Wednesday, March 25, 2026

New Zealand vs South Africa 5th T20 Match Scoreboard

RESULT
5th T20I (N), Christchurch, March 25, 2026, South Africa tour of New Zealand

SA 187/4

NZ (20 ov, T:188) 154/8

South Africa won by 33 runs


South Africa (20 ovs maximum)

Batting R B 4s 6s SR

Tony de Zorzi 
12 14 3 0 85.71
lbw b Foulkes
Wiaan Mulder 
31 29 2 2 106.89
c Neesham b Clarkson
Rubin Hermann 
39 31 4 1 125.80
c Kelly b Sears
Connor Esterhuizen †
75 33 5 6 227.27
c Neesham b Sears
Dian Forrester 
21 13 1 1 161.53
not out
Jason Smith 
1 2 0 0 50.00
not out
Extras 8 (lb 2, nb 2, w 4)
Total 187/4 
20 Ov
 (RR: 9.35)

Did not bat
George Linde, 
Gerald Coetzee, 
Keshav Maharaj (c), 
Prenelan Subrayen, 
Ottneil Baartman 

Fall of wickets
DRS
1-21 (Tony de Zorzi, 3.4 ov), 2-76 (Wiaan Mulder, 10.1 ov), 3-125 (Rubin Hermann, 15.1 ov), 4-186 (Connor Esterhuizen, 19.4 ov)

Bowling O M R W ECON WD NB

Kyle Jamieson
4 0 43 0 10.75 2 0
Zak Foulkes
4 0 22 
1
5.50 1 1
Ben Sears
4 0 37 
2
9.25 0 0
Cole McConchie
4 0 48 0 12.00 0 0
James Neesham
2 0 21 0 10.50 1 0
Josh Clarkson
2 0 14 
1
7.00 0 1

New Zealand (T: 188 runs from 20 ovs)

Batting R B 4s 6s SR

Katene Clarke 
2 4 0 0 50.00
c †Esterhuizen b Mulder
Tim Robinson 
25 20 1 0 125.00
run out (Smith/†Esterhuizen)
Dane Cleaver †
22 17 3 0 129.41
c Smith b Baartman
Nick Kelly 
14 18 1 0 77.77
b Maharaj
Bevon Jacobs 
36 19 2 3 189.47
c Forrester b Baartman
James Neesham (c)
24 24 2 0 100.00
c †Esterhuizen b Mulder
Josh Clarkson 
13 10 2 0 130.00
c de Zorzi b Coetzee
Cole McConchie 
1 2 0 0 50.00
c Mulder b Coetzee
Zak Foulkes 
4 2 1 0 200.00
not out
Kyle Jamieson 
4 4 0 0 100.00
not out
Extras 9 (b 1, lb 3, w 5)
Total 154/8 
20 Ov
 (RR: 7.70)

Did not bat
Ben Sears 

Fall of wickets
DRS
1-11 (Katene Clarke, 1.3 ov), 2-46 (Dane Cleaver, 5.4 ov), 3-62 (Tim Robinson, 8.5 ov), 4-69 (Nick Kelly, 10.2 ov), 5-121 (Bevon Jacobs, 15.4 ov), 6-143 (Josh Clarkson, 18.2 ov), 7-145 (Cole McConchie, 18.5 ov), 8-149 (James Neesham, 19.1 ov)

Bowling O M R W ECON WD NB

Gerald Coetzee
4 0 21 
2
5.25 0 0
Wiaan Mulder
3 0 28 
2
9.33 0 0
George Linde
2 0 11 0 5.50 4 0
Ottneil Baartman
4 0 33 
2
8.25 1 0
Prenelan Subrayen
4 0 22 0 5.50 0 0
Keshav Maharaj
3 0 35 
1
11.66 0 0

Match Flow

South Africa innings
Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 43 runs, 1 wicket)
South Africa: 50 runs in 7.2 overs (45 balls), Extras 2
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 32 balls (PWA Mulder 22, RA Hermann 29, Ex 1)
Drinks: South Africa - 76/1 in 10.0 overs (PWA Mulder 31, RA Hermann 30)
South Africa: 100 runs in 12.6 overs (80 balls), Extras 4
South Africa: 150 runs in 17.1 overs (105 balls), Extras 7
C Esterhuizen: 50 off 25 balls (3 x 4, 4 x 6)
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 24 balls (C Esterhuizen 28, D Forrester 21, Ex 2)
Innings Break: South Africa - 187/4 in 20.0 overs (D Forrester 21, JF Smith 1)
New Zealand innings
Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 46 runs, 2 wickets)
New Zealand: 50 runs in 6.4 overs (40 balls), Extras 5
Drinks: New Zealand - 65/3 in 10.0 overs (NF Kelly 10, BJ Jacobs 1)
New Zealand: 100 runs in 14.1 overs (85 balls), Extras 6
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 30 balls (BJ Jacobs 35, JDS Neesham 16, Ex 1)
Over 19.1: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - WR Knights, Batter - JDS Neesham (Upheld)
New Zealand: 150 runs in 19.2 overs (116 balls), Extras 8

Match Details

Ground
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Toss
New Zealand, elected to field first
Series
South Africa tour of New Zealand
Season
2025/26
Player Of The Match
South Africa
Connor Esterhuizen
Player Of The Series
South Africa
Connor Esterhuizen
Series result
South Africa won the 5-match series 3-2
Match number
T20I no. 3783
Hours of play (local time)
19.15 start, First Session 19.15-20.45, Interval 20.45-21.05, Second Session 21.05-21.35
Match days
25 March 2026 - night (20-over match)
Umpires
New Zealand
Kim Cotton
DRS
New Zealand
Wayne Knights
DRS
TV Umpire
New Zealand
Cory Black
Reserve Umpire
New Zealand
Chris Brown
Match Referee
Australia
Dave Gilbert

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