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

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

Keshav Maharaj to Bevon Jacobs, 1 run, fired full and outside off, Jacobs lofts it on the bounce to long-off

Keshav Maharaj to Bevon Jacobs, SIX, back to back sixes. That's more like it. Maharaj overcorrects and drifts it into leg, Jacobs stays inside the line and whips it towards long leg. Another teaser for the fielder on the rope and the ball evades his leap

Keshav Maharaj to Bevon Jacobs, SIX, New Zealand need plenty of this. Floated up outside off, invitation was there and Jacobs took it, he goes with the spin over extra cover and gets enough for the ball to landed over the rope

Keshav Maharaj to Bevon Jacobs, SIX, shot! Jacobs has a big reputation of being a power-hitter. He gets this away nonchalantly. Flighted delivery, not quite in the arc but Jacobs uses his long reach and lofts straight down the ground. The power on the shot takes it all the way..

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

Keshav Maharaj to Nick Kelly, out Bowled!! Dragged on! Maharaj strikes back after being hit for a boundary. A painful stay for Kelly comes to an end. He once again moves away and attempts the pull, though the length was short, there was not enough room for him to free his hands, he gets an under-edge and the ball drops onto the stumps. New Zealand in big trouble now. Nick Kelly b Keshav Maharaj 14(18) [4s-1]

Keshav Maharaj to Nick Kelly, FOUR, boundary after ages. Much needed one for Kelly. Fraction short and around leg, Kelly makes room and nails the pull flat towards deep mid-wicket, the ball bounces in front of the fielder and beats him

Keshav Maharaj to Bevon Jacobs, no run, tossed up on off, Jacobs pushes it back to Maharaj

Keshav Maharaj to Tim Robinson, out Tim Robinson Run Out!! 1 run completed. That's what pressure does! It had been 30 balls since the last boundary. The asking rate was over 11. The pair had to get on with it. They attempted a suicidal second run and Robinson pays the price. Floated up and Robinson's eyes light up, he goes for the big shot and ends up slicing it over cover. The ball lands beyond the 30-yard circle and Robinson decides to go back for the second. Smith swoops down from sweeper cover and sends in a flat throw to the striker's end, Connor Esterhuizen does the rest and even a full stretch dive from Robinson does not save him. Tim Robinson run out (Jason Smith/Connor Esterhuizen) 25(20) [4s-1]

Keshav Maharaj to Nick Kelly, 1 run, did that carry? Tosses it up and invites Kelly into the drive, it is struck back uppishly and not sure if it carried to Maharaj. He does not make a clean stop and the duo cross over

Keshav Maharaj to Nick Kelly, no run, short of length on leg, Kelly backs away and knocks it to cover

Keshav Maharaj to Tim Robinson, 1 run, quicker and fuller around off, Robinson drives to long-off

Keshav Maharaj to Nick Kelly, 1 run, drifted across from round the wicket, Kelly opens the bat face and directs it square of the wicket