NZ vs SA 3rd T20I 2026 Highlights: Mitchell Santner-led New Zealand secured an 8-wicket victory against Keshav Maharaj-led South Africa in the 3rd T20I match played on March 20 at Eden Garden, Auckland.
| Tournament | South Africa tour of New Zealand 2026 |
| Team | New Zealand vs South Africa, 3rd T20I |
| Date | Friday, March 20, 2026 |
| Toss | New Zealand won the toss and opted to bowl |
| Venue | Eden Park, Auckland |
| Result | New Zealand won by 8 Wickets |
NZ vs SA 3rd T20I 2026 Playing 11
New Zealand
Devon Conway, Tom Latham(w), Tim Robinson, Nick Kelly, Bevon Jacobs, Mitchell Santner(c), James Neesham, Cole McConchie, Kyle Jamieson, Ben Sears, Lockie Ferguson
South Africa
Wiaan Mulder, Tony de Zorzi, Connor Esterhuizen(w), Rubin Hermann, Jason Smith, Dian Forrester, George Linde, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj(c), Nqobani Mokoena, Lutho Sipamla
NZ vs SA 3rd T20I 2026 Scoreboard
| Team | Score |
| South Africa | 136-9 (20 ov) |
| New Zealand | 137-2 (16.2 ov) |
NZ vs SA 3rd T20I 2026 Scorecard
South Africa Batting
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Tony de Zorzi | c Ferguson b Sears | 15 | 18 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Wiaan Mulder | c McConchie b Ferguson | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor Esterhuizen † | c Kelly b Santner | 15 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 187.5 |
| Jason Smith | c Conway b Santner | 10 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 142.85 |
| Rubin Hermann | b McConchie | 4 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Dian Forrester | c Robinson b Neesham | 17 | 15 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 113.33 |
| George Linde | c †Latham b Jamieson | 23 | 19 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 121.05 |
| Gerald Coetzee | c †Latham b Jamieson | 16 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 200 |
| Keshav Maharaj (c) | b Sears | 3 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 37.5 |
| Nqobani Mokoena | not out | 26 | 20 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 130 |
| Lutho Sipamla | not out | 4 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
New Zealand Bowling
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
| Kyle Jamieson | 4 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 10.5 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| Lockie Ferguson | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2.25 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitchell Santner | 3 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Sears | 4 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 6.75 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole McConchie | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| James Neesham | 3 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 7.33 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
New Zealand Batting
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Devon Conway | c Hermann b Maharaj | 39 | 26 | 57 | 4 | 2 | 150 |
| Tom Latham † | not out | 63 | 55 | 81 | 7 | 2 | 114.54 |
| Tim Robinson | lbw b Sipamla | 17 | 17 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 100 |
| Nick Kelly | not out | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
South Africa Bowling
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
| Gerald Coetzee | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 5.75 | 16 | 3 | 1 |
| Lutho Sipamla | 2.2 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 11.14 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Nqobani Mokoena | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 8.33 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Keshav Maharaj | 3 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| George Linde | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 7.33 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Wiaan Mulder | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
NZ vs SA 3rd T20I 2026 Highlights
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Player of the Match
Lockie Ferguson | New Zealand
eah, good day. I’m stoked to be back playing in Auckland. Great crowd tonight as always here, so yeah, chuffed with that. No, the groundies do a great job here. We give them a few beers to put a bit of extra pace and bounce in them, but they always do an excellent job.
