New Zealand vs South Africa Highlights, 5th T20I, 25 March, 2026
COMPLETED / 5th T20I / Hagley Oval
154/8 (20 ov)
187/4 (20 ov)
South Africa won by 33 runs
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Player of the match
Connor Esterhuizen,
South Africa
Player of the Series
Connor Esterhuizen,
South Africa
Katene Clarke c C Esterhuizen b PWA Mulder 2 (4) Wiaan Mulder to Katene Dalton Clarke, no run, c C Esterhuizen b PWA Mulder, Caught out !! inswinger, good length, on the leg stump, Katene Dalton Clarke hangs in the crease, tries a high-risk shot towards short fine leg, but the ball finds safe hands of Connor Esterhuizen, who makes no mistake in taking the catch. Katene Dalton Clarke is out.
Wiaan Mulder to Tim Robinson, Four, Four !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Tim Robinson hangs in the crease, plays drive in the air to long off. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Gerald Coetzee to Dane Cleaver, 1 run, Dane Cleaver goes forward to take inswinger of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident inside out shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep cover for 1 run. Dropped catch
Wiaan Mulder to Dane Cleaver, Four, Four !! slower ball, good length, on the off stump, Dane Cleaver elegantly hangs in the crease into the shot, gracefully guides it to third man region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
Wiaan Mulder to Dane Cleaver, Four, Four !! inswinger, good length, on the stumps, Dane Cleaver hangs in the crease, hits it to the deep fine leg, goes couple of bounces into the fence for a boundary.
Wiaan Mulder to Dane Cleaver, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Dane Cleaver goes back, plays uppercut in the air to third man. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Dane Cleaver c JF Smith b OEG Baartman 22 (17) Ottniel Baartman to Dane Cleaver, no run, c JF Smith b OEG Baartman, Caught out !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, A risky shot choice by Dane Cleaver as the batter hangs in the crease to strike it towards short cover, only to get an edge that goes straight into the hands of Jason Smith for a soft dismissal.
Tim Robinson runout (C Esterhuizen / JF Smith) 25 (20) Keshav Maharaj to Tim Robinson, 1 run, runout (C Esterhuizen / JF Smith), Run out !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Tim Robinson hangs in the crease, slams cut towards deep mid wicket and sets off for a quick double, but it was a suicidal one. Jason Smith collects the ball and throws it toward the stumps, Connor Esterhuizen takes the bails off, Tim Robinson was miles away from the crease. Spectacular Run out!
Keshav Maharaj to Nick Kelly, Four, Four !! off break ball, good length, on the leg stump, Nick Kelly elegantly goes back into the shot, gracefully guides it to deep mid wicket region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
Nick Kelly b K Maharaj 14 (18) Keshav Maharaj to Nick Kelly, no run, b K Maharaj, Bowled out !! arm ball, good length, on the stumps, Nick Kelly goes back, tries to take on the bowler but fails to get the timing right. The ball goes past the bat and crashes into the stumps, and the batter is bowled out in disappointing fashion.
Keshav Maharaj to Bevon Jacobs, Six, Six !! What a delivery! off break ball lands right on the off stump, Bevon Jacobs goes forward, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers and sends it flying to the long off region for a remarkable Maximum!
Ottniel Baartman to Bevon Jacobs, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Short and well outside the off stump. Bevon Jacobs goes forward, it to the deep cover, races away and finds the boundary.
Keshav Maharaj to Bevon Jacobs, Six, Six !! What a delivery! off break ball lands right on the off stump, Bevon Jacobs hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers and sends it flying to the deep cover region for a remarkable Maximum!
Keshav Maharaj to Bevon Jacobs, Six, Six !! What a delivery! arm ball lands right on the off stump, Bevon Jacobs hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers and sends it flying to the deep square leg region for a remarkable Maximum!
