South Africa won by 33 runs
New Zealand won the toss and elected to bowl
Player of the Match Connor Esterhuizen
New Zealand vs South Africa finished South Africa won by 33 runs. The match is part of the South Africa tour of New Zealand - 5th T20I. It was played at Hagley Oval, Christchurch. Date: Wednesday, 25 March 2026. Player of the match: Connor Esterhuizen. New Zealand won the toss and elected to bowl
South Africa Innings 187/4 (20 ov). Top scorer: Connor Esterhuizen 75 (33). Best bowling: Ben Sears 2/37.
New Zealand Innings 154/8 (20 ov). Top scorer: Bevon Jacobs 36 (19). Best bowling: Gerald Coetzee 2/21.
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony de Zorzi(LHB) | lbw b Foulkes | 12 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 86 |
| Wiaan Mulder(RHB) | c Neesham b Clarkson | 31 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 107 |
| Rubin Hermann(LHB) | c Kelly b Sears | 39 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 126 |
| Connor Esterhuizen(RHB) | c Neesham b Sears | 75 | 33 | 5 | 6 | 227 |
| Dian Forrester(LHB) | not out | 21 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 162 |
| Jason Smith(RHB) | not out | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Extras | (lb 2, w 4, nb 2) | 8 | ||||
| Total | (20 ov) | 187 | ||||
1-21 (Tony de Zorzi, 3.4 ov), 2-76 (Wiaan Mulder, 10.1 ov), 3-125 (Rubin Hermann, 15.1 ov), 4-186 (Connor Esterhuizen, 19.4 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Jamieson | 4 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 10.75 | 2 | 0 |
| Zakary Foulkes | 4 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 5.5 | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Sears | 4 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 9.25 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole McConchie | 4 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| James Neesham | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 10.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Josh Clarkson | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katene Clarke(RHB) | c Esterhuizen b Mulder | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Tim Robinson(RHB) | run out (Esterhuizen) | 25 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 125 |
| Dane Cleaver(RHB) | c Smith b Baartman | 22 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 129 |
| Nick Kelly(LHB) | b Maharaj | 14 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 78 |
| Bevon Jacobs(RHB) | c Forrester b Baartman | 36 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 189 |
| James Neesham(LHB) | c Esterhuizen b Mulder | 24 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 100 |
| Josh Clarkson(RHB) | c Zorzi b Coetzee | 13 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 130 |
| Cole McConchie(RHB) | c Mulder b Coetzee | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Zakary Foulkes(RHB) | not out | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200 |
| Kyle Jamieson(RHB) | not out | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Extras | (b 1, lb 3, w 5) | 9 | ||||
| Total | (20 ov) | 154 | ||||
1-11 (Katene Clarke, 1.3 ov), 2-46 (Dane Cleaver, 5.4 ov), 3-62 (Tim Robinson, 8.5 ov), 4-69 (Nick Kelly, 10.2 ov), 5-121 (Bevon Jacobs, 15.4 ov), 6-143 (Josh Clarkson, 18.2 ov), 7-145 (Cole McConchie, 18.5 ov), 8-149 (James Neesham, 19.1 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Coetzee | 4 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 5.25 | 0 | 0 |
| Wiaan Mulder | 3 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 9.33 | 0 | 0 |
| George Linde | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Ottneil Baartman | 4 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 8.25 | 1 | 0 |
| Prenelan Subrayen | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Keshav Maharaj | 3 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 11.67 | 0 | 0 |
