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Home  »  Cricket  »  Twenty20 Tri-Series in Zimbabwe 2025  »  Match 5 Full Commentary

South Africa vs New Zealand 2025 Match 5 Full Commentary

Result · Jul 22 2025, Tue - 04:30 PM (IST)
SOUTH AFRICA
134/8
NEW ZEALAND
135/3
New Zealand won by 7 wickets
CRR:8.53
Player Of The Match
  • 19.6

    Jacob Duffy to Nqaba Peter. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, thick edge in the air uncontrolled to third man for 2 runs, fielded by Foulkes. That concludes South Africa's innings. You would think 134 is a below par score on this pitch. None of the batters found their rhythm, and no partnership was able to sustain itself due to regular falling wickets. Jacob Duffy, Adam Milne, and Mitchell Santner took two wickets each for New Zealand in a fine bowling display. Stay tuned for the run chase coming up shortly.

  • 19.5

    Jacob Duffy to Nqaba Peter. Seaming in back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Seifert.

  • 19.4

    Jacob Duffy to Nqaba Peter. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Seifert.

  • 19.3

    FOUR! Jacob Duffy to Nqaba Peter. Reverse Swing-In half volley, outside off stump on the front foot Steer, outside edge past third man for 4 runs, mis-fielded by Foulkes.

  • 19.2

    Jacob Duffy to George Linde. Off cutter short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, in the air under control to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Mitchell.

  • 19.1

    Jacob Duffy to George Linde. Reverse Swing-Out half volley, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, mis-timed for no runs, fielded by Seifert.

  • 18.6

    Adam Milne to George Linde. Half volley, middle stump on the front foot Steer, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Chapman.

  • 18.5

    Adam Milne to George Linde. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for 2 runs, fielded by Santner, mis-fielded by Milne, fielded by O'Rourke.

  • 18.4

    Adam Milne to George Linde. Off cutter back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep point for 2 runs, mis-fielded by Foulkes.

  • 18.3

    Adam Milne to Nqaba Peter. Half volley, middle stump on the front foot glancing, to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by O'Rourke.

  • 18.2

    OUT! Caught. Adam Milne to Senuran Muthusamy. Off cutter back of a length, off stump on the back foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to extra cover, caught by Ravindra. Simple catch at covers.

  • 18.1

    SIX! Adam Milne to Senuran Muthusamy. Back of a length, to leg moves in front flick, well timed in the air under control over deep backward square leg for 6 runs.

  • 17.6

    Zak Foulkes to George Linde. Yorker, wide outside off stump on the front foot Steer, in the air under control to deep backward point for 2 runs, fielded by Duffy.

  • 17.5

    Zak Foulkes to George Linde. Half volley, down leg side on the front foot flick, missed for no runs, fielded by Seifert.

  • 17.4

    APPEAL! Zak Foulkes to Senuran Muthusamy. Off cutter length ball, down leg side on the front foot Slog, hit pad to short fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Duffy, appeal made for L.B.W. The umpire is unmoved.

  • 17.3

    Zak Foulkes to Senuran Muthusamy. Length ball, down leg side on the front foot flick, to deep backward square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Chapman.

  • 17.2

    Zak Foulkes to George Linde. Yorker, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to backward point for 1 run, shy attempt by Milne, mis-fielded by Foulkes.

  • 17.1

    Zak Foulkes to George Linde. Short, down leg side on the front foot reverse sweeping, missed for no runs, fielded by Seifert.

  • 16.6

    OUT! Caught. Jacob Duffy to Gerald Coetzee. Short, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, Gloved, caught by Seifert. Coetzee departs for a golden duck.

  • 16.5

    OUT! Caught. Jacob Duffy to Reeza Hendricks. Short, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to short extra cover, caught by Bracewell. Reeza's scratchy innings comes to an end.

  • 16.4

    Jacob Duffy to George Linde. Reverse Swing-Out half volley, down leg side on the front foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Foulkes.

  • 16.3

    Jacob Duffy to Reeza Hendricks. Off cutter short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Foulkes.

  • 16.2

    Jacob Duffy to Reeza Hendricks. Reverse Swing-In half volley, middle stump on the front foot working, to mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Foulkes.

  • 16.1

    Jacob Duffy to George Linde. Off cutter half volley, to leg on the front foot driving, to mid off for 1 run, shy attempt by Santner, fielded by Seifert.

  • 15.6

    Will O'Rourke to Reeza Hendricks. Slower length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot pushing, in the air under control to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Bracewell.

  • 15.5

    Will O'Rourke to George Linde. Length ball, off stump on the front foot flick, in the air under control to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Foulkes.

  • 15.5

    Wide Will O'Rourke to George Linde. Back of a length, off stump on the back foot glancing, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for 1 run, fielded by Seifert.

  • 15.4

    Will O'Rourke to Reeza Hendricks. Leg cutter short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Ravindra.

  • 15.3

    FOUR! Will O'Rourke to Reeza Hendricks. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep extra cover for 4 runs.

  • 15.2

    FOUR! Will O'Rourke to Reeza Hendricks. Back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.

