New Zealand vs South Africa, 5th T20I, South Africa tour of New Zealand, 2026 - Player HighlightsNZ vs RSA, 5th T20I, South Africa tour of New Zealand, 2026 - Player Highlights

Ottneil Baartman to Cleaver, out Caught by Jason Smith!! Baartman strikes in his first over! It is that hard length which brings him a wicket. Pounded into the back of a length region, Cleaver shuffles across and tries to whip it over the leg-side, gets a thick leading-edge and the ball goes straight up, Smith settles near cover-point and makes no mistake. Cleaver c Jason Smith b Ottneil Baartman 22(17) [4s-3]

Ottneil Baartman to Cleaver, 1 run, charges down and looks to go down the ground, gets a thick inside-edge and the ball rolls to deep square leg

Ottneil Baartman to Cleaver, no run, back of a length delivery, angled in and Cleaver shuffles across to play the lap, misses and no wide signalled by the umpire

George Linde to Cleaver, 1 run, flighted and drifts in, Cleaver shuffles across and ekes out an inside-edge onto the pad, the ball rolls into the leg-side

George Linde to Cleaver, no run, tossed up but the length is short, Cleaver chops the cut to cover

George Linde to Cleaver, wide, slower but strays down leg, Cleaver misses the sweep and it is the third wide in the over

George Linde to Cleaver, 1 run, shortens the length around off, Cleaver rides the bounce and cuts towards cover, diving stop keeps it to a single

George Linde to Cleaver, wide, once more Linde drifts down leg and Cleaver can't connect with his attempted sweep, another wide

George Linde to Cleaver, wide, darted down leg, Cleaver sits down to sweep and misses, called a wide

George Linde to Cleaver, no run, stifled appeal for LBW. Cleaver bends down and attempts the reverse sweep first ball, misses and is rapped on the pads. The impact was outside off and hence no proper appeal

Mulder to Cleaver, 1 run, tucked to mid-wicket for single

Mulder to Cleaver, FOUR, hattrick of fours for Cleaver. Back of the length outside off, Dane Cleaver gets a thick outside edge and flies past the diving keeper. Into the fence in a hurry

Mulder to Cleaver, FOUR, more runs. Dane Cleaver gets inside the line and clips it past short fine leg. Mulder tried to compensate with the line, but goes too straight and pays the price

Mulder to Cleaver, FOUR, just over the man at short third man. Coetzee leaps to his right and gets a finger, but the ball flies at pace. Cleaver cuts it off the outside edge and picks four more. A streaky one

Mulder to Cleaver, 2 runs, short delivery attacking the batter. Cleaver makes room and upper cuts it to the left of deep backward point. The ball falls just short of the diving fielder, who across and bends down to take the catch, gets his hands to the ball but can't cling on. It will go down as another missed chance

Mulder to Cleaver, 2 runs, Cleaver gets inside the line of the ball and scoops it over short fine leg. The ball plugs in before the ropes and is pulled back by the fielder

Gerald Coetzee to Cleaver, 1 run, 150.1ks length delivery outside off, Cleaver charges down the pitch and flat bats it straight to cover, who drops the catch. Was hit hard and flat, the fielder got both hands, but failed to hang onto it

Gerald Coetzee to Cleaver, no run, 148.4ks short delivery at the badge, Dane Cleaver ducks under

Gerald Coetzee to Cleaver, 1 run, Cleaver skips down the pitch and looks to force the shot on the off-side. The ball takes the inside edge and rolls to mid-on for a single

Mulder to Cleaver, leg byes, 1 run, good length delivery into the pads, Dane Cleaver misses the tuck and the ball rolls towards square leg