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New Zealand vs South Africa

Sky Stadium · T20 · 4th Match · Updated: 22 Mar 11:29

New Zealand 145/10 (18.5 ov)

South Africa 164/5 (20.0 ov)

South Africa won by 19 runs

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MATCH SUMMARY

South Africa prevailed by 19 runs in a thrilling Twenty20 encounter in New Zealand. Connor Esterhuizen's 57 off 36 balls powered South Africa to 164/5, while Kyle Jamieson took 2/29 for the hosts. New Zealand fell short at 145 all out in 18.5 overs, with Tim Robinson's 32 proving insufficient despite Ben Sears' late resistance.

South Africa won by 19 runs

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Over 19 New Zealand

2 3 · 1 W

18.5

Gerald Coetzee to Kyle Jamieson: Wicket!, Caught by Ottneil Baartman. Wicket! No runs.

145/10 in 18.5 overs

END

End of Over 19

145/10 in 18.5 overs

Over 18 New Zealand

1 · · 1 2 1

END

End of Over 18

139/9 in 17.6 overs

Over 17 New Zealand

2 2 W · · ·

16.3

Gerald Coetzee to Josh Clarkson: Wicket!, Caught by Connor Esterhuizen. Wicket! No runs.

134/9 in 16.3 overs

END

End of Over 17

134/9 in 16.6 overs

Over 16 New Zealand

· · 1 2 1 · 3

END

End of Over 16

130/8 in 15.6 overs

Over 15 New Zealand

· 6 · · W 1 1

14.2

Ottneil Baartman to Zakary Foulkes: SIX. 6 runs.

119/7 in 14.2 overs

14.4

Ottneil Baartman to Zakary Foulkes: Wicket!, Caught by Connor Esterhuizen. Wicket! No runs.

120/8 in 14.4 overs

END

End of Over 15

122/8 in 14.6 overs

Over 14 New Zealand

· W · 1 W 1

13.2

Keshav Maharaj to Nick Kelly: Wicket!, Caught by Rubin Hermann. Wicket! No runs.

111/6 in 13.2 overs

13.5

Keshav Maharaj to Cole McConchie: Bowled!. No runs.

112/7 in 13.5 overs

END

End of Over 14

113/7 in 13.6 overs

Over 13 New Zealand

4 1 · 4 · 1 4

12.1

Wiaan Mulder to Cole McConchie: FOUR. 4 runs.

100/5 in 12.1 overs

12.3

Wiaan Mulder to Nick Kelly: FOUR. 4 runs.

106/5 in 12.3 overs

12.6

Wiaan Mulder to Cole McConchie: FOUR. 4 runs.

111/5 in 12.6 overs

END

End of Over 13

111/5 in 12.6 overs

Over 12 New Zealand

· 2 2 · W 1

11.5

Ottneil Baartman to James Neesham: Wicket!, Caught by Gerald Coetzee. Wicket! No runs.

95/5 in 11.5 overs

END

End of Over 12

96/5 in 11.6 overs

Over 11 New Zealand

W · 1 · 1 1

10.1

Prenelan Subrayen to Bevon Jacobs: Bowled!. No runs.

88/4 in 10.1 overs

END

End of Over 11

91/4 in 10.6 overs

Over 10 New Zealand

1 1 · 1 2 4

9.6

Keshav Maharaj to Nick Kelly: FOUR. 4 runs.

88/3 in 9.6 overs

END

End of Over 10

88/3 in 9.6 overs

Over 9 New Zealand

1 W 1 · 1 ·

8.2

Prenelan Subrayen to Dane Cleaver: Bowled!. No runs.

76/3 in 8.2 overs

END

End of Over 9

78/3 in 8.6 overs

Over 8 New Zealand

· 1 2 · · ·

END

End of Over 8

75/2 in 7.6 overs

Over 7 New Zealand

· 1 1 1 · 4

6.6

Prenelan Subrayen to Dane Cleaver: FOUR. 4 runs.

