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New Zealand vs South Africa

Eden Park · T20 · 3rd Match · Updated: 20 Mar 09:23

New Zealand 137/2 (16.2 ov)

South Africa 136/9 (20.0 ov)

New Zealand beat South Africa by 8 wickets

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MATCH SUMMARY

South Africa managed only 136/9 despite Mokoena's 26 and Linde's 23, as New Zealand's bowlers restricted them effectively in the T20I. Tom Latham's unbeaten 63 guided New Zealand to 137/2 in 16.2 overs, sealing an eight-wicket victory. The hosts dominated throughout to take the match comprehensively.

New Zealand beat South Africa by 8 wickets

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Over 17 New Zealand

16.1

Lutho Sipamla to Tim Robinson: LBW!. No runs.

136/2 in 16.1 overs

END

End of Over 17

136/2 in 16.1 overs

Over 16 New Zealand

1 1 1 · · ·

END

End of Over 16

136/1 in 15.6 overs

Over 15 New Zealand

· 2 1 1 4 · 4 ·

14.4

Gerald Coetzee to Tim Robinson: FOUR. 4 runs.

127/1 in 14.4 overs

14.5

Gerald Coetzee to Tim Robinson: FOUR. 4 runs.

132/1 in 14.5 overs

END

End of Over 15

132/1 in 14.6 overs

Over 14 New Zealand

· 4 1 1 1 ·

13.2

George Linde to Tom Latham: FOUR. 4 runs.

114/1 in 13.2 overs

END

End of Over 14

118/1 in 13.6 overs

Over 13 New Zealand

1 4 1 1 1 ·

12.2

Keshav Maharaj to Tom Latham: FOUR. 4 runs.

107/1 in 12.2 overs

END

End of Over 13

110/1 in 12.6 overs

Over 12 New Zealand

1 1 2 · 1 1

END

End of Over 12

102/1 in 11.6 overs

Over 11 New Zealand

4 4 · 1 · 1 W

10.1

Keshav Maharaj to Devon Conway: FOUR. 4 runs.

89/0 in 10.1 overs

10.2

Keshav Maharaj to Devon Conway: FOUR. 4 runs.

93/0 in 10.2 overs

10.6

Keshav Maharaj to Devon Conway: Wicket!, Caught by Rubin Hermann. Wicket! No runs.

96/1 in 10.6 overs

END

End of Over 11

96/1 in 10.6 overs

Over 10 New Zealand

1 · · 4 · ·

9.4

Wiaan Mulder to Tom Latham: FOUR. 4 runs.

85/0 in 9.4 overs

END

End of Over 10

85/0 in 9.6 overs

Over 9 New Zealand

3 1 1 · · 4

8.6

George Linde to Tom Latham: FOUR. 4 runs.

80/0 in 8.6 overs

END

End of Over 9

80/0 in 8.6 overs

Over 8 New Zealand

· 4 · 1 1 6

7.2

Nqobani Mokoena to Tom Latham: FOUR. 4 runs.

63/0 in 7.2 overs

7.6

Nqobani Mokoena to Tom Latham: SIX. 6 runs.

71/0 in 7.6 overs

END

End of Over 8

71/0 in 7.6 overs

Over 7 New Zealand

1 1 2 · 1 6

6.6

Keshav Maharaj to Devon Conway: SIX. 6 runs.

59/0 in 6.6 overs

END

End of Over 7

59/0 in 6.6 overs

Over 6 New Zealand

· · · · · 1

END

End of Over 6

48/0 in 5.6 overs

Over 5 New Zealand

6 4 1 6 · 4

4.1

Lutho Sipamla to Tom Latham: SIX. 6 runs.

32/0 in 4.1 overs

4.2

Lutho Sipamla to Tom Latham: FOUR. 4 runs.

36/0 in 4.2 overs

4.4

Lutho Sipamla to Devon Conway: SIX. 6 runs.

43/0 in 4.4 overs

4.6

Lutho Sipamla to Devon Conway: FOUR. 4 runs.

47/0 in 4.6 overs

END

End of Over 5

47/0 in 4.6 overs

Over 4 New Zealand

· 4 1 2 · 1 ·

3.2

Nqobani Mokoena to Tom Latham: FOUR. 4 runs.

16/0 in 3.2 overs

END

End of Over 4

26/0 in 3.6 overs

Over 3 New Zealand

· · 1 · · · · ·

END

End of Over 3

12/0 in 2.6 overs

Over 2 New Zealand

· 4 · · · ·

1.2

Lutho Sipamla to Devon Conway: FOUR. 4 runs.

5/0 in 1.2 overs

END

End of Over 2

5/0 in 1.6 overs

Over 1 New Zealand

1 · · · · ·

END

End of Over 1

1/0 in 0.6 overs

INNINGS SUMMARY

South Africa's batting order crumbled in Wellington as New Zealand's bowling attack dismantled them to 136/9, with only Nqobani Mokoena (26) and George Linde (23) showing any resistance across 20 overs. The visitors struck 12 fours and 7 sixes but lost 9 wickets, indicating a collapse despite some lusty hitting in the powerplay and death overs.

Over 20 South Africa

· · · · 4 6

19.5

Kyle Jamieson to Nqobani Mokoena: FOUR. 4 runs.

130/9 in 19.5 overs

19.6

Kyle Jamieson to Nqobani Mokoena: SIX. 6 runs.

