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South Africa levelled the scoreline in the five-match T20I series against New Zealand and ensured that Wednesday’s final game will be a decider. They successfully defended what seemed a below-par score of 164 for 5 thanks largely to their spinners. Debutant off spinner Prenelan Subrayen and veteran left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj took four wickets between them and conceded 35 runs in their seven overs to take New Zealand from 76 for 3 in the ninth over to 112 for 7 in the 14th. New Zealand were bowled out inside 19 overs.
The hosts were significantly weakened from the team that took a 2-1 lead earlier in the week. Regular captain Mitchell Santner, opening batter Devon Conway and seamer Lockie Ferguson are being rested while stand-in captain Tom Latham was unavailable for this Sky exchange match after being hit on the thumb in game three. Latham will undergo scans to determine if he can play in the last fixture.