First Innings: South Africa Batting
Batter Dismissal Runs Balls Fours Sixes SR Rubin Hermann b Sears 39 31 4 1 125.81 Tony de Zorzi b Clarkson 12 14 3 0 85.71 Wiaan Mulder b Sears 31 29 2 2 106.90 Connor Esterhuizen not out 75 33 5 6 227.27 Dian Forrester b Foulkes 21 13 1 1 161.54 Jason Smith not out 1 2 0 0 50.00 Total 4 Wickets (20.0 Overs) 187
New Zealand Bowling
Bowler Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Economy Zakary Foulkes 4.0 0 22 1 5.50 Josh Clarkson 2.0 0 14 1 7.00 Ben Sears 4.0 0 37 2 9.25 James Neesham 2.0 0 21 0 10.50 Kyle Jamieson 4.0 0 43 0 10.75 Cole McConchie 4.0 0 48 0 12.00
Second Innings: New Zealand Batting (Target: 188)
Batter Dismissal Runs Balls Fours Sixes SR Tim Robinson b Mulder 25 20 1 0 125.00 Katene Clarke b Baartman 2 4 0 0 50.00 Dane Cleaver b Mulder 22 17 3 0 129.41 Nick Kelly b Coetzee 14 18 1 0 77.78 Bevon Jacobs b Coetzee 36 19 2 3 189.47 James Neesham b Baartman 24 24 2 0 100.00 Josh Clarkson b Maharaj 13 10 2 0 130.00 Cole McConchie not out 1 2 0 0 50.00 Zakary Foulkes not out 4 2 1 0 200.00 Total 8 Wickets (20.0 Overs) 154
South Africa Bowling
Bowler Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Economy Gerald Coetzee 4.0 0 21 2 5.25 George Linde 2.0 0 11 0 5.50 Prenelan Subrayen 4.0 0 22 0 5.50 Ottniel Baartman 4.0 0 33 2 8.25 Wiaan Mulder 3.0 0 28 2 9.33 Keshav Maharaj 3.0 0 35 1 11.67
Format Total Matches New Zealand Wins South Africa Wins No Result / Draws Series Champion T20 Internationals 5 2 3 0 South Africa (3-2)
Top 5 Run Scorers of the Series
Batter Name Team Squad Matches Played Total Runs Highest Innings Score Strike Rate Connor Esterhuizen South Africa 5 218 75 Not Out 184.74 Bevon Jacobs New Zealand 5 184 58 161.40 Rubin Hermann South Africa 5 152 44 131.03 Tim Robinson New Zealand 5 138 61 143.75 Wiaan Mulder South Africa 5 114 36 118.75
Top 5 Wicket Takers of the Series
Bowler Name Team Squad Overs Bowled Total Wickets Best Bowling Figures Economy Rate Gerald Coetzee South Africa 19.0 9 3 wickets for 18 runs 6.42 Ben Sears New Zealand 18.0 8 3 wickets for 24 runs 7.66 Ottniel Baartman South Africa 17.4 7 2 wickets for 21 runs 7.92 Zakary Foulkes New Zealand 16.0 6 2 wickets for 19 runs 6.12 Wiaan Mulder South Africa 14.0 5 2 wickets for 28 runs 8.50
Team Powerplay Analysis (Overs 1-6 Average)
Team Squad Average Powerplay Runs Wickets Lost Average Sixes Hit Dot Ball Percentage South Africa 48 Runs 1.4 Wickets 1.8 Sixes 46.2% New Zealand 43 Runs 1.8 Wickets 1.2 Sixes 51.4%
Boundary Dominance Index
Team Squad Total Fours Hit Total Sixes Hit Total Runs From Boundaries Percentage of Total Runs South Africa 68 Fours 28 Sixes 440 Runs 54.2% New Zealand 54 Fours 22 Sixes 348 Runs 48.6%
Middle Overs Choke Metrics (Overs 7-15)
Team Squad Average Middle-Overs Runs Wickets Lost Spin Economy Rate Pace Economy Rate South Africa 76 Runs 2.2 Wickets 6.12 7.45 New Zealand 68 Runs 3.4 Wickets 7.20 8.15
Death Overs Execution Leaderboard (Overs 16-20)
Bowler Name Team Squad Death Overs Bowled Runs Conceded Wickets Taken Yorker Percentage Gerald Coetzee South Africa 6.0 38 4 52.0% Zakary Foulkes New Zealand 4.0 29 2 44.0% Ottniel Baartman South Africa 5.0 44 3 38.5% Kyle Jamieson New Zealand 5.0 62 0 18.0%
Toss Impact Matrix
Match Number Toss Winner Decision Made First Innings Total Ultimate Match Winner Win Margin 1st T20I South Africa Elected to Bat 168 for 6 South Africa 14 Runs 2nd T20I New Zealand Elected to Bowl 152 All Out New Zealand 6 Wickets 3rd T20I South Africa Elected to Bowl 144 for 9 South Africa 4 Wickets 4th T20I New Zealand Elected to Bat 176 for 5 New Zealand 22 Runs 5th T20I New Zealand Elected to Bowl 187 for 4 South Africa 33 Runs
Direct Player Matchups
Strategic Batter vs Bowler Bowler Tactical Threat Batter Counter-Strategy Predicted Face-Off Winner Bevon Jacobs vs Gerald Coetzee Hard back-of-length rising deliveries targeting the ribs Opening the stance to pull behind square leg Gerald Coetzee Connor Esterhuizen vs Ben Sears Skidding low-skite yorkers targeted at the off-stump Deep crease positioning to convert into half-volleys Connor Esterhuizen James Neesham vs Keshav Maharaj Slower orthodox loop attacking the rough outside off Aggressive slog sweep with the natural spin arc James Neesham
Final Verdict
The series statistics validate South Africa’s superior consistency under extreme pressure, especially during the death overs. While New Zealand displayed moments of high brilliance at home through structured top-order scoring, South Africa’s highly disciplined pace variation setup coupled with explosive middle-order hitting from Connor Esterhuizen proved to be the absolute defining factor in their 3-2 victory.
