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New Zealand vs South Africa, Live Score, 1st T20I Match, South Africa in New Zealand, 2026

New Zealand

Batting R B 4s 6s SR

Devon Conway c Tony de Zorzi b Gerald Coetzee 1 5 0 0 20

0.6

Gerald Coetzee to Devon Conway, OUT! CAUGHT! Devon Conway holes out to Tony de Zorzi at mid-wicket and NZ are 1 down for just 2. Short and into the batter, at a rapid pace. Devon Conway decides to go with the pull but gets really late on it. Ends up miscuing it straight into the hands of Tony at mid-wicket. Tony had to adjust a bit before holding onto it as he mistimed his jump.

Tom Latham (W) lbw b Gerald Coetzee 7 6 1 0 116.67

2.1

Gerald Coetzee to Tom Latham, OUT! LBW! Double delight for Gerald Coetzee as he gets the other opener as well. Gerald Coetzee bowls this from over the stumps, lands it within the stick and shapes it back into the batter. The ball skids through as well and that was enough to get the better of Tom Latham. The southpaw is hit on the front pad while attempting a flick and a gentle appeal is all the umpire needed to raise his finger. Latham walks to the other end and gets into a consultation with Tim regarding the review, but opts against it and walks back.

Tim Robinson c George Linde b Ottneil Baartman 6 5 1 0 120

3.2

Ottneil Baartman to Tim Robinson, OUT! It goes from bad to worse for New Zealand. A tad full, and on middle and leg, Tim Robinson looks to loft this over mid on but his bat tilts in his hands at the time of contact with the ball. Tim ends up hitting this in front of mid on, where George Linde puts in a dive in front and takes a good catch as he sends Robinson back.

Nick Kelly b Ottneil Baartman 2 5 0 0 40

3.4

Ottneil Baartman to Nick Kelly, OUT! BOWLED'EM! Ottneil Baartman disturbs the wooden frame and Nick Kelly has to walk back with New Zealand in deep trouble at 21 for 4. On a length, into the line of the stumps. Nick Kelly hangs his bat out to cover the line but the ball nips back to sneak past the inside edge and rattles the timber. Two wickets in the over for Baartman.

Bevon Jacobs run out (Rubin Hermann) 10 7 0 1 142.86

5.5

Ottneil Baartman to Bevon Jacobs, OUT! RUN OUT! Rubin Hermann, you beauty. Absolute disaster for New Zealand. Baartman bowls it on a back of a length, on top of off. Jacobs stands tall on his toes and gets on top of the bounce. He punches it wide of the catching cover fielder and sets off for a quick single. Rubin moves to his right swiftly, and the ball bounces nicely for him. He gathers it with both hands and opens up his body to score a direct hit at the bowling end. Jacobs stretches his bat out in front and the third umpire is summoned for a check. The replays find Bevon to be short of his crease.

Mitchell Santner (C) b Keshav Maharaj 15 19 2 0 78.95

9.2

Keshav Maharaj to Mitchell Santner, OUT! CLEANED HIM UP! Keshav Maharaj wins the battle between the two left-arm finger spinners. Maharaj offers flight and pulls the length back, on middle. The match-up is in favour of Santner and he premeditatively jumps out of the crease. He looks to go big on the leg side and swings at it but he is nowhere near the pitch of the ball. The ball lands and spins enough to go past the inside edge and shatter the stumps. The 18-run stand has been broken and New Zealand are now 54/6.

James Neesham c Connor Esterhuizen b Nqobani Mokoena 26 21 2 1 123.81

12.1

Nqobani Mokoena to James Neesham, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Maiden international wicket for Mokoena. Slower one, full and going across the batter. James Neesham goes for a slog before the ball arrives and ends up edging this off the outside for a regulation catch to the keeper, Connor Esterhuizen, behind the stumps. New Zealand are now 80 for 7.

Cole McConchie c Rubin Hermann b Nqobani Mokoena 15 11 1 0 136.36

14.3

Nqobani Mokoena to Cole McConchie, OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! All over for New Zealand. The Kiwis have been rolled over for 91. Nqobani Mokoena bends his back and digs it in short, over middle. Cole McConchie premeditates as he gives the bowler the charge. He fails to get on top of the bounce and the ball catches the upper half of the blade. It is spooned towards long on, where Rubin Hermann runs across to his right and takes the catch around his thigh. Mokoena finishes with a three-wicket haul on debut.

