New Zealand vs South Africa, 1st T20I, South Africa tour of New Zealand, 2026 - Player HighlightsNZ vs RSA, 1st T20I, South Africa tour of New Zealand, 2026 - Player Highlights

Keshav Maharaj to Mitchell Santner, out Bowled!! Keshav Maharaj cleans up his counterpart. Slower, more revs and trifle short. Santner shimmies down the track premeditatively to slog across the line. He's through the shot early, fails to connect and the ball spins through the gate to crash into the stumps. Mitchell Santner b Keshav Maharaj 15(19) [4s-2]

Dian Forrester to Mitchell Santner, 2 runs, with mid-off inside the circle, that's a pretty safe shot. Pitched up delivery, Santner clears his front leg to loft it over mid-off. Not quite off the middle of the bat, so a couple

Dian Forrester to Mitchell Santner, no run, moves leg-side to punch it to cover

Dian Forrester to Mitchell Santner, 1 run, throws his arms at this length ball and slices it towards third man

Dian Forrester to Mitchell Santner, no run, back of a length, Santner backs away a bit to defend it to cover

Dian Forrester to Mitchell Santner, no run, over the wicket, short of a good length ball on the stumps, Santner defends it into off

Keshav Maharaj to Mitchell Santner, 1 run, arm ball, skids off the deck, Santner goes back and brings his bat down hurriedly to keep it out on the off-side

Keshav Maharaj to Mitchell Santner, no run, spins in from a length, Santner goes back to flick and inside-edges onto his pad

Keshav Maharaj to Mitchell Santner, no run, tossed up and full, blocked back to the bowler

Nqobani Mokoena to Mitchell Santner, FOUR, poor line. Length ball down leg, Santner brings his wrists into play to whip it over short fine leg. A couple of bounces and into the fence

Nqobani Mokoena to Mitchell Santner, 1 run, no room on offer, Santner defends from the crease and the inside edge takes it to square leg

Ottneil Baartman to Mitchell Santner, no run, pitched up delivery, Santner drives to mid-off

Gerald Coetzee to Mitchell Santner, no run, shortish ball, Santner stands tall to drop it into the off-side

Gerald Coetzee to Mitchell Santner, no run, 138.1kph, Coetzee pulls his length back and bowls it wider, Santner has a waft at it and misses

Gerald Coetzee to Mitchell Santner, FOUR, full delivery, Santner drives straight of mid-off and the ball is quick to reach the fence. Just a push but the timing is spot-on

Gerald Coetzee to Mitchell Santner, no run, full delivery, seams away outside off, Santner drives with cemented feet to get beaten on the outside edge

Gerald Coetzee to Mitchell Santner, 2 runs, angling away on a length, not much feet movement but Santner sweetly drives through point

Ottneil Baartman to Mitchell Santner, no run, full delivery, pushed to mid-off

Ottneil Baartman to Mitchell Santner, no run, short of length, defended into off