70/2 in 6.6 overs

END

End of Over 7

70/2 in 6.6 overs

Over 6 New Zealand

· W 1 4 6 ·

5.2

Gerald Coetzee to Tim Robinson: Wicket!, Caught by Rubin Hermann. Wicket! No runs.

52/2 in 5.2 overs

5.4

Gerald Coetzee to Dane Cleaver: FOUR. 4 runs.

57/2 in 5.4 overs

5.5

Gerald Coetzee to Dane Cleaver: SIX. 6 runs.

63/2 in 5.5 overs

END

End of Over 6

63/2 in 5.6 overs

Over 5 New Zealand

· 1 · 6 1 1

4.4

Wiaan Mulder to Dane Cleaver: SIX. 6 runs.

50/1 in 4.4 overs

END

End of Over 5

52/1 in 4.6 overs

Over 4 New Zealand

4 1 1 · 4 1

3.1

Ottneil Baartman to Tim Robinson: FOUR. 4 runs.

36/1 in 3.1 overs

3.5

Ottneil Baartman to Tim Robinson: FOUR. 4 runs.

42/1 in 3.5 overs

END

End of Over 4

43/1 in 3.6 overs

Over 3 New Zealand

· 1 1 W 1 2 ·

2.3

Wiaan Mulder to Katene Clarke: Wicket!, Caught by Rubin Hermann. Wicket! No runs.

28/1 in 2.3 overs

END

End of Over 3

32/1 in 2.6 overs

Over 2 New Zealand

6 · 4 · · ·

1.1

Gerald Coetzee to Tim Robinson: SIX. 6 runs.

21/0 in 1.1 overs

1.3

Gerald Coetzee to Tim Robinson: FOUR. 4 runs.

25/0 in 1.3 overs

END

End of Over 2

25/0 in 1.6 overs

Over 1 New Zealand

2 4 1 4 4 ·

0.2

George Linde to Tim Robinson: FOUR. 4 runs.

6/0 in 0.2 overs

0.4

George Linde to Katene Clarke: FOUR. 4 runs.

11/0 in 0.4 overs

0.5

George Linde to Katene Clarke: FOUR. 4 runs.

15/0 in 0.5 overs

END

End of Over 1

15/0 in 0.6 overs

INNINGS SUMMARY

Connor Esterhuizen's 57 off 36 balls anchored South Africa's 164/5, built on 16 fours and 8 sixes in the 20-over chase. Hermann's 28 provided support as the Proteas lost 5 wickets against New Zealand's bowling attack led by Mulder and Linde.

Over 20 South Africa

· 1 · · · ·

END

End of Over 20

164/5 in 19.6 overs

Over 19 South Africa

1 2 · 4 2 2 4

18.3

Zakary Foulkes to George Linde: FOUR. 4 runs.

154/5 in 18.3 overs

18.6

Zakary Foulkes to George Linde: FOUR. 4 runs.

162/5 in 18.6 overs

END

End of Over 19

162/5 in 18.6 overs

Over 18 South Africa

1 1 · 2 4 W

17.5

Kyle Jamieson to Jason Smith: FOUR. 4 runs.

146/4 in 17.5 overs

17.6

Kyle Jamieson to Jason Smith: Wicket!, Caught by Tim Robinson. Wicket! No runs.

146/5 in 17.6 overs

END

End of Over 18

146/5 in 17.6 overs

Over 17 South Africa

· 4 6 1 · 4

16.2

James Neesham to Jason Smith: FOUR. 4 runs.

127/4 in 16.2 overs

16.3

James Neesham to Jason Smith: SIX. 6 runs.

133/4 in 16.3 overs

16.6

James Neesham to Rubin Hermann: FOUR. 4 runs.

138/4 in 16.6 overs

END

End of Over 17

138/4 in 16.6 overs

Over 16 South Africa

· · · · · 1

END

End of Over 16

123/4 in 15.6 overs

Over 15 South Africa

· 1 1 6 · W

14.4

Zakary Foulkes to Dian Forrester: SIX. 6 runs.

121/3 in 14.4 overs

14.6

Zakary Foulkes to Dian Forrester: LBW!. No runs.

