New Zealand
154/8 (20)
T20I Match
VS
South Africa
187/4 (20)
South Africa won by 33 runs
Player of the Match
Connor Esterhuizen
Connor Esterhuizen
Commentary
Ball-by-ball updates, key moments and over summaries.
Completed
Runs: 5 • Wickets: 0
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Mulder to Kyle Jamieson, 1 run, South Africa win by 33 runs. They take the series 3-2. Superb turnaround from Maharaj and his boys. Full delivery, close to yorker length, Jamieson opens the bat face and squeezes it square of the wicket
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Mulder to Kyle Jamieson, no run, short ball banged into the surface, Jamieson takes it on and does not connect with the pull, the ball flies over the top-edge
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Mulder to Zakary Foulkes, leg byes, 1 run, slanted into the right-hander, Foulkes misses the big shot and the ball deflects off the pad
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Mulder to Kyle Jamieson, 1 run, short of length angled in, Jamieson mistimes the heave towards long-on
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Mulder to Kyle Jamieson, 2 runs, back of a length delivery, Jamieson lofts it down the ground and scampers back for the second
Runs: 6 • Wickets: 1
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Gerald Coetzee to Zakary Foulkes, FOUR, short of length delivery, Foulkes moves across and gets inside the line, uses the pace of Coetzee and laps it over short fine, almost sends it the distance. Coetzee finishes an excellent spell – 4-0-21-2
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Gerald Coetzee to Cole McConchie, out Caught by Mulder!! Coetzee reaping the rewards in his final over. Second wicket for him. Another very full delivery which McConchie can't get under, he lofts it towards long-on but not enough to clear Mulder, who settles well inside the rope and takes it calmly. The writing is on the wall for New Zealand now. Cole McConchie c Mulder b Gerald Coetzee 1(2)
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Gerald Coetzee to James Neesham, 1 run, run-out chance missed. High full toss and Neesham looks to swing it down the ground, gets it high on the bat and the ball lands in front of mid-off. Neesham gives up as he goes for the single but Maharaj's throw is not on target
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Gerald Coetzee to Cole McConchie, 1 run, off-pace delivery, McConchie waits and helps it round the corner – backward square leg