New Zealand vs South Africa, Live Score, 5th T20I Match, South Africa in New Zealand, 2026

Zakary Foulkes to Tony de Zorzi, OUT! LBW! A huge appeal for LBW, up goes the finger. Tony de Zorzi walks back without even thinking of a review. Plumb in front. A yorker length delivery, shaping in from around the wicket on middle with a little bit of shape. Tony de Zorzi walks across to whip it away but the ball rolls underneath the blade and pings him on the pads. Clearly in line of the stumps. Excellent bowling so far from Zakary Foulkes.

Josh Clarkson to Wiaan Mulder, OUT! CAUGHT! Josh Clarkson strikes on his first ball of this contest. Josh bowls a heavy ball, around off, shaping a hint away from the batter. Wiaan Mulder goes for a wild swing of his bat and ends up getting only a leading edge that hangs over the skipper of New Zealand, James Neesham, at covers. Neesham settles himself underneath and holds onto it. Wiaan Mulder departs for 31 (29).

Ben Sears to Rubin Hermann, OUT! SCORCHER FROM KELLY! Heavy ball, into the batter from Ben Sears. Rubin Hermann rocks onto his back foot and goes for a pull but ends up mistiming it and the ball hangs towards the space at mid on. Nick Kelly reads the flight of it early and runs across from mid off to mid on, puts in a dive, grabs it one-handed into his left hand and manages to hold onto it. An absolute stunner from Nick Kelly to send Rubin Hermann back in the dugout. 

Ben Sears to Connor Esterhuizen, OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Connor Esterhuizen will be disappointed with himself. The ball was there to be hit, but a fine knock nonetheless. Ben Sears tries the yorker but it comes out as a thigh-high full toss, on off. Esterhuizen looks to launch it down the ground but gets the height and not the distance. James Neesham settles under the skier at long off and makes no mistake. End of a sparkling knock from Connor, 75 runs off 33 balls.

Wiaan Mulder to Katene Clarke, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Strangled down leg. An innocuous delivery, but Wiaan Mulder will take it. Sliding down leg, on a length. Clarke has a swing at it to get it away. The ball catches his gloves before going behind to the keeper. Connor Esterhuizen moves to his left and gobbles it up with ease. New Zealand are 11/1, chasing 188.

Keshav Maharaj to Tim Robinson, OUT! RUN OUT! South Africa have a breakthrough. Keshav Maharaj tosses it up, touch fuller, outside off and turning away. Robinson tries to lift it over cover but slices it over Tony de Zorzi there. The batter calls for two, but Jason Smith from deep runs in, picks up and throws it at the batter's end. Robinson dives but he looks short to the naked eye. The replay loads and shows Robinson was well out of his crease. 

Ottneil Baartman to Dane Cleaver, OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Ottneil Baartman strikes in his first over. He keeps it full, around off. Dane Cleaver walks across the stumps and takes the risk of going across the line. The ball straightens a touch after landing to take the leading edge. It is skied towards point, where Jason Smith makes no mistake this time. He settles under it and takes the catch close to his chest.

Keshav Maharaj to Nick Kelly, OUT! DRAGGED ON! Nick Kelly could never really get going. Maharaj pushes it through, on the shorter side, on middle and leg. Kelly hops back for the pull again but the ball skids through to catch the inside edge and it goes on to hit the leg pole. New Zealand are 69/4, needing 119 runs in 58 balls.

Ottneil Baartman to Bevon Jacobs, OUT! TAKEN! The 50-run stand is broken! Jacobs had no option but to go after everything. Back of a length, around off. Jacobs tries to force his shot with the angle over long on but fails to hit it cleanly. Dian Forrester at long on takes a simple catch. South Africa needed this wicket badly.

Wiaan Mulder to James Neesham, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Very full, down leg. James Neesham looks to flick it away but misses. It is given as a wide but South Africa have reviewed it. They feel there is some part of the blade. Okay, James Neesham is already walking away and crosses the ropes as UltraEdge confirms a spike. A nothing delivery from Wiaan Mulder but somehow finds a wicket. 

Gerald Coetzee to Josh Clarkson, OUT! TAKEN! A scrambled seam delivery, very full and outside off. Clarkson tries to take on the vacant square leg region by moving across but ends up miscuing it to cover. Tony de Zorzi takes a simple catch. 

Gerald Coetzee to Cole McConchie, OUT! TAKEN! Second wicket for Gerald Coetzee. Back of a length delivery, around off. Cole McConchie tries to muscle it away but ends up finding Wiaan Mulder at long on. A simple catch in the deep.