Keshav Maharaj to Jimmy Neesham, 2 runs, Jimmy Neesham hangs in the crease and plays sweep off an off break ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, edged!! and the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 2 runs. Dropped catch
Keshav Maharaj to Jimmy Neesham, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Jimmy Neesham elegantly goes forward into the shot, gracefully guides it to long off region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
Ottniel Baartman to Bevon Jacobs, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump. Bevon Jacobs hangs in the crease, hits inside out shot in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Bevon Jacobs c D Forrester b OEG Baartman 36 (19) Ottniel Baartman to Bevon Jacobs, no run, c D Forrester b OEG Baartman, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Bevon Jacobs hangs in the crease, tries a high-risk shot towards long on, but the ball finds safe hands of Dian Forrester, who makes no mistake in taking the catch. Bevon Jacobs is out.
Ottniel Baartman to Josh Clarkson, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump. Josh Clarkson hangs in the crease, hits cut in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Ottniel Baartman to Josh Clarkson, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Short and well outside the off stump. Josh Clarkson hangs in the crease, it to the long on, races away and finds the boundary.
Ottniel Baartman to Jimmy Neesham, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Jimmy Neesham elegantly hangs in the crease into the shot, gracefully guides it to long off region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
Josh Clarkson c T de Zorzi b G Coetzee 13 (10) Gerald Coetzee to Josh Clarkson, no run, c T de Zorzi b G Coetzee, Caught out !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Josh Clarkson hangs in the crease and takes a big risk by attempting flick shot towards short cover, edged!! and flies straight to Tony De Zorzi, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Josh Clarkson.
Cole McConchie c PWA Mulder b G Coetzee 1 (2) Gerald Coetzee to Cole McConchie, no run, c PWA Mulder b G Coetzee, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, A risky shot choice by Cole McConchie as the batter hangs in the crease to strike it towards long on, only to get an edge that goes straight into the hands of Wiaan Mulder for a soft dismissal.
Gerald Coetzee to Zakary Foulkes, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Short and well outside the off stump. Zakary Foulkes hangs in the crease, it to the deep fine leg, races away and finds the boundary.
Jimmy Neesham c C Esterhuizen b PWA Mulder 24 (24) Wiaan Mulder to Jimmy Neesham, no run, c C Esterhuizen b PWA Mulder, Caught out !! fast ball, full length, on the leg stump, Jimmy Neesham hangs in the crease, strikes the ball hard, edged!! and sails to Connor Esterhuizen, who makes no mistake in taking a clean catch, batter has to depart.
Katene Clarke c C Esterhuizen b PWA Mulder 2 (4) Wiaan Mulder to Katene Dalton Clarke, no run, c C Esterhuizen b PWA Mulder, Caught out !! inswinger, good length, on the leg stump, Katene Dalton Clarke hangs in the crease, tries a high-risk shot towards short fine leg, but the ball finds safe hands of Connor Esterhuizen, who makes no mistake in taking the catch. Katene Dalton Clarke is out.
Wiaan Mulder to Tim Robinson, Four, Four !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Tim Robinson hangs in the crease, plays drive in the air to long off. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Gerald Coetzee to Dane Cleaver, 1 run, Dane Cleaver goes forward to take inswinger of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident inside out shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep cover for 1 run. Dropped catch
Wiaan Mulder to Dane Cleaver, Four, Four !! slower ball, good length, on the off stump, Dane Cleaver elegantly hangs in the crease into the shot, gracefully guides it to third man region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
Wiaan Mulder to Dane Cleaver, Four, Four !! inswinger, good length, on the stumps, Dane Cleaver hangs in the crease, hits it to the deep fine leg, goes couple of bounces into the fence for a boundary.
Wiaan Mulder to Dane Cleaver, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Dane Cleaver goes back, plays uppercut in the air to third man. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Dane Cleaver c JF Smith b OEG Baartman 22 (17) Ottniel Baartman to Dane Cleaver, no run, c JF Smith b OEG Baartman, Caught out !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, A risky shot choice by Dane Cleaver as the batter hangs in the crease to strike it towards short cover, only to get an edge that goes straight into the hands of Jason Smith for a soft dismissal.
