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

Mulder to Kyle Jamieson, 1 run, South Africa win by 33 runs. They take the series 3-2. Superb turnaround from Maharaj and his boys. Full delivery, close to yorker length, Jamieson opens the bat face and squeezes it square of the wicket

Mulder to Kyle Jamieson, no run, short ball banged into the surface, Jamieson takes it on and does not connect with the pull, the ball flies over the top-edge

Mulder to Zakary Foulkes, leg byes, 1 run, slanted into the right-hander, Foulkes misses the big shot and the ball deflects off the pad

Mulder to Kyle Jamieson, 1 run, short of length angled in, Jamieson mistimes the heave towards long-on

Mulder to Kyle Jamieson, 2 runs, back of a length delivery, Jamieson lofts it down the ground and scampers back for the second

Mulder to James Neesham, out Caught by Connor Esterhuizen!! That turned out to be an excellent review. The appeal was not a confident one from Connor Esterhuizen. But Maharaj challenged the decision as he had both reviews up his sleeve. Full delivery down leg, Neesham looks to help it along but gets a thin nick through to the keeper. UltraEdge shows a spike and Neesham has to walk back. James Neesham c Connor Esterhuizen b Mulder 24(24) [4s-2],

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

Mulder to Tim Robinson, no run, dot ball to finish. Covers the line and defends the ball to the right of Mulder

Mulder to Tim Robinson, FOUR, well struck. Robinson stands tall and goes through with the shot. Wasn't a full delivery, picks the length delivery and smokes it straight down the ground with a full face. Few bounces and into the fence

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

Mulder to Katene Clarke, out Caught by Connor Esterhuizen!! Down leg-side and the finger goes up. Tough luck for Katene Clarke. It was a poor delivery down leg, Clarke goes for the hoick and gets a tickle through to the keeper. Umpire had his finger up in a flash and Clarke has to walk back. South Africa get an early breakthrough. Katene Clarke c Connor Esterhuizen b Mulder 2(4)

Mulder to Tim Robinson, 1 run, Mulder follows Robinson as he tries to make room. Tucked to the on-side for a run

Mulder to Tim Robinson, 2 runs, nicely played. Rocks back and punches it past the cover region for a brace