South Africa tour of New Zealand, 2026, New Zealand vs South Africa, 3rd T20I, New Zealand Won By 8 Wickets

South Africa 136/9

New Zealand 137/2

New Zealand Won By 8 Wickets

South Africa (20 Overs Maximum)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Tony de Zorzi	c Ferguson b Sears	15	18	27	2	0	83.33
Wiaan Mulder	c McConchie b Ferguson	0	4	9	0	0	0.00
Connor Esterhuizen †	c Kelly b Santner	15	8	12	2	1	187.50
Jason Smith	c Conway b Santner	10	7	12	2	0	142.85
Rubin Hermann	b McConchie	4	8	9	0	0	50.00
Dian Forrester	c Robinson b Neesham	17	15	18	1	1	113.33
George Linde	c †Latham b Jamieson	23	19	30	2	1	121.05
Gerald Coetzee	c †Latham b Jamieson	16	8	18	2	1	200.00
Keshav Maharaj (c)	b Sears	3	8	10	0	0	37.50
Nqobani Mokoena	not out	26	20	25	1	3	130.00
Lutho Sipamla	not out	4	5	17	0	0	80.00
Extras	(lb 1, w 2)	3
Total	20 Ov (RR: 6.80, 96 Mins)	136/9

Bowling	O	R	W	ECON	0s	WD
Kyle Jamieson	4	42	2	10.50	13	1
Lockie Ferguson	4	9	1	2.25	17	0
Mitchell Santner	3	21	2	7.00	8	0
Ben Sears	4	27	2	6.75	9	0
Cole McConchie	2	14	1	7.00	7	1
James Neesham	3	22	1	7.33	8	0

New Zealand (Target:- 137 Runs From 20 Overs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Devon Conway	c Hermann b Maharaj	39	26	57	4	2	150.00
Tom Latham †	not out	63	55	81	7	2	114.54
Tim Robinson	lbw b Sipamla	17	17	23	2	0	100.00
Nick Kelly	not out	1	1	1	0	0	100.00
Extras	(lb 6, nb 1, w 10)	17
Total	16.2 Ov (RR: 8.38, 81 Mins)	137/2

Bowling	O	R	W	ECON	0s	WD	NB
Gerald Coetzee	4	23	0	5.75	16	3	1
Lutho Sipamla	2.2	26	1	11.14	7	0	0
Nqobani Mokoena	3	25	0	8.33	7	1	0
Keshav Maharaj	3	30	1	10.00	4	1	0
George Linde	3	22	0	7.33	5	0	0
Wiaan Mulder	1	5	0	5.00	4	0	0

Match Flow

South Africa innings

Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 41 runs, 3 wickets)

South Africa: 50 runs in 8.6 overs (54 balls), Extras 1

Drinks: South Africa - 62/5 in 10.0 overs (D Forrester 13, GF Linde 3)

South Africa: 100 runs in 14.1 overs (85 balls), Extras 2

Innings Break: South Africa - 136/9 in 20.0 overs (N Mokoena 26, L Sipamla 4)

New Zealand innings

Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 48 runs, 0 wicket)

New Zealand: 50 runs in 6.2 overs (38 balls), Extras 12

1st Wicket: 50 runs in 38 balls (DP Conway 18, TWM Latham 20, Ex 12)

Drinks: New Zealand - 81/0 in 9.1 overs (DP Conway 30, TWM Latham 39)

New Zealand: 100 runs in 11.3 overs (69 balls), Extras 13

TWM Latham: 50 off 45 balls (6 x 4, 2 x 6)

Over 16.1: Review by New Zealand (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - KD Cotton, Batter - TB Robinson (Struck down)