Tim Robinson runout (C Esterhuizen / JF Smith) 25 (20) Keshav Maharaj to Tim Robinson, 1 run, runout (C Esterhuizen / JF Smith), Run out !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Tim Robinson hangs in the crease, slams cut towards deep mid wicket and sets off for a quick double, but it was a suicidal one. Jason Smith collects the ball and throws it toward the stumps, Connor Esterhuizen takes the bails off, Tim Robinson was miles away from the crease. Spectacular Run out!
Keshav Maharaj to Nick Kelly, Four, Four !! off break ball, good length, on the leg stump, Nick Kelly elegantly goes back into the shot, gracefully guides it to deep mid wicket region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
Nick Kelly b K Maharaj 14 (18) Keshav Maharaj to Nick Kelly, no run, b K Maharaj, Bowled out !! arm ball, good length, on the stumps, Nick Kelly goes back, tries to take on the bowler but fails to get the timing right. The ball goes past the bat and crashes into the stumps, and the batter is bowled out in disappointing fashion.
Keshav Maharaj to Bevon Jacobs, Six, Six !! What a delivery! off break ball lands right on the off stump, Bevon Jacobs goes forward, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers and sends it flying to the long off region for a remarkable Maximum!
Ottniel Baartman to Bevon Jacobs, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Short and well outside the off stump. Bevon Jacobs goes forward, it to the deep cover, races away and finds the boundary.
Keshav Maharaj to Bevon Jacobs, Six, Six !! What a delivery! off break ball lands right on the off stump, Bevon Jacobs hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers and sends it flying to the deep cover region for a remarkable Maximum!
Keshav Maharaj to Bevon Jacobs, Six, Six !! What a delivery! arm ball lands right on the off stump, Bevon Jacobs hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers and sends it flying to the deep square leg region for a remarkable Maximum!
Keshav Maharaj to Jimmy Neesham, 2 runs, Jimmy Neesham hangs in the crease and plays sweep off an off break ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, edged!! and the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 2 runs. Dropped catch
Keshav Maharaj to Jimmy Neesham, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Jimmy Neesham elegantly goes forward into the shot, gracefully guides it to long off region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
Ottniel Baartman to Bevon Jacobs, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump. Bevon Jacobs hangs in the crease, hits inside out shot in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Bevon Jacobs c D Forrester b OEG Baartman 36 (19) Ottniel Baartman to Bevon Jacobs, no run, c D Forrester b OEG Baartman, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Bevon Jacobs hangs in the crease, tries a high-risk shot towards long on, but the ball finds safe hands of Dian Forrester, who makes no mistake in taking the catch. Bevon Jacobs is out.
Ottniel Baartman to Josh Clarkson, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump. Josh Clarkson hangs in the crease, hits cut in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Ottniel Baartman to Josh Clarkson, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Short and well outside the off stump. Josh Clarkson hangs in the crease, it to the long on, races away and finds the boundary.
Ottniel Baartman to Jimmy Neesham, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Jimmy Neesham elegantly hangs in the crease into the shot, gracefully guides it to long off region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
Josh Clarkson c T de Zorzi b G Coetzee 13 (10) Gerald Coetzee to Josh Clarkson, no run, c T de Zorzi b G Coetzee, Caught out !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Josh Clarkson hangs in the crease and takes a big risk by attempting flick shot towards short cover, edged!! and flies straight to Tony De Zorzi, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Josh Clarkson.
Cole McConchie c PWA Mulder b G Coetzee 1 (2) Gerald Coetzee to Cole McConchie, no run, c PWA Mulder b G Coetzee, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, A risky shot choice by Cole McConchie as the batter hangs in the crease to strike it towards long on, only to get an edge that goes straight into the hands of Wiaan Mulder for a soft dismissal.
Gerald Coetzee to Zakary Foulkes, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Short and well outside the off stump. Zakary Foulkes hangs in the crease, it to the deep fine leg, races away and finds the boundary.
Jimmy Neesham c C Esterhuizen b PWA Mulder 24 (24) Wiaan Mulder to Jimmy Neesham, no run, c C Esterhuizen b PWA Mulder, Caught out !! fast ball, full length, on the leg stump, Jimmy Neesham hangs in the crease, strikes the ball hard, edged!! and sails to Connor Esterhuizen, who makes no mistake in taking a clean catch, batter has to depart.