South Africa tour of New Zealand, 2026, New Zealand vs South Africa, 5th T20I, South Africa Won By 33 Runs

South Africa 187/4

New Zealand 154/8

South Africa Won By 33 Runs

South Africa (20 Overs Maximum)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Tony de Zorzi	lbw b Foulkes	12	14	16	3	0	85.71
Wiaan Mulder	c Neesham b Clarkson	31	29	48	2	2	106.89
Rubin Hermann	c Kelly b Sears	39	31	56	4	1	125.80
Connor Esterhuizen †	c Neesham b Sears	75	33	45	5	6	227.27
Dian Forrester	not out	21	13	23	1	1	161.53
Jason Smith	not out	1	2	2	0	0	50.00
Extras	(lb 2, nb 2, w 4)	8
Total	20 Ov (RR: 9.35, 95 Mins)	187/4

Bowling	O	R	W	ECON	0s	WD	NB
Kyle Jamieson	4	43	0	10.75	11	2	0
Zak Foulkes	4	22	1	5.50	14	1	1
Ben Sears	4	37	2	9.25	10	0	0
Cole McConchie	4	48	0	12.00	5	0	0
James Neesham	2	21	0	10.50	4	1	0
Josh Clarkson	2	14	1	7.00	4	0	1

New Zealand (Target:- 188 Runs From 20 Overs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Katene Clarke	c †Esterhuizen b Mulder	2	4	7	0	0	50.00
Tim Robinson	run out (Smith/†Esterhuizen)	25	20	40	1	0	125.00
Dane Cleaver †	c Smith b Baartman	22	17	19	3	0	129.41
Nick Kelly	b Maharaj	14	18	21	1	0	77.77
Bevon Jacobs	c Forrester b Baartman	36	19	27	2	3	189.47
James Neesham (c)	c †Esterhuizen b Mulder	24	24	38	2	0	100.00
Josh Clarkson	c de Zorzi b Coetzee	13	10	13	2	0	130.00
Cole McConchie	c Mulder b Coetzee	1	2	2	0	0	50.00
Zak Foulkes	not out	4	2	7	1	0	200.00
Kyle Jamieson	not out	4	4	4	0	0	100.00
Extras	(b 1, lb 3, w 5)	9
Total	20 Ov (RR: 7.70, 92 Mins)	154/8

Bowling	O	R	W	ECON	0s	WD
Gerald Coetzee	4	21	2	5.25	11	0
Wiaan Mulder	3	28	2	9.33	6	0
George Linde	2	11	0	5.50	5	4
Ottneil Baartman	4	33	2	8.25	11	1
Prenelan Subrayen	4	22	0	5.50	7	0
Keshav Maharaj	3	35	1	11.66	5	0

Match Flow

South Africa innings

Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 43 runs, 1 wicket)

South Africa: 50 runs in 7.2 overs (45 balls), Extras 2

2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 32 balls (PWA Mulder 22, RA Hermann 29, Ex 1)

Drinks: South Africa - 76/1 in 10.0 overs (PWA Mulder 31, RA Hermann 30)

South Africa: 100 runs in 12.6 overs (80 balls), Extras 4

South Africa: 150 runs in 17.1 overs (105 balls), Extras 7

C Esterhuizen: 50 off 25 balls (3 x 4, 4 x 6)

4th Wicket: 50 runs in 24 balls (C Esterhuizen 28, D Forrester 21, Ex 2)

Innings Break: South Africa - 187/4 in 20.0 overs (D Forrester 21, JF Smith 1)

New Zealand innings

Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 46 runs, 2 wickets)

New Zealand: 50 runs in 6.4 overs (40 balls), Extras 5

Drinks: New Zealand - 65/3 in 10.0 overs (NF Kelly 10, BJ Jacobs 1)

New Zealand: 100 runs in 14.1 overs (85 balls), Extras 6

5th Wicket: 50 runs in 30 balls (BJ Jacobs 35, JDS Neesham 16, Ex 1)

Over 19.1: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - WR Knights, Batter - JDS Neesham (Upheld)

New Zealand: 150 runs in 19.2 overs (116 balls), Extras 8