New Zealand vs South Africa, 3rd T20I, Twenty20 International in Auckland, 2026 - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Series:Twenty20 International

Venue:Eden Park, Auckland

Date & Time:20 Mar 2026, 06:15 am LOCAL

SA136/9(20)

vs

NZ137/2(16.2)

New Zealand won by 8 wickets (with 22 balls remaining)

Player of the Match

Lockie Ferguson

Lockie Ferguson

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Wiaan Mulder	c Cole McConchie b Lockie Ferguson	0	4	0	0	0.00
Connor Esterhuizen	c Nick Kelly b Mitchell Santner	15	8	2	1	188.00
Tony de Zorzi	c Lockie Ferguson b Ben Sears	15	18	2	0	83.00
Jason Smith	c Devon Conway b Mitchell Santner	10	7	2	0	143.00
Rubin Hermann	b Cole McConchie	4	8	0	0	50.00
Dian Forrester	c Tim Robinson b James Neesham	17	15	1	1	113.00
George Linde	c Tom Latham b Kyle Jamieson	23	19	2	1	121.00
Gerald Coetzee	c Tom Latham b Kyle Jamieson	16	8	2	1	200.00
Keshav Maharaj	b Ben Sears	3	8	0	0	38.00
Nqobani Mokoena	not out	26	20	1	3	130.00
Lutho Sipamla	not out	4	5	0	0	80.00

Total136/9 (20 Ov, RR: 6.80)

Fall of Wickets

7-1 (Mulder, 0.3 ov)26-2 (Esterhuizen, 0.7 ov)36-3 (Zorzi, 0.9 ov)44-4 (Smith, 1.1 ov)46-5 (Hermann, 1.3 ov)68-6 (Forrester, 1.8 ov)102-7 (Linde, 2.4 ov)103-8 (Coetzee, 2.4 ov)112-9 (Maharaj, 2.7 ov)

Bowling

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Eco
Kyle Jamieson	4	0	42	2	10.5
Mitchell Santner	3	0	21	2	7.0
Ben Sears	4	0	27	2	6.8
Lockie Ferguson	4	0	9	1	2.3
Cole McConchie	2	0	14	1	7.0
James Neesham	3	0	22	1	7.3

New Zealand - 2nd Innings137/2 (16.2)

Over 17

1 runs

16.2

Sipamla to Nick Kelly, 1 run

dabbed to third man for one

16.1W

Sipamla to Tim Robinson, OUT! LBW OUT

struck on the pads, umpire raises the finger

Tim Robinson 18(17) • FOW: 136/2

Over 16

4 runs

15.6

Mokoena to Tom Latham, no run

good length, no run

15.5

Mokoena to Tim Robinson, 1 run

pushed to long-off for one

15.4

Mokoena to Tim Robinson, no run

beaten outside off

15.3

Mokoena to Tom Latham, 1 run

nudged for a single

15.2

Mokoena to Tim Robinson, 1 run

nudged for a single

15.1

Mokoena to Tom Latham, 1 run

drops it and takes a quick single

Over 15

14 runs

14.6

Coetzee to Tim Robinson, no run

blocked solidly

14.5

Coetzee to Tim Robinson, no ball

no ball called, free hit next ball

14.54

Coetzee to Tim Robinson, FOUR

pulled powerfully to the boundary

14.44

Coetzee to Tim Robinson, FOUR

driven straight down the ground

14.3

Coetzee to Tom Latham, 1 run

dabbed to third man for one

14.2

Coetzee to Tim Robinson, 1 run

worked away for one

14.1

Coetzee to Tim Robinson, wide

too wide outside off, left alone

14.1

Coetzee to Tim Robinson, 2 runs

nudged to leg, good running gets two

Over 14

7 runs

13.6

Linde to Tim Robinson, no run

deflected off the thigh pad

13.5

Linde to Tom Latham, 1 run

nudged for a single

13.4

Linde to Tim Robinson, 1 run

tucked off the pads for a single

13.3

Linde to Tom Latham, 1 run

rotates the strike

13.24

Linde to Tom Latham, FOUR

swept fine for four

13.1

Linde to Tom Latham, no run

played and missed

Over 13

8 runs

12.6

Maharaj to Tim Robinson, no run

blocked solidly

12.5

Maharaj to Tom Latham, 1 run

worked away for one

12.4

Maharaj to Tim Robinson, 1 run

worked away for one

12.3

Maharaj to Tom Latham, 1 run

rotates the strike

12.24

Maharaj to Tom Latham, FOUR

cut away to the boundary

12.1

Maharaj to Tim Robinson, 1 run

worked away for one

South Africa - 1st Innings136/9 (20)

Over 20

10 runs

19.66

Jamieson to Nqobani Mokoena, SIX

launched over long-on

19.54

Jamieson to Nqobani Mokoena, FOUR

punched off the back foot for four

19.4

Jamieson to Nqobani Mokoena, no run

good length, no run

19.3

Jamieson to Nqobani Mokoena, no run

played and missed

19.2

Jamieson to Nqobani Mokoena, no run

watchful defence

19.1

Jamieson to Nqobani Mokoena, no run

played and missed

Over 19

9 runs

18.6

Sears to Nqobani Mokoena, 1 run

dabbed to third man for one

18.56

Sears to Nqobani Mokoena, SIX

pulled into the stands

18.4

Sears to Nqobani Mokoena, no run

pushed to the fielder

18.3

Sears to Nqobani Mokoena, no run

left alone outside off

18.2

Sears to Lutho Sipamla, 1 run

worked away for one

18.1

Sears to Nqobani Mokoena, 1 run

pushed to long-off for one

Over 18

1 runs

17.6

Ferguson to Nqobani Mokoena, no run

deflected off the thigh pad

17.5

Ferguson to Nqobani Mokoena, no run

defended back to the bowler

17.4

Ferguson to Nqobani Mokoena, no run

played and missed

17.3

Ferguson to Nqobani Mokoena, no run

blocked solidly

17.2

Ferguson to Lutho Sipamla, 1 run

rotates the strike

17.1

Ferguson to Lutho Sipamla, no run

beaten outside off

Over 17

3 runs

16.6

Sears to Lutho Sipamla, 1 run

drops it and takes a quick single

16.5

Sears to Nqobani Mokoena, 1 run

nudged for a single

16.4

Sears to Nqobani Mokoena, no run

defended back to the bowler

16.3

Sears to Lutho Sipamla, 1 run

pushed to long-off for one

16.2W

Sears to Keshav Maharaj, OUT! Clean Bowled

through the gate, the stumps are disturbed

16.1

Sears to Keshav Maharaj, no run

beaten outside off

Over 16

3 runs

15.6

Ferguson to Keshav Maharaj, 1 run

rotates the strike

15.5

Ferguson to Nqobani Mokoena, 1 run

pushed to long-off for one

15.4

Ferguson to Nqobani Mokoena, no run

defended back to the bowler

15.3

Ferguson to Keshav Maharaj, 1 run

dabbed to third man for one

15.2

Ferguson to Keshav Maharaj, no run

defended back to the bowler

15.1

Ferguson to Keshav Maharaj, no run

left alone outside off