New Zealand vs South Africa, 4th T20I, Twenty20 International in Wellington, 2026 - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Series:Twenty20 International

Venue:Sky Stadium, Wellington

Date & Time:22 Mar 2026, 06:15 am LOCAL

SA164/5(20)

NZ145/10(18.5)

South Africa won by 19 runs

Player of the Match

Connor Esterhuizen

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Connor Esterhuizen	c Katene Clarke b Ben Sears	57	36	7	3	158.00
Tony de Zorzi	c James Neesham b Cole McConchie	23	21	3	1	110.00
Dian Forrester	b Zakary Foulkes	19	14	0	2	136.00
Jason Smith	c Tim Robinson b Kyle Jamieson	19	14	2	1	136.00
Wiaan Mulder	c Tim Robinson b Kyle Jamieson	0	2	0	0	0.00
Rubin Hermann	not out	28	25	2	1	112.00
George Linde	not out	14	8	2	0	175.00

Total164/5 (20 Ov, RR: 8.20)

Fall of Wickets

0-1 (Mulder, 0.0 ov)81-2 (Esterhuizen, 1.6 ov)83-3 (Zorzi, 1.7 ov)121-4 (Forrester, 2.4 ov)146-5 (Smith, 2.9 ov)

Bowling

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Eco
Kyle Jamieson	4	1	29	2	7.3
Zakary Foulkes	4	0	35	1	8.8
Ben Sears	4	0	22	1	5.5
Cole McConchie	4	0	26	1	6.5
James Neesham	4	0	49	0	12.3

New Zealand - 2nd Innings145/10 (18.5)

Over 19

6 runs

18.5W

Coetzee to Kyle Jamieson, OUT! Catch Out

mistimes it and finds the fielder

Kyle Jamieson 13(9) • FOW: 145/10

18.4

Coetzee to Ben Sears, 1 run

tucked off the pads for a single

18.3

Coetzee to Ben Sears, no run

blocked solidly

18.2

Coetzee to Kyle Jamieson, 3 runs

driven deep, excellent running for three

18.1

Coetzee to Kyle Jamieson, 2 runs

nudged to leg, good running gets two

Over 18

5 runs

17.6

Baartman to Kyle Jamieson, 1 run

drops it and takes a quick single

17.5

Baartman to Kyle Jamieson, 2 runs

nudged to leg, good running gets two

17.4

Baartman to Ben Sears, 1 run

dabbed to third man for one

17.3

Baartman to Ben Sears, no run

pushed to the fielder

17.2

Baartman to Ben Sears, no run

played and missed

17.1

Baartman to Kyle Jamieson, 1 run

drops it and takes a quick single

Over 17

4 runs

16.6

Coetzee to Ben Sears, no run

pushed to the fielder

16.5

Coetzee to Ben Sears, no run

watchful defence

16.4

Coetzee to Ben Sears, no run

left alone outside off

16.3W

Coetzee to Josh Clarkson, OUT! Catch Out

picks out the fielder, taken cleanly

Josh Clarkson 10(10) • FOW: 134/9

16.2

Coetzee to Josh Clarkson, 2 runs

pushed into the gap, they come back for two

16.1

Coetzee to Josh Clarkson, 2 runs

worked to deep square, two taken

Over 16

8 runs

15.6

Maharaj to Josh Clarkson, wide

down the leg side, wide called

15.6

Maharaj to Josh Clarkson, 3 runs

driven deep, excellent running for three

15.5

Maharaj to Kyle Jamieson, 1 run

tucked off the pads for a single

15.4

Maharaj to Kyle Jamieson, 2 runs

worked to deep square, two taken

15.3

Maharaj to Josh Clarkson, 1 run

tucked off the pads for a single

15.2

Maharaj to Josh Clarkson, no run

blocked solidly

15.1

Maharaj to Josh Clarkson, no run

defended back to the bowler

Over 15

9 runs

14.6

Baartman to Josh Clarkson, 1 run

worked away for one

14.5

Baartman to Kyle Jamieson, 1 run

nudged for a single

14.4

Baartman to Zakary Foulkes, wide

down the leg side, wide called

14.4W

Baartman to Zakary Foulkes, OUT! Catch Out

picks out the fielder, taken cleanly

Zakary Foulkes 7(5) • FOW: 120/8

14.3

Baartman to Zakary Foulkes, no run

defended back to the bowler

14.26

Baartman to Zakary Foulkes, SIX

muscled over deep square leg

14.1

Baartman to Zakary Foulkes, no run

left alone outside off

South Africa - 1st Innings164/5 (20)

Over 20

1 runs

19.6

Sears to Rubin Hermann, no run

beaten outside off

19.5

Sears to George Linde, no run

deflected off the thigh pad

19.4

Sears to George Linde, no run

watchful defence

19.3

Sears to George Linde, no run

defended back to the bowler

19.2

Sears to Rubin Hermann, 1 run

drops it and takes a quick single

19.1

Sears to Rubin Hermann, no run

left alone outside off

Over 19

16 runs

18.64

Foulkes to George Linde, FOUR

clipped through midwicket

18.5

Foulkes to George Linde, 2 runs

pushed into the gap, they come back for two

18.4

Foulkes to George Linde, 2 runs

placed wide of mid-on, easy two

18.3

Foulkes to George Linde, wide

down the leg side, wide called

18.34

Foulkes to George Linde, FOUR

punched off the back foot for four

18.2

Foulkes to George Linde, 2 runs

nudged to leg, good running gets two

18.1

Foulkes to Rubin Hermann, 1 run

tucked off the pads for a single

Over 18

8 runs

17.6W

Jamieson to Jason Smith, OUT! Catch Out

mistimes it and finds the fielder

17.54

Jamieson to Jason Smith, FOUR

driven straight down the ground

17.4

Jamieson to Jason Smith, 2 runs

nudged to leg, good running gets two

17.3

Jamieson to Jason Smith, no run

left alone outside off

17.2

Jamieson to Rubin Hermann, 1 run

nudged for a single

17.1

Jamieson to Jason Smith, 1 run

tucked off the pads for a single

Over 17

15 runs

16.64

Neesham to Rubin Hermann, FOUR

cut away to the boundary

16.5

Neesham to Rubin Hermann, no run

left alone outside off

16.4

Neesham to Jason Smith, 1 run

tucked off the pads for a single

16.36

Neesham to Jason Smith, SIX

smashed over the bowler's head

16.24

Neesham to Jason Smith, FOUR

swept fine for four

16.1

Neesham to Jason Smith, no run

left alone outside off

Over 16

1 runs

15.6

Sears to Jason Smith, 1 run

rotates the strike

15.5

Sears to Jason Smith, no run

watchful defence

15.4

Sears to Jason Smith, no run

watchful defence

15.3

Sears to Jason Smith, no run

played and missed

15.2

Sears to Jason Smith, no run

pushed to the fielder

15.1

Sears to Rubin Hermann, no run

off the pads, leg bye signaled