136/9 in 19.6 overs

END

End of Over 20

136/9 in 19.6 overs

Over 19 South Africa

1 1 · · 6 1

18.5

Ben Sears to Nqobani Mokoena: SIX. 6 runs.

125/9 in 18.5 overs

END

End of Over 19

126/9 in 18.6 overs

Over 18 South Africa

· 1 · · · ·

END

End of Over 18

117/9 in 17.6 overs

Over 17 South Africa

· W 1 · 1 1

16.2

Ben Sears to Keshav Maharaj: Bowled!. No runs.

112/9 in 16.2 overs

END

End of Over 17

115/9 in 16.6 overs

Over 16 South Africa

· · 1 · 1 1

END

End of Over 16

112/8 in 15.6 overs

Over 15 South Africa

4 W · 1 W 6

14.1

Kyle Jamieson to George Linde: FOUR. 4 runs.

102/6 in 14.1 overs

14.2

Kyle Jamieson to George Linde: Wicket!, Caught by Tom Latham. Wicket! No runs.

102/7 in 14.2 overs

14.5

Kyle Jamieson to Gerald Coetzee: Wicket!, Caught by Tom Latham. Wicket! No runs.

103/8 in 14.5 overs

14.6

Kyle Jamieson to Nqobani Mokoena: SIX. 6 runs.

109/8 in 14.6 overs

END

End of Over 15

109/8 in 14.6 overs

Over 14 South Africa

2 · 4 1 · 4

13.3

James Neesham to George Linde: FOUR. 4 runs.

93/6 in 13.3 overs

13.6

James Neesham to Gerald Coetzee: FOUR. 4 runs.

98/6 in 13.6 overs

END

End of Over 14

98/6 in 13.6 overs

Over 13 South Africa

· 4 6 1 · 1

12.2

Mitchell Santner to Gerald Coetzee: FOUR. 4 runs.

79/6 in 12.2 overs

12.3

Mitchell Santner to Gerald Coetzee: SIX. 6 runs.

85/6 in 12.3 overs

END

End of Over 13

87/6 in 12.6 overs

Over 12 South Africa

W 1 · · · 6

11.1

James Neesham to Dian Forrester: Wicket!, Caught by Tim Robinson. Wicket! No runs.

68/6 in 11.1 overs

11.6

James Neesham to George Linde: SIX. 6 runs.

75/6 in 11.6 overs

END

End of Over 12

75/6 in 11.6 overs

Over 11 South Africa

1 2 1 1 · 1

END

End of Over 11

68/5 in 10.6 overs

Over 10 South Africa

1 · · · 4 · 6

9.4

Cole McConchie to Dian Forrester: FOUR. 4 runs.

56/5 in 9.4 overs

9.6

Cole McConchie to Dian Forrester: SIX. 6 runs.

62/5 in 9.6 overs

END

End of Over 10

62/5 in 9.6 overs

Over 9 South Africa

1 · 1 1 · 1

END

End of Over 9

50/5 in 8.6 overs

Over 8 South Africa

1 · · 1 · W

7.6

Cole McConchie to Rubin Hermann: Bowled!. No runs.

46/5 in 7.6 overs

END

End of Over 8

46/5 in 7.6 overs

Over 7 South Africa

· 1 1 · 1 W

6.6

Mitchell Santner to Jason Smith: Wicket!, Caught by Devon Conway. Wicket! No runs.

44/4 in 6.6 overs

END

End of Over 7

44/4 in 6.6 overs

Over 6 South Africa

· 4 W 1 4 ·

5.2

Ben Sears to Tony de Zorzi: FOUR. 4 runs.

36/2 in 5.2 overs

5.3

Ben Sears to Tony de Zorzi: Wicket!, Caught by Lockie Ferguson. Wicket! No runs.

36/3 in 5.3 overs

5.5

Ben Sears to Jason Smith: FOUR. 4 runs.

41/3 in 5.5 overs

END

End of Over 6

41/3 in 5.6 overs

Over 5 South Africa

· W · 4 1 1

4.2

Mitchell Santner to Connor Esterhuizen: Wicket!, Caught by Nick Kelly. Wicket! No runs.

26/2 in 4.2 overs

4.4

Mitchell Santner to Jason Smith: FOUR. 4 runs.

30/2 in 4.4 overs

END

End of Over 5

32/2 in 4.6 overs

Over 4 South Africa

· · · · 3 1

END

End of Over 4

26/1 in 3.6 overs

Over 3 South Africa

· 1 · 6 4 4

2.4

Kyle Jamieson to Connor Esterhuizen: SIX. 6 runs.

14/1 in 2.4 overs

2.5

Kyle Jamieson to Connor Esterhuizen: FOUR. 4 runs.

18/1 in 2.5 overs

2.6

Kyle Jamieson to Connor Esterhuizen: FOUR. 4 runs.

22/1 in 2.6 overs

END

End of Over 3

22/1 in 2.6 overs

Over 2 South Africa

1 · · · W ·

1.5

Lockie Ferguson to Wiaan Mulder: Wicket!, Caught by Cole McConchie. Wicket! No runs.

7/1 in 1.5 overs

END

End of Over 2

7/1 in 1.6 overs

Over 1 South Africa

· · 4 · · · 1

0.2

Kyle Jamieson to Tony de Zorzi: FOUR. 4 runs.

5/0 in 0.2 overs

END

End of Over 1

6/0 in 0.6 overs

TOSS

New Zealand won the toss and elected to bowl

Venue

Eden Park

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