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

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

Gerald Coetzee to Bevon Jacobs, 1 run, in-seamer on a short of length, Jacobs hurriedly turns it to backward square leg off the inner part of the bat

Gerald Coetzee to Nick Kelly, 1 run, in the air and safe. Looked like the slower delivery from Coetzee, Kelly leans across to drive and he ends up slicing it over and behind backward point. The ball falls between backward point and third man

Gerald Coetzee to Tim Robinson, 1 run, full delivery, Robinson hangs back to knock it to mid-on

Gerald Coetzee to Tim Robinson, no run, shortish around the leg-stump, Robinson walks across a long way to play a premeditated scoop and misses

Gerald Coetzee to Nick Kelly, 1 run, 141.5kph, Kelly comes down the track and chops this away-angler to third man off the under-edge

Gerald Coetzee to Nick Kelly, no run, length ball outside off, a watchful leave from Kelly follows

Gerald Coetzee to Nick Kelly, wide, low full toss well outside off, Kelly tries to reach for it, misses

Gerald Coetzee to Latham, out Lbw!! Latham has been adjudged lbw and he decides to walk off. Hint of inward shape for Coetzee with this good length delivery. Latham plays all around it while trying to flick it and misses it altogether to get hit on the front pad adjacent to the stumps. Ball-tracking shows it to be hitting the top of the leg-stump. Latham lbw b Gerald Coetzee 7(6) [4s-1]

Gerald Coetzee to Latham, wide, length ball well outside leg, Latham walks across to scoop and misses

Gerald Coetzee to Devon Conway, out Caught by de Zorzi!! Conway falls early and Coetzee is pumped up. In-angling length ball on the stumps, not short enough to be pulling. Hits the splice of the bat and he doesn't get the necessary elevation. De Zorzi, at mid-wicket, times his jump well to take an overhead catch. Devon Conway c de Zorzi b Gerald Coetzee 1(5)

Gerald Coetzee to Devon Conway, no run, very full and way outside off, Conway shimmies down and moves leg-side premeditatively. Tries to reach for it and doesn't connect

Gerald Coetzee to Devon Conway, no run, shortened length, Conway looks to pull and misses to get hit on the thigh

Gerald Coetzee to Devon Conway, no run, nips back in from a length and cramps the batter for room who defends from the crease. Beaten on the inside-edge to get hit on the midriff

Gerald Coetzee to Latham, 1 run, pushed to backward point

Gerald Coetzee to Devon Conway, 1 run, Gerald Coetzee to Devon Conway, 1 run, to third man, the ball to third man