121/4 in 14.6 overs

END

End of Over 15

121/4 in 14.6 overs

Over 14 South Africa

· 4 2 1 1 ·

13.2

Cole McConchie to Rubin Hermann: FOUR. 4 runs.

109/3 in 13.2 overs

END

End of Over 14

113/3 in 13.6 overs

Over 13 South Africa

1 1 6 · 1 1

12.3

James Neesham to Dian Forrester: SIX. 6 runs.

103/3 in 12.3 overs

END

End of Over 13

105/3 in 12.6 overs

Over 12 South Africa

6 · 1 1 1 1

11.1

Kyle Jamieson to Rubin Hermann: SIX. 6 runs.

91/3 in 11.1 overs

END

End of Over 12

95/3 in 11.6 overs

Over 11 South Africa

1 W · 1 · 1

10.2

Cole McConchie to Tony de Zorzi: Wicket!, Caught by James Neesham. Wicket! No runs.

83/3 in 10.2 overs

END

End of Over 11

85/3 in 10.6 overs

Over 10 South Africa

4 · 4 W · 1

9.1

Ben Sears to Connor Esterhuizen: FOUR. 4 runs.

77/1 in 9.1 overs

9.3

Ben Sears to Connor Esterhuizen: FOUR. 4 runs.

81/1 in 9.3 overs

9.4

Ben Sears to Connor Esterhuizen: Wicket!, Caught by Katene Clarke. Wicket! No runs.

81/2 in 9.4 overs

END

End of Over 10

82/2 in 9.6 overs

Over 9 South Africa

1 · 4 · 1 1

8.3

Cole McConchie to Tony de Zorzi: FOUR. 4 runs.

71/1 in 8.3 overs

END

End of Over 9

73/1 in 8.6 overs

Over 8 South Africa

6 1 · · · 1

7.1

James Neesham to Tony de Zorzi: SIX. 6 runs.

64/1 in 7.1 overs

END

End of Over 8

66/1 in 7.6 overs

Over 7 South Africa

1 · 1 4 1 1

6.4

Cole McConchie to Connor Esterhuizen: FOUR. 4 runs.

56/1 in 6.4 overs

END

End of Over 7

58/1 in 6.6 overs

Over 6 South Africa

1 · · · · ·

END

End of Over 6

50/1 in 5.6 overs

Over 5 South Africa

4 4 6 1 · 1

4.1

James Neesham to Connor Esterhuizen: FOUR. 4 runs.

36/1 in 4.1 overs

4.2

James Neesham to Connor Esterhuizen: FOUR. 4 runs.

40/1 in 4.2 overs

4.3

James Neesham to Connor Esterhuizen: SIX. 6 runs.

46/1 in 4.3 overs

END

End of Over 5

49/1 in 4.6 overs

Over 4 South Africa

· · 4 6 1 ·

3.3

Ben Sears to Connor Esterhuizen: FOUR. 4 runs.

25/1 in 3.3 overs

3.4

Ben Sears to Connor Esterhuizen: SIX. 6 runs.

31/1 in 3.4 overs

END

End of Over 4

32/1 in 3.6 overs

Over 3 South Africa

· 4 6 · · 1

2.2

Kyle Jamieson to Connor Esterhuizen: FOUR. 4 runs.

14/1 in 2.2 overs

2.3

Kyle Jamieson to Connor Esterhuizen: SIX. 6 runs.

20/1 in 2.3 overs

END

End of Over 3

21/1 in 2.6 overs

Over 2 South Africa

1 · 1 4 · 4

1.4

Zakary Foulkes to Tony de Zorzi: FOUR. 4 runs.

6/1 in 1.4 overs

1.6

Zakary Foulkes to Tony de Zorzi: FOUR. 4 runs.

10/1 in 1.6 overs

END

End of Over 2

10/1 in 1.6 overs

Over 1 South Africa

· W · · · ·

0.2

Kyle Jamieson to Wiaan Mulder: Wicket!, Caught by Tim Robinson. Wicket! No runs.

0/1 in 0.2 overs

END

End of Over 1

0/1 in 0.6 overs

TOSS

South Africa won the toss and elected to bat

Venue

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