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

Ottneil Baartman to James Neesham, 1 run, hammers the pull to long-on

Ottneil Baartman to James Neesham, FOUR, short of length on the stumps, Neesham walks across a long way to play a premeditated shot. Loses his balance and tumbles but he's made decent contact with the scoop to send it to the fine leg fence

Ottneil Baartman to Cole McConchie, 3 runs, 137.9kph, fuller than a good length, McConchie chips it over mid-off. Coetzee runs back from mid-off and slides to pull it back to save a run

Ottneil Baartman to Cole McConchie, 2 runs, short ball, wristily pulled to deep backward square leg and Jordan Hermann makes a sliding stop to his right

Ottneil Baartman to James Neesham, 1 run, 135kph, Baartman pulls his length back and that's been pulled to long-on

Ottneil Baartman to James Neesham, no run, 138kph, pitched up delivery from round the wicket, driven hard and straight to mid-off

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

Ottneil Baartman to Bevon Jacobs, out Bevon Jacobs Run Out!! Direct-hit and gone! Length ball, Jacobs pushes it to cover and sets off for a non-existent single. Rubin Hermann moves forward, collects it, pivots a bit and hits the bullseye at the bowler's end. Terrific stuff from South Africa. New Zealand have lost half their side inside the powerplay. Bevon Jacobs run out (Rubin Hermann) 10(7) [6s-1]

Ottneil Baartman to Bevon Jacobs, no run, comes down the track and miscues the drive back to the bowler

Ottneil Baartman to Bevon Jacobs, no run, driven back to the bowler

Ottneil Baartman to Bevon Jacobs, 2 runs, on a length and wide of off, Jacobs eases it through point

Ottneil Baartman to Bevon Jacobs, SIX, that's a superb shot! Full ball in the slot, Jacobs presses forward to loft it downtown. Clean strike

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

Ottneil Baartman to Nick Kelly, out Bowled!! Cleaned up! The South Africans are cock-a-hoop. 138.3kph, good length delivery that seams in a shade. Kelly defends from the crease and doesn't account for the inward movement. The ball sneaks through the bat-pad gap to crash into the stumps. Nick Kelly b Ottneil Baartman 2(5)

Ottneil Baartman to Bevon Jacobs, 1 run, length ball on off, tapped towards point

Ottneil Baartman to Tim Robinson, out Caught by George Linde!! Three down! Ottneil Baartman strikes in his opening over. 134.3kph, full delivery, Robinson clears his front leg to loft it downtown but gets the timing wrong. Barely gets any elevation on it and Linde dives forward to take a fine catch. Tim Robinson c George Linde b Ottneil Baartman 6(5) [4s-1]

Ottneil Baartman to Nick Kelly, 2 wides, the line is way down leg now, Kelly flicks and misses. The keeper can't stop it cleanly either

Ottneil Baartman to Nick Kelly, no run, over the wicket, angling away outside off, no shot offered