MatchesMen's T20ISouth Africa tour of New Zealand 2025/26

South Africa v New Zealand

match 3 · Eden Park, Auckland · 20 Mar 2026

New Zealand won by 8 wickets

South Africa innings136/920 overs
New Zealand innings137/216.2 overs · target 137

The worm

South AfricaNew Zealand
025507510012515005101520South Africa: 1 wicket in over 2, 7/1South Africa: 1 wicket in over 5, 32/2South Africa: 1 wicket in over 6, 41/3South Africa: 1 wicket in over 7, 44/4South Africa: 1 wicket in over 8, 46/5South Africa: 1 wicket in over 12, 75/6South Africa: 2 wickets in over 15, 109/8South Africa: 1 wicket in over 17, 115/9New Zealand: 1 wicket in over 11, 96/1New Zealand: 1 wicket in over 17, 137/2

Cumulative runs after each over. Dots mark overs in which wickets fell.

Runs per over

South Africawicket
012245101520Over 1: 6 runsOver 2: 1 run, 1 wicketOver 3: 15 runsOver 4: 4 runsOver 5: 6 runs, 1 wicketOver 6: 9 runs, 1 wicketOver 7: 3 runs, 1 wicketOver 8: 2 runs, 1 wicketOver 9: 4 runsOver 10: 12 runsOver 11: 6 runsOver 12: 7 runs, 1 wicketOver 13: 12 runsOver 14: 11 runsOver 15: 11 runs, 2 wicketsOver 16: 3 runsOver 17: 3 runs, 1 wicketOver 18: 2 runsOver 19: 9 runsOver 20: 10 runs
New Zealandwicket
012245101520Over 1: 1 runOver 2: 4 runsOver 3: 7 runsOver 4: 14 runsOver 5: 21 runsOver 6: 1 runOver 7: 11 runsOver 8: 12 runsOver 9: 9 runsOver 10: 5 runsOver 11: 11 runs, 1 wicketOver 12: 6 runsOver 13: 8 runsOver 14: 8 runsOver 15: 14 runsOver 16: 4 runsOver 17: 1 run, 1 wicket

South Africa innings 136/9 (20 ov)

BatterRB4s6sSR
T de Zorzic LH Ferguson b BV Sears15182083.3
PWA Mulderc CE McConchie b LH Ferguson04000.0
C Esterhuizenc NF Kelly b MJ Santner15821187.5
JF Smithc DP Conway b MJ Santner10720142.9
RA Hermanb CE McConchie480050.0
D Forresterc TB Robinson b JDS Neesham171511113.3
GF Lindec TWM Latham b KA Jamieson231921121.1
G Coetzeec TWM Latham b KA Jamieson16821200.0
KA Maharajb BV Sears380037.5
N Mokoenanot out262013130.0
L Sipamlanot out450080.0
Extras3
Total9 wickets, 20 overs136

Fall of wickets: 7-1 (PWA Mulder, 1.5 ov), 26-2 (C Esterhuizen, 4.2 ov), 36-3 (T de Zorzi, 5.3 ov), 44-4 (JF Smith, 6.6 ov), 46-5 (RA Herman, 7.6 ov), 68-6 (D Forrester, 11.1 ov), 102-7 (GF Linde, 14.2 ov), 103-8 (G Coetzee, 14.5 ov), 112-9 (KA Maharaj, 16.2 ov)

BowlerOMRWEconDotsWdNb
KA Jamieson4042210.501310
LH Ferguson40912.251600
MJ Santner302127.00800
BV Sears402726.75900
CE McConchie201417.00710
JDS Neesham302217.33800
Partnerships
WicketRunsBallsBatters
1711T de Zorzi 6, PWA Mulder 0
21915T de Zorzi 4, C Esterhuizen 15
3107T de Zorzi 5, JF Smith 5
489JF Smith 5, RA Herman 3
526RA Herman 1, D Forrester 1
62219D Forrester 16, GF Linde 5
73419GF Linde 18, G Coetzee 16
813G Coetzee 0, KA Maharaj 1
999KA Maharaj 2, N Mokoena 7
Unbroken2422N Mokoena 19, L Sipamla 4

New Zealand innings 137/2 (16.2 ov)

BatterRB4s6sSR
DP Conwayc RA Herman b KA Maharaj392642150.0
TWM Lathamnot out635572114.5
TB Robinsonlbw b L Sipamla171720100.0
NF Kellynot out1100100.0
Extras17
Total2 wickets, 16.2 overs137

Did not bat: LH Ferguson, KA Jamieson, JDS Neesham, BJ Jacobs, CE McConchie, BV Sears, MJ Santner

Fall of wickets: 96-1 (DP Conway, 10.6 ov), 136-2 (TB Robinson, 16.1 ov)

BowlerOMRWEconDotsWdNb
G Coetzee402305.751671
L Sipamla2.2026111.14700
N Mokoena302508.33520
KA Maharaj3030110.00410
GF Linde302207.33400
PWA Mulder10505.00400
Partnerships
WicketRunsBallsBatters
19666DP Conway 39, TWM Latham 44
24031TWM Latham 19, TB Robinson 17
Unbroken11TWM Latham 0, NF Kelly 1

Match details

Toss
New Zealand, chose to field
Player of the match
LH Ferguson
Ground
Eden Park, New Zealand
Season
2025/26
Umpires
CM Brown, Kim Cotton
Match referee
Dave Gilbert
Source
Cricsheet match 1491737