Zakary Foulkes c Connor Esterhuizen b Nqobani Mokoena 1 3 0 0 33.33

12.6

Nqobani Mokoena to Zakary Foulkes, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! The combination of Connor and Nqobani strikes again as NZ lose their 8th wicket now. Short and close to the off-stump, Zakary Foulkes hops up on his toes and looks to guide this away to the third man region, but manages only an outside edge into the hands of the South African keeper.

Kyle Jamieson b Keshav Maharaj 2 5 0 0 40

13.6

Keshav Maharaj to Kyle Jamieson, OUT! TIMBER! Keshav Maharaj strikes on the last ball of his spell. Bowled with a flatter trajectory and this is fuller, in line with the off stump. Kyle Jamieson goes back to a ball he was better off playing off the front foot. The ball keeps coming in with the arm and sneaks under the blade before crashing into the off stump. Ben Sears is the last man in.

Ben Sears not out 0 0 0 0 0

TOTAL: 91 in 14.3 overs (6.28 runs per over)

Extras (lb 0, w 6, nb 0, b 0) 6

Fall of wickets :1-2 (Devon Conway , 0.6 overs), 2-14 (Tom Latham , 2.1 overs), 3-20 (Tim Robinson , 3.2 overs), 4-21 (Nick Kelly , 3.4 overs), 5-36 (Bevon Jacobs , 5.5 overs), 6-54 (Mitchell Santner , 9.2 overs), 7-80 (James Neesham , 12.1 overs), 8-83 (Zakary Foulkes , 12.6 overs), 9-86 (Kyle Jamieson , 13.6 overs), 10-91 (Cole McConchie , 14.3 overs)

Bowling overs M R W Econ Extras

Gerald Coetzee 3 0 14 2 4.67 0nb, 2w

Nqobani Mokoena 3.3 0 26 3 7.43 0nb, 2w

Ottneil Baartman 3 0 22 2 7.33 0nb, 1w

Keshav Maharaj 4 0 25 2 6.25 0nb, 0w

Dian Forrester 1 0 4 0 4 0nb, 0w

South Africa

Batting R B 4s 6s SR

Tony de Zorzi c Bevon Jacobs b Zakary Foulkes 2 8 0 0 25

1.4

Zakary Foulkes to Tony de Zorzi, OUT! CAUGHT! A well-judged catch by Bevon Jacobs. New Zealand have an early wicket but they will need more than just one. Foulkes goes short, on off. Tony looks to pull this one off the front foot but his body weight is on the back foot. He has a swing across the line but skies it towards wide mid on. Jacobs runs over his left shoulder and takes a fine catch. South Africa are 7/1, chasing 92.

Connor Esterhuizen (W) not out 45 48 2 2 93.75

Rubin Hermann c Tom Latham b Kyle Jamieson 7 6 0 1 116.67

4.5

Kyle Jamieson to Rubin Hermann, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Kyle Jamieson fights back. An excellent grab by Tom Latham. Jamieson bowls it full, in line with the off stump. Hermann gives himself room to go big on the off side. He hangs low to get under the ball but he goes through the shot early. Skies it way up towards point. The keeper, Latham, moves across to his left and calls others out of the way. The ball is swerving in the air but Latham keeps his eyes on the ball all the way through and at the last second, he dives forward to take the catch.

Jason Smith st Tom Latham b Mitchell Santner 10 14 1 0 71.43

9.1

Mitchell Santner to Jason Smith, OUT! SMITH IS STUMPED! Mitchell Santner drifts one in and turns it away after landing around the off-pole. Jason Smith failed to read him in the first over and the struggles continued in the second over. Smith lunges but gets beaten on the outside edge and the ball is gathered fairly behind the stumps by Tom Latham, who breaks the stumps with the back foot of Smith on the line. The replay shows that no part of Smith's foot was behind the crease, and the line belongs to the umpire. OUT flashes on the giant screen.

Dian Forrester not out 16 25 1 0 64

TOTAL: 93 -3 in 16.4 overs (5.58 runs per over)

Extras (lb 5, w 3, nb 1, b 4) 13

Fall of wickets :1-7 (Tony de Zorzi , 1.4 overs), 2-28 (Rubin Hermann , 4.5 overs), 3-55 (Jason Smith , 9.1 overs)

Still to bat : Jordan Hermann, George Linde, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj (C), Nqobani Mokoena, Ottneil Baartman

Bowling overs M R W Econ Extras

Kyle Jamieson 3.4 0 28 1 7.64 1nb, 2w

Zakary Foulkes 2 0 8 1 4 0nb, 0w

Ben Sears 3 0 16 0 5.33 0nb, 1w

Mitchell Santner 4 0 8 1 2 0nb, 0w

Cole McConchie 4 0 24 0 6 0nb, 0w

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