  • 15.5

    FOUR! Kwena Maphaka to Tim Seifert. Off cutter full toss, wide down leg side on the front foot slog sweeping, well timed in the air under control past fine leg for 4 runs. New Zealand successfully chase down the target set by South Africa, completing a dominant performance to keep up their perfect record in the Tri-Series so far. Tim Seifert anchored the run chase with his unbeaten 66 to ensure they were always in control chasing the below par total. Senuran Muthusamy took two wickets for South Africa, but their bowlers couldn't apply any pressure with a wayward display conceding a significant number of wides. Tim Seifert's impressive innings earned him the Player of the Match award.

  • 15.4

    Kwena Maphaka to Daryl Mitchell. Off cutter length ball, off stump on the front foot working, in the air under control to long on for 1 run, fielded by Hendricks.

  • 15.4

    Wide Kwena Maphaka to Daryl Mitchell. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed for 1 run, fielded by Pretorius.

  • 15.3

    Kwena Maphaka to Tim Seifert. Off cutter length ball, off stump backing away driving, in the air uncontrolled to mid off for 1 run, fielded by van der Dussen.

  • 15.2

    Kwena Maphaka to Tim Seifert. Off cutter back of a length, off stump on the back foot pulling, hit body to silly point for no runs.

  • 15.1

    Kwena Maphaka to Daryl Mitchell. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, in the air under control to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Muthusamy.

  • End of Over 15
    Over 15. 14 runs. Bowler: Gerald Coetzee. New Zealand: 127/3 (rr 8.47)
  • 14.6

    Gerald Coetzee to Daryl Mitchell. Reverse Swing-In length ball, off stump on the front foot working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Hendricks.

  • 14.6

    Wide Gerald Coetzee to Daryl Mitchell. Bouncer, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed for 1 run, fielded by Pretorius.

  • 14.5

    FOUR! Gerald Coetzee to Daryl Mitchell. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control past long on for 4 runs.

  • 14.4

    FOUR! Gerald Coetzee to Daryl Mitchell. Reverse Swing-In length ball, wide outside off stump moves in front Scoop, well timed in the air under control past fine leg for 4 runs.

  • 14.3

    Gerald Coetzee to Tim Seifert. Reverse Swing-In half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to extra cover for 1 run, fielded by van der Dussen.

  • 14.2

    Gerald Coetzee to Daryl Mitchell. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to short mid wicket for 1 run, shy attempt by Muthusamy, fielded by van der Dussen.

  • 14.1

    Gerald Coetzee to Tim Seifert. Off cutter length ball, off stump on the back foot working, inside edge to square leg for 1 run, fielded by Muthusamy.

  • End of Over 14
    Over 14. 12 runs. Bowler: Nqaba Peter. New Zealand: 114/3 (rr 8.14)
  • 13.6

    Nqaba Peter to Tim Seifert. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Maphaka.

  • 13.5

    SIX! Nqaba Peter to Tim Seifert. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, well timed in the air under control over long off for 6 runs.

  • 13.4

    Nqaba Peter to Tim Seifert. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the front foot working, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to silly mid off for no runs.

  • 13.3

    Nqaba Peter to Daryl Mitchell. Leg spinner length ball, down leg side down the track working, in the air under control to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Simelane.

  • 13.2

    APPEAL! Nqaba Peter to Daryl Mitchell. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump down the track working, to long on for 2 runs, fielded by Brevis, appeal made for L.B.W. Half-hearted appeal from the bowler.

  • 13.1

    Nqaba Peter to Daryl Mitchell. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Muthusamy.

  • 13.1

    Wide Nqaba Peter to Daryl Mitchell. Leg spinner length ball, down leg side on the back foot pulling, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for 1 run, fielded by Pretorius.

  • End of Over 13
    Over 13. 8 runs. Bowler: Senuran Muthusamy. New Zealand: 103/3 (rr 7.92)
  • 12.6

    Senuran Muthusamy to Tim Seifert. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, back to bowler for no runs.

  • 12.5

    Senuran Muthusamy to Tim Seifert. Stock length ball, off stump on the back foot working, leading edge to silly mid off for no runs.

  • 12.4

    SIX! Senuran Muthusamy to Tim Seifert. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.

  • 12.3

    Senuran Muthusamy to Tim Seifert. Stock length ball, down leg side on the front foot working, hit pad to short leg for no runs, fielded by Pretorius.

  • 12.2

    Senuran Muthusamy to Daryl Mitchell. Stock ball half volley, to leg on the front foot working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Hendricks.

  • 12.1

    Senuran Muthusamy to Tim Seifert. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to deep extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Brevis.

  • End of Over 12
    Over 12. 7 runs. Bowler: George Linde. New Zealand: 95/3 (rr 7.92)
  • 11.6

    George Linde to Tim Seifert. Stock ball half volley, off stump on the front foot flick, in the air uncontrolled to mid off for 1 run, dropped catch by Linde, fielded by Hermann.

  • 11.5

    FOUR! George Linde to Tim Seifert. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past deep extra cover for 4 runs.

  • 11.4

    George Linde to Daryl Mitchell. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot working, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for 1 run, fielded by Hermann.

  • 11.3

    George Linde to Daryl Mitchell. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to silly mid on for no runs.

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