 1 0 125.00
Dane Cleaver c Jason Smith b Ottneil Baartman 22 17 3 0 129.00
Nick Kelly b Keshav Maharaj 14 18 1 0 78.00
Bevon Jacobs c Dian Forrester b Ottneil Baartman 36 19 2 3 189.00
James Neesham c Connor Esterhuizen b Wiaan Mulder 24 24 2 0 100.00
Josh Clarkson c Tony de Zorzi b Gerald Coetzee 13 10 2 0 130.00
Cole McConchie c Wiaan Mulder b Gerald Coetzee 1 2 0 0 50.00
Zakary Foulkes not out 4 2 1 0 200.00
Kyle Jamieson not out 4 4 0 0 100.00

Bowling

Bowler O R W Econ
Gerald Coetzee 4.0 21 2 5.25
Wiaan Mulder 3.0 28 2 9.33
George Linde 2.0 11 0 5.50
Ottneil Baartman 4.0 33 2 8.25
Prenelan Subrayen 4.0 22 0 5.50
Keshav Maharaj 3.0 35 1 11.67

Venue

Hagley Oval
Christchurch, New Zealand

Innings

  • South Africa — 1st Innings 187-4 (20)
  • New Zealand — 2nd Innings 154-8 (20)

Awards

Player of the match: Connor Esterhuizen