Highlights New Zealand vs South Africa T20i T20 Series New Zealand vs South Africa 17.03.2026

Short, pitching outside off. Baartman rocks back but makes no contact while trying a glance. New Zealand appeal, however the umpire says not out.

Short, pitching outside off. Baartman rocks back but makes no contact while trying a glance. New Zealand appeal, however the umpire says not out.

OUT! Caught. Back of a length, outside off stump again. Coetzee gets forward and pulls sloppily, and is caught by McConchie

Pitched up, outside off. Forrester gets forward and drives through the off side field for a run. A mistake in the field allows the batters to run through for a single overthrow.

FOUR! Length ball, outside off stump. RA Hermann gets on the front foot and pulls for 4 runs.

Good line and length from Sears. Smith gets on the front foot and tucks a glance for a run back behind point.

FOUR! Back of a length, pitching on a good line. Smith creates space and plays a pull behind square for four runs.

Length ball, outside off stump. Mulder gets on the front foot and punches a drive

On a good length, outside off. Mulder backs away and lifts a drive over the off side field for 2 runs. Tidy work in the field by Clarkson saves a certain boundary.

Wide. Very short, pitching well outside off stump. The ball beats Latham and runs away for 2 wides.

SIX! Good length from Ferguson, pitching outside off stump once more. Esterhuizen gets on the front foot and plays a drive for six runs.

Pitching on a good line and length. Mulder steps back, and is struck on the body while trying to play a glance, resulting in one leg bye back behind square.

Good length, outside off stump. Esterhuizen gets on the front foot and edges back behind point for 1 run. Good work in the field by Clarkson prevents a certain boundary.

Wide. Too wide outside leg. Mulder moves onto the front foot but swings and misses while trying to play a leg glance

On a good line and length. Esterhuizen gets forward and flicks a glance back behind point for 1 run.

FOUR! Short of a length, on a good line. McConchie pushes forward and pulls back behind square for 4 runs.

Back of a length from Mokoena, pitching outside off. McConchie pushes forward and lofts a shaky flick for a single run.

FOUR! Good length, pitching outside off. Santner moves onto the back foot and guides a late cut for four runs. The ball is misfielded.

Short of a length, pitching outside off. Santner gets on the back foot and plays a square cut for three runs. Good work in the field by Mokoena prevents a boundary.

Length ball, pitching outside leg stump and angled across Santner. He moves onto the back foot and flicks a glance

FOUR! Length ball, outside off. Kelly moves onto the front foot and drives down the ground for 4 runs. The ball is misfielded by Maharaj costing 3 runs.

Wide. Pitched up, pitching far outside off. Conway moves onto the front foot and edges for 2 wides, however the ball beats the wicketkeeper and runs away for a couple of wides.

Good length from Linde, pitching outside off. Conway gets forward but misses while trying to play a sweep

Good length, pitching outside off stump. Conway moves onto the front foot and sweeps for a run.

On a good line and length from Linde once again. Conway goes back and glances back behind square for one run.

Good length from Linde, pitching outside leg stump and angling across. Kelly steps away and glances back behind square for a single run.

OUT! Bowled. On a good length, pitching outside off. Robinson steps away and edges, the stumps are disturbed, and Robinson has to depart

OUT! Maharaj gets the wicket! On a good line and length from Maharaj. Latham gets forward and outside edges, and is caught by Baartman

MAXIMUM! Back of a length from Baartman, pitching outside off. Latham creates space and skies a scoop back behind square for 6 runs.

Coetzee now coming over the wicket to Conway. Short of a length, pitching near leg stump. Conway gets on the back foot and pulls for 2 runs.

Good length, pitching outside off stump. Conway backs away and plays a sloppy paddle back behind square.

Mokoena now coming around the wicket. Dropped in short by Mokoena, pitching outside off stump. Conway gets on the back foot and pulls for a couple of runs. Good work in the field by Smith results in a boundary being saved.