New Zealand vs South Africa T20 Highlights: New Zealand has defeated South Africa by 68 runs. In the second match of the T20 series, the Kiwi bowlers wreaked such havoc that the African batsmen were seen craving one run each. In this match played in Hamilton, New Zealand team batted first and scored 175 runs. Devon Conway scored 60 runs. In response to this, the South African team could not even play the full 20 overs and were all out for 107 runs.
New Zealand and South Africa are tied one each in the five-match T20 series. Devon Conway scored 60 runs for New Zealand, who came to bat first. Captain Mitchell Santner played a brilliant inning of 20 runs and Nick Kelly played a brilliant inning of 21 runs in 12 balls. But Josh Clarkson was most impressed, who came in the last overs and scored 26 runs in 9 balls.
South Africa badly beaten
The South African team, which came to chase the target of 176 runs, was seen struggling from the beginning. By the score of 31, all three top order batsmen of South Africa had lost their wickets. Rubin Harman scored 19 runs and George Linde was the highest run scorer for the South African team. He scored 33 runs in 12 balls. Apart from him, no other batsman could get going.
There came a time in South Africa’s innings when the team scored 32 runs in a span of 4 overs and lost 6 wickets. It was impossible for him to return from here. In the end, the entire South African team could play only 15.3 overs and all the batsmen were out for 107 runs.
For New Zealand, fast bowler Lockie Ferguson wreaked havoc, giving only 16 runs in 3.3 overs and also taking 3 wickets. He also bowled a maiden over, which is very rare to see in T20 cricket.
