South Africa v New Zealand
match 4 · Sky Stadium, Wellington · 22 Mar 2026
South Africa won by 19 runs
South Africa innings164/520 overs
New Zealand innings14518.5 overs · target 165
The worm
South AfricaNew Zealand
Cumulative runs after each over. Dots mark overs in which wickets fell.
Runs per over
South Africawicket
New Zealandwicket
South Africa innings 164/5 (20 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PWA Mulder | c TB Robinson b KA Jamieson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| T de Zorzi | c JDS Neesham b CE McConchie | 23 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 109.5 |
| C Esterhuizen | c KD Clarke b BV Sears | 57 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 158.3 |
| RA Herman | not out | 28 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 112.0 |
| D Forrester | lbw b ZGF Foulkes | 19 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 135.7 |
| JF Smith | c TB Robinson b KA Jamieson | 19 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 135.7 |
| GF Linde | not out | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 175.0 |
| Extras | 4 | |||||
| Total | 5 wickets, 20 overs | 164 | ||||
Did not bat: KA Maharaj, G Coetzee, OEG Baartman, P Subrayen
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (PWA Mulder, 0.2 ov), 81-2 (C Esterhuizen, 9.4 ov), 83-3 (T de Zorzi, 10.2 ov), 121-4 (D Forrester, 14.6 ov), 146-5 (JF Smith, 17.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KA Jamieson | 4 | 1 | 29 | 2 | 7.25 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| ZGF Foulkes | 4 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 8.75 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| BV Sears | 4 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 5.50 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| JDS Neesham | 4 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 12.25 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| CE McConchie | 4 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 6.50 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 2 | PWA Mulder 0, T de Zorzi 0 |
| 2 | 81 | 56 | T de Zorzi 23, C Esterhuizen 57 |
| 3 | 2 | 4 | T de Zorzi 0, RA Herman 2 |
| 4 | 38 | 28 | RA Herman 19, D Forrester 19 |
| 5 | 25 | 18 | RA Herman 5, JF Smith 19 |
| Unbroken | 18 | 12 | RA Herman 2, GF Linde 14 |
New Zealand innings 145 (18.5 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB Robinson | c RA Herman b G Coetzee | 32 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 145.5 |
| KD Clarke | c RA Herman b PWA Mulder | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 180.0 |
| D Cleaver | b P Subrayen | 26 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 162.5 |
| NF Kelly | c RA Herman b KA Maharaj | 19 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 95.0 |
| BJ Jacobs | b P Subrayen | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60.0 |
| JDS Neesham | c G Coetzee b OEG Baartman | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 75.0 |
| CE McConchie | b KA Maharaj | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 200.0 |
| JA Clarkson | c C Esterhuizen b G Coetzee | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| ZGF Foulkes | c C Esterhuizen b OEG Baartman | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 140.0 |
| KA Jamieson | c OEG Baartman b G Coetzee | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 144.4 |
| BV Sears | not out | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 |
| Extras | 8 | |||||
| Total | all out, 18.5 overs | 145 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 28-1 (KD Clarke, 2.3 ov), 52-2 (TB Robinson, 5.2 ov), 76-3 (D Cleaver, 8.2 ov), 88-4 (BJ Jacobs, 10.1 ov), 95-5 (JDS Neesham, 11.5 ov), 111-6 (NF Kelly, 13.2 ov), 112-7 (CE McConchie, 13.5 ov), 120-8 (ZGF Foulkes, 14.4 ov), 134-9 (JA Clarkson, 16.3 ov), 145-10 (KA Jamieson, 18.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GF Linde | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| G Coetzee | 3.5 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 8.09 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| PWA Mulder | 3 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 10.00 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| OEG Baartman | 4 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 7.50 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| P Subrayen | 3 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 4.33 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| KA Maharaj | 4 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 5.50 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 | 15 | TB Robinson 18, KD Clarke 9 |
| 2 | 24 | 17 | TB Robinson 14, D Cleaver 9 |
| 3 | 24 | 18 | D Cleaver 17, NF Kelly 5 |
| 4 | 12 | 11 | NF Kelly 8, BJ Jacobs 3 |
| 5 | 7 | 10 | NF Kelly 1, JDS Neesham 6 |
| 6 | 16 | 9 | NF Kelly 5, CE McConchie 10 |
| 7 | 1 | 3 | CE McConchie 0, JA Clarkson 1 |
| 8 | 8 | 5 | JA Clarkson 0, ZGF Foulkes 7 |
| 9 | 14 | 11 | JA Clarkson 9, KA Jamieson 4 |
| 10 | 11 | 14 | KA Jamieson 9, BV Sears 2 |
Match details
- Toss
- South Africa, chose to bat
- Player of the match
- C Esterhuizen
- Ground
- Sky Stadium, New Zealand
- Season
- 2025/26
- Umpires
- C Black, WR Knights
- Match referee
- Dave Gilbert
- Source
- Cricsheet match 1491738