That's it from our coverage of this one, folks. Join us for more on Wednesday, when this series will now be decided.
Keshav Maharaj, SA captain: There was a lot of good energy and a little bit of hunger within the group, and we showed that. It is a young team that is finding its way in international cricket, but to see the response after three games is superb. I think the way the debutant (Subrayen) took two wickets was fantastic. There were dropped catches but there was no panic. There were no pre-planned ideas coming in and the guys just adapted.
James Neesham stand-in captain: "165 was about par or maybe slightly below par. It was a good deck without being too good for batting. We took some average options with the bat and now need to have some honest conversations about where things went wrong today."
Connor Esterhuizen is player of the match: I just kept it simple, and did by basics well behind the stumps. Enjoying keeping in New Zealand.
That's outstanding work from South Africa's spinners in particular. Debutant Subrayen was a revelation with his arm balls, and Maharaj leant on his experience to deliver a truly outstanding 14th over, which is when the match swung decisively in South Africa's favour. Between the pair of them they took four wickets for 35 runs off seven overs.
It wasn't just about spin, though. Coetzee's pace also troubled NZ on a fast pitch. He took 3 for 31 for those efforts, and could have had more had South Africa held their chances. But it didn't matter. SA just prevented NZ from every putting any partnerships together.
Earlier it had been Connor Esterhuizen's 57 off 36 that drove SA forward with the bat.
For NZ, Neesham had a forgettable day with both bat and ball in his first outing as captain (Latham is injured). And they must now lock up the final match on Wednesday, in Christchurch.
KA Jamieson c Baartman b Coetzee 13 (18m 9b 0x4 0x6) SR: 144.44
NZ need some big hits in this over to stay in it, you suspect. SA on the cusp of locking this down and making it 2-2.
END OF OVER:18 | 5 Runs | NZ: 139/9 (26 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.72, RRR: 13.00)
- Kyle Jamieson8 (6b)
- Ben Sears1 (6b)
- Ottneil Baartman4-0-30-2
- Gerald Coetzee3-0-25-2
Chris : "What happened to the idea of taking the game deep into the last over? Foulks could have batted with Clarkson for 2-3 overs and got nz down to 20 off the last 2. Instead he tries to win the game himself. Poor cricket. " A little harsh, when the required rate is still up there. But NZ have not batted well as a whole tonight.
END OF OVER:17 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | NZ: 134/9 (31 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.88, RRR: 10.33)
- Ben Sears0 (3b)
- Kyle Jamieson4 (3b)
- Gerald Coetzee3-0-25-2
- Keshav Maharaj4-0-22-2
Sears is the last man in.
JA Clarkson c †Esterhuizen b Coetzee 10 (15m 10b 0x4 0x6) SR: 100
Frase: "Sorry to say it, but Robinson aside, this batting lineup does not inspire confidence. Jamieson used to be a top order batter though, so perhaps still an outside chance..."
