New Zealand v South Africa, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, 5th T20I, South Africa tour of New Zealand, 2026

South Africa tour of New Zealand 5th T20I: New Zealand v South Africa at Christchurch, March 25, 2026

New Zealand

154/8 (20)

South Africa

187/4 (20)

Finished

SA won by 33 runs

South Africa InningSA Inning187/4 (20 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Tony de Zorzi	lbw b Z Foulkes	12	14	3	0	85.71
lbw b Z Foulkes
Wiaan Mulder	c J Neesham b JA Clarkson	31	29	2	2	106.90
c J Neesham b JA Clarkson
Rubin Hermann	c NF Kelly b B Sears	39	31	4	1	125.81
c NF Kelly b B Sears
Connor Esterhuizen(WK)	c J Neesham b B Sears	75	33	5	6	227.27
c J Neesham b B Sears
Dian Forrester	Not out	21	13	1	1	161.54
Not out
Jason Smith	Not out	1	2	0	0	50.00
Not out
Extra	8 (b 0, w 4, nb 2, lb 2)
Total	187/4 (20)

BOWLING	O	R	W	ECON
Kyle Jamieson	4	43	0	10.75
Zakary Foulkes	4	22	1	5.50
Ben Sears	4	37	2	9.25
Cole McConchie	4	48	0	12.00
Jimmy Neesham	2	21	0	10.50
Josh Clarkson	2	14	1	7.00

Fall of wickets: 1-21 (T de Zorzi - 3.4 ov), 2-76 (PWA Mulder - 10.1 ov), 3-125 (RA Herman - 15.1 ov), 4-186 (C Esterhuizen - 19.4 ov)

New Zealand InningNZ Inning154/8 (20 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Katene Dalton Clarke	c C Esterhuizen b PWA Mulder	2	4	0	0	50.00
c C Esterhuizen b PWA Mulder
Tim Robinson	runout (C Esterhuizen / JF Smith)	25	20	1	0	125.00
runout (C Esterhuizen / JF Smith)
Dane Cleaver(WK)	c JF Smith b OEG Baartman	22	17	3	0	129.41
c JF Smith b OEG Baartman
Nick Kelly	b K Maharaj	14	18	1	0	77.78
b K Maharaj
Bevon Jacobs	c D Forrester b OEG Baartman	36	19	2	3	189.47
c D Forrester b OEG Baartman
Jimmy Neesham(C)	c C Esterhuizen b PWA Mulder	24	24	2	0	100.00
c C Esterhuizen b PWA Mulder
Josh Clarkson	c T de Zorzi b G Coetzee	13	10	2	0	130.00
c T de Zorzi b G Coetzee
Cole McConchie	c PWA Mulder b G Coetzee	1	2	0	0	50.00
c PWA Mulder b G Coetzee
Zakary Foulkes	Not out	4	2	1	0	200.00
Not out
Kyle Jamieson	Not out	4	4	0	0	100.00
Not out
Extra	9 (b 1, w 5, nb 0, lb 3)
Total	154/8 (20)

BOWLING	O	R	W	ECON
Gerald Coetzee	4	21	2	5.25
Wiaan Mulder	3	28	2	9.33
George Linde	2	11	0	5.50
Ottniel Baartman	4	33	2	8.25
Prenelan Subrayen	4	22	0	5.50
Keshav Maharaj	3	35	1	11.67

Fall of wickets: 1-11 (KD Clarke - 1.3 ov), 2-46 (D Cleaver - 5.4 ov), 3-62 (T Robinson - 8.5 ov), 4-69 (NF Kelly - 10.2 ov), 5-121 (B Jacobs - 15.4 ov), 6-143 (JA Clarkson - 18.2 ov), 7-145 (CE McConchie - 18.5 ov), 8-149 (J Neesham - 19.1 ov)

Man of the Match

Connor Esterhuizen

Man of the Series

Connor Esterhuizen

Date

2026-03-25 11:45 AM

Venue

Hagley Oval, Christchurch

Toss

New Zealand elected to bowl

Umpires

Tv Umpires

Match Referee