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 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],

Gerald Coetzee to James Neesham, 1 run, run-out chance missed. High full toss and Neesham looks to swing it down the ground, gets it high on the bat and the ball lands in front of mid-off. Neesham gives up as he goes for the single but Maharaj's throw is not on target

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

Gerald Coetzee to James Neesham, no run, now a quick short ball. 146.5kph delivery with no room on offer, Neesham takes it on and attempts the pull, but this time he's late on the shot and the ball flies over the top-edge

Gerald Coetzee to James Neesham, no run, slower ball dug into the surface, Neesham is early into the shot and leaves his bat hanging up, toe-ends it and the ball rolls towards cover-point

Gerald Coetzee to James Neesham, 1 run, off-pace delivery, Neesham is early into his flat-batted shot and toe-ends it to backward point

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

Keshav Maharaj to James Neesham, 1 run, quicker and fraction short, Neesham pulls to deep mid-wicket and picks out the fielder

Keshav Maharaj to James Neesham, FOUR, Neesham joins the party. Flatter and sliding across, width on offer and Neesham flat-bats it down the ground. That came off the middle and gave long-off no chance

Keshav Maharaj to James Neesham, 2 runs, chance and not taken. Tough one and Coetzee does not even get a finger to it. Drifted across the left-hander, Neesham looks to swipe it across the line and gets a top-edge. The ball goes high and towards square leg. Coetzee comes around from short fine and dives but the ball evades his grasp

Subrayen to James Neesham, 1 run, short and outside off, Neesham chops it square of the wicket and the sweeper tidies up

Subrayen to James Neesham, 1 run, tossed up close to off, Neesham dabs it to backward point and crosses over

Subrayen to James Neesham, 2 runs, fraction short and sliding in, Neesham pulls between deep mid-wicket and long-on, almost split the two fielders in the deep but a good tag-team work keeps it to a brace

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

Subrayen to James Neesham, no run, slower and hint of turn, Neesham defends with soft hands and the outer edge rolls to short third

Subrayen to James Neesham, 1 run, in the air and goes on the bounce. Top effort from Mulder. Neesham swipes it flat and towards long-on, Mulder charges in and dives forward, collects it on the half volley

Subrayen to James Neesham, 1 run, short and sliding in, Neesham tucks it to square leg

Keshav Maharaj to James Neesham, 1 run, nudged square on the leg-side and gets off the mark with a single

Keshav Maharaj to James Neesham, no run, drifted across off, Neesham prods forward and blocks it to the off-side

Keshav Maharaj to James Neesham, no run, flighted delivery around leg, Neesham leans forward and turns it to mid-wicket