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    3.4 sharp inswinger from Foulkes after testing de Zorzi with some outswingers. Nice and full, veers in to thump the front pad in line with middle. De Zorzi does not meet with his leg-side flick - nobody at square leg - and the finger goes up. Looked pretty adjacent 21/1
    10.1 Clarkson strikes with his first ball! Back of a length on off, some extra bounce for Clarkson, which messes with Mulder's pull. He ends up sending a top-edge to Neesham at extra-cover. Clarkson is chuffed to bits 76/2
    15.1 Kelly pulls off a one-handed screamer! Wouldja believe it? Kelly tears across to his left from mid-on, stretches his left hand out, and has the ball sticking in his left hand, inches from the ground. Hard-length delivery from Sears, gets big on Hermann and messes with his pull. He ends up flapping in the air and then Kelly completes a stunning catch. A genuine contender for the catch of the NZ summer 125/3
    19.4 No error this time. Captain Neesham holds onto the catch. Sears darts a full-toss outside off, but it's still a hard-to-hit full-toss, which is sliced to long-off. They check for a possible beamer, but it's clearly below the waistline. Gone for 75 off 33 - a potentially series-winning effort from Esterhuizen 186/4
    not out
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    13
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    161.53
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    50
    Extras
    8 (lb 2, nb 2, w 4)
    TOTAL
    187/4 (20 Overs, RR: 9.35)
    Fall of wickets: 1-21 (Tony de Zorzi, 3.4 ov), 2-76 (Wiaan Mulder, 10.1 ov), 3-125 (Rubin Hermann, 15.1 ov), 4-186 (Connor Esterhuizen, 19.4 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    KA Jamieson4043010.75115220
    ZG Foulkes402215.5143011
    BV Sears403729.25103200
    CE McConchie404801251500
    JDS Neesham2021010.542110
    JA Clarkson20141741001
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    1.3 Oops, Clarke has been strangled down the leg side. Soft dismissal. On a length and veering down the leg side, Clarke does not get enough bat on ball. Glanced behind to the keeper. Unlucky dismissal for the NZ rookie, but Mulder won't mind this 11/1
    8.5 slower through the air, drifts in and turns away outside off. Robinson aims to hit down the ground or over the leg side, ends up slicing the ball over cover. Robinson then chances a double and is caught well short, despite a full-length dive. Smith gathers the ball and fires an accurate throw to the keeper who does the rest. NZ sinking in this chase at Hagley 62/3
    5.4 Baartman draws a leading edge to point. Back of a length and on off, kicks up at Cleaver, who aims leg side, but closes his bat-face a bit too early and sends the ball to Smith at point. Smith redeems himself after dropping one earlier in the evening 46/2
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    10.2 Kelly shapes to thwack another one down the leg side. He tries to over-hit this ball, which is fuller than the previous one, and ends up dragging this back onto his own stumps. The pressure gets to Kelly. Gone for 14 off 18 balls 69/4
    15.4 Baartman takes out Jacobs. Holes out to wide long-on. Another hard-length delivery outside off, Jacobs pumps it in the air but does not generate enough power or elevation to clear Forrester at long-on. Game over for NZ? 121/5
    19.1 slips down leg as Neesham looks to flick it away. Initially called a wide but SA have reviewed for a caught behind. And they're vindicated! All very low key. Esterhuizen initially didn't even appeal before he saw the bowler going up and joined him. UltraEdge on the replay shows a spike as ball passes bat and that's the second man Mulder has trapped down leg tonight 149/8
    18.2 leading edge and taken at cover. Wide yorker from Coetzee at 145 kph. Clarkson is so deep in his crease. He's also moving across his stumps to find runs on the leg side, but the cross-seam ball takes the wrong part of the bat and goes straight up. Good reward for Coetzee. 143/6
    18.5 taken at long-on. Straightforward catch for Mulder. Cross-seam ball on a length on and around middle stump. McConchie goes big but not big enough. 145/7
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    200
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    Extras
    9 (b 1, lb 3, w 5)
    TOTAL
    154/8 (20 Overs, RR: 7.7)
    Did not bat: BV Sears
    Fall of wickets: 1-11 (Katene Clarke, 1.3 ov), 2-46 (Dane Cleaver, 5.4 ov), 3-62 (Tim Robinson, 8.5 ov), 4-69 (Nick Kelly, 10.2 ov), 5-121 (Bevon Jacobs, 15.4 ov), 6-143 (Josh Clarkson, 18.2 ov), 7-145 (Cole McConchie, 18.5 ov), 8-149 (James Neesham, 19.1 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    G Coetzee402125.25111000
    PWA Mulder302829.3364000
    GF Linde201105.550040
    OEG Baartman403328.25115010
    P Subrayen402205.570000
    KA Maharaj3035111.6652300

Match Details

Toss

New Zealand , elected to field first

Player Of The Match

Player Of The Series

Series result

South Africa won the 5-match series 3-2

Match number

Season

Hours of play (local time)

19.15 start, First Session 19.15-20.45, Interval 20.45-21.05, Second Session 21.05-21.35

Match days

25 March 2026 - night match (20-over match)

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Match Notes

New Zealand 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st11KD ClarkeTB Robinson
2nd35D CleaverTB Robinson
3rd16NF KellyTB Robinson
4th7NF KellyBJ Jacobs
5th52JDS NeeshamBJ Jacobs
6th22JDS NeeshamJA Clarkson
7th2JDS NeeshamCE McConchie
8th4JDS NeeshamZG Foulkes
9th5KA JamiesonZG Foulkes