Result

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

New Zealand vs South Africa

3rd T20I · Auckland · Mar 20, 2026 · Twenty20 International

SA
South Africa
136/9 (20/20 ov)
NZ
New Zealand
137/2 (16.2/20 ov)

New Zealand won the toss and elected to bowling

Player of the Match

South Africa 1st Innings

Batting

Batter R B 4s 6s SR
Tony de Zorzi c Lockie Ferguson b Ben Sears 15 18 2 0 83.00
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
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

Bowling

Bowler O R W Econ
Kyle Jamieson 4.0 42 2 10.50
Lockie Ferguson 4.0 9 1 2.25
Mitchell Santner 3.0 21 2 7.00
Ben Sears 4.0 27 2 6.75
Cole McConchie 2.0 14 1 7.00
James Neesham 3.0 22 1 7.33

New Zealand 2nd Innings

Batting

Batter R B 4s 6s SR
Devon Conway c Rubin Hermann b Keshav Maharaj 39 26 4 2 150.00
Tom Latham not out 63 55 7 2 115.00
Tim Robinson b Lutho Sipamla 18 17 2 0 106.00
Nick Kelly not out 1 1 0 0 100.00

Bowling

Bowler O R W Econ
Gerald Coetzee 4.0 23 0 5.75
Lutho Sipamla 2.2 26 1 11.14
Nqobani Mokoena 3.0 26 0 8.67
Keshav Maharaj 3.0 30 1 10.00
George Linde 3.0 22 0 7.33
Wiaan Mulder 1.0 5 0 5.00

Venue

Eden Park
Auckland, New Zealand

Innings

  • South Africa — 1st Innings 136-9 (20)
  • New Zealand — 2nd Innings 137-2 (16.2)

Awards

Player of the match: Lockie Ferguson