South Africa won by 19 runs
South Africa won the toss and elected to bat
Player of the Match Connor Esterhuizen
New Zealand vs South Africa finished South Africa won by 19 runs. The match is part of the South Africa tour of New Zealand - 4th T20I. It was played at Sky Stadium, Wellington. Date: Sunday, 22 March 2026. Player of the match: Connor Esterhuizen. South Africa won the toss and elected to bat
South Africa Innings 164/5 (20 ov). Top scorer: Connor Esterhuizen 57 (36). Best bowling: Kyle Jamieson 2/29.
New Zealand Innings 145/10 (18.5 ov). Top scorer: Tim Robinson 32 (22). Best bowling: Gerald Coetzee 3/31.
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wiaan Mulder(RHB) | c Robinson b Jamieson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony de Zorzi(LHB) | c Neesham b McConchie | 23 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 110 |
| Connor Esterhuizen(RHB) | c Clarke b Sears | 57 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 158 |
| Rubin Hermann(LHB) | not out | 28 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 112 |
| Dian Forrester(LHB) | lbw b Foulkes | 19 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 136 |
| Jason Smith(RHB) | c Robinson b Jamieson | 19 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 136 |
| George Linde(LHB) | not out | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 175 |
| Extras | (lb 3, w 1) | 4 | ||||
| Total | (20 ov) | 164 | ||||
1-0 (Wiaan Mulder, 0.2 ov), 2-81 (Connor Esterhuizen, 9.4 ov), 3-83 (Tony de Zorzi, 10.2 ov), 4-121 (Dian Forrester, 14.6 ov), 5-146 (Jason Smith, 17.6 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Jamieson | 4 | 1 | 29 | 2 | 7.25 | 0 | 0 |
| Zakary Foulkes | 4 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 8.75 | 1 | 0 |
| Ben Sears | 4 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 |
| James Neesham | 4 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 12.25 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole McConchie | 4 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Robinson(RHB) | c Hermann b Coetzee | 32 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 145 |
| Katene Clarke(RHB) | c Hermann b Mulder | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 180 |
| Dane Cleaver(RHB) | b Subrayen | 26 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 163 |
| Nick Kelly(LHB) | c Hermann b Maharaj | 19 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 95 |
| Bevon Jacobs(RHB) | b Subrayen | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| James Neesham(LHB) | c Coetzee b Baartman | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| Cole McConchie(RHB) | b Maharaj | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 200 |
| Josh Clarkson(RHB) | c Esterhuizen b Coetzee | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Zakary Foulkes(RHB) | c Esterhuizen b Baartman | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 140 |
| Kyle Jamieson(RHB) | c Baartman b Coetzee | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 144 |
| Ben Sears(RHB) | not out | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Extras | (lb 4, w 4) | 8 | ||||
| Total | (18.5 ov) | 145 | ||||
1-28 (Katene Clarke, 2.3 ov), 2-52 (Tim Robinson, 5.2 ov), 3-76 (Dane Cleaver, 8.2 ov), 4-88 (Bevon Jacobs, 10.1 ov), 5-95 (James Neesham, 11.5 ov), 6-111 (Nick Kelly, 13.2 ov), 7-112 (Cole McConchie, 13.5 ov), 8-120 (Zakary Foulkes, 14.4 ov), 9-134 (Josh Clarkson, 16.3 ov), 10-145 (Kyle Jamieson, 18.5 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Linde | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald Coetzee | 3.5 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 8.09 | 0 | 0 |
| Wiaan Mulder | 3 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| Ottneil Baartman | 4 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 7.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Prenelan Subrayen | 3 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 4.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Keshav Maharaj | 4 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 5.5 | 1 | 0 |
