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 Josh Clarkson, 1 run, fullish delivery around off, Clarkson mistimes the heave to long-on

Ottneil Baartman to James Neesham, leg byes, 1 run, high full toss and Neesham has missed out, swings and misses, the ball hits the thigh pad and rolls to square leg

Ottneil Baartman to James Neesham, wide, sprays the yorker down leg, Neesham stays inside the line and does not connect with the glance

Ottneil Baartman to James Neesham, FOUR, stand and deliver! Slower ball outside off, width on offer and Neesham reaches out, hammers it straight back past Clarkson and does not bother to run

Ottneil Baartman to James Neesham, 2 runs, slower ball angled across, Neesham moves away and forces it past a diving extra cover. But there's protection in the deep and the pair scamper back for the second

Ottneil Baartman to Josh Clarkson, 1 run, arrowed into the blockhole, Clarkson jams it to short third and Neesham crosses over

Ottneil Baartman to Josh Clarkson, FOUR, smashed! Baartman for a change goes fuller with his length, Clarkson stays leg-side and drills it down the ground, beats long-on comfortably

Ottneil Baartman to Josh Clarkson, FOUR, nicely done! Short of length around off, Clarkson does not try to go hard, allows the ball to come and opens the bat face, uses the pace of Baartman and guides it behind square on the off-side - splitting backward point and short third perfectly

Ottneil Baartman to Josh Clarkson, no run, back of a length angled in, Clarkson is rushed for pace and misses the tuck, the ball lobs off the thigh pad to backward point

Ottneil Baartman to Bevon Jacobs, out Caught by Dian Forrester!! Is that the game? Jacobs was looking dangerous. But Baartman comes back and sends him packing. Once again it is the hard length that works for him. Pounded into the three quarter region and Jacobs tries to repeat his shot off the back foot, but this time goes towards long-on and does not quite get the power to clear long-on, Forrester settles under it and reverse cups it safely. Bevon Jacobs c Dian Forrester b Ottneil Baartman 36(19) [4s-2 6s-3]

Ottneil Baartman to Bevon Jacobs, no run, speared into the blockhole, aimed for the toes and Jacobs falls over while trying to dig it out, misses and is struck on the boot. Half an appeal from Baartman but it was heading down leg

Ottneil Baartman to Bevon Jacobs, FOUR, incredible shot! Not a bad delivery - short of length and hint of width, Jacobs gets on top of the bounce and plays the back foot punch over extra cover. He gets enough power to beat the long-off fielder in the deep

Ottneil Baartman to James Neesham, 1 run, short of length with not much room on offer, Neesham pulls and finds deep mid-wicket

Ottneil Baartman to Bevon Jacobs, FOUR, smashed! Baartman goes full and wide of off-stump, right in the slot for Jacobs and he does not miss out, he lays into the lofted drive and thumps it flat over extra cover, one bounce and over the ropes

Ottneil Baartman to Bevon Jacobs, 2 runs, good length ball angling in, Jacobs flicks it through square leg and races back for the second

Ottneil Baartman to James Neesham, 1 run, short and banged into the surface, Neesham shimmies down and swats the pull past mid-wicket

Ottneil Baartman to James Neesham, no run, back of a length angled across, Neesham opens the bat face and directs it to backward point

Ottneil Baartman to James Neesham, no run, fullish delivery at the stumps, Neesham presents the straight bat in defence

Ottneil Baartman to Bevon Jacobs, byes, 1 run, good length ball and hint of inward nip, Jacobs looks to loft through the line and is beaten on the inside-edge. Connor Esterhuizen does not glove it cleanly and the duo cross over

Ottneil Baartman to Nick Kelly, no run, fuller and angled across, Kelly moves away and tries to drive it through the off-side, beaten on the outside-edge

Ottneil Baartman to Nick Kelly, no run, back of a length and bit of extra bounce, Kelly fends it with soft hands into the off-side

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 Tim Robinson, 3 runs, fullish delivery around off, Robinson walks across and drags it off the inner half past mid-wicket, no timing and hence the fielder gets to the ball, saves a run

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