New Zealand vs South Africa
🥝 New Zealand — Series Form
🇿🇦 South Africa — Series Form
🥝 New Zealand Squad
Mitchell Santner (c), Katene Clarke, Josh Clarkson, Dane Cleaver (wk), Devon Conway (wk), Lockie Ferguson, Zak Foulkes, Bevon Jacobs, Kyle Jamieson, Nick Kelly, Tom Latham (wk), Jayden Lennox, Cole McConchie, Jimmy Neesham, Tim Robinson, Ben Sears, Nathan Smith, Ish Sodhi
🇿🇦 South Africa Squad
Keshav Maharaj (c), Ottneil Baartman, Eathan Bosch, Gerald Coetzee, Tony de Zorzi, Connor Esterhuizen, Dian Forrester, Jordan Hermann, Rubin Hermann (wk), George Linde, Nqobani Mokoena, Andile Simelane, Lutho Sipamla, Prenelan Subrayen, Jason Smith
Note: Second-string squad — senior SA players rested after T20 World Cup
New Zealand lead this series 2-1 and need just one more win to seal it at Wellington. After a disastrous 1st T20I where they were bowled out for 91, the Black Caps have been ruthless — winning by 68 runs and 8 wickets in the last two games. Devon Conway and Tom Latham’s 96-run opening partnership in the 3rd T20I set the tone for what has been a dominant batting performance.
South Africa are in serious trouble — they haven’t scored a single half-century in three T20Is, and they’ve now lost five of their last six matches across all formats. Captain Keshav Maharaj leads a second-string squad and the batting has consistently failed to set or chase competitive totals. George Linde has been their most consistent performer across multiple departments. This is effectively a must-win for SA or they lose the series 3-1.
The Sky Stadium Wellington surface offers drop-in pitch conditions with good bounce. Average first innings score is 153 — par for both teams. Wellington’s famous wind will play a role, as it always does at this venue.
⭐ Best Dream11 XI
- Tom LathamWKNZ
- Devon ConwayCNZ
- Tony de ZorziVCSA
- Nick KellyNZ
- Andile SimelaneSA
- George LindeSA
- Mitchell SantnerNZ
- Jimmy NeeshamNZ
- Lockie FergusonNZ
- Gerald CoetzeeSA
- Ben SearsNZ
📋 Breakdown
- Wicket-keeper1 — Latham
- Batters3
- All-rounders3
- Bowlers4
- New Zealand7 players
- South Africa4 players
New Zealand are dominant favourites to seal this series at Wellington. They have superior momentum, home conditions, and the individual match-winners. SA’s batting has been a disaster — not a single fifty in three T20Is is a damning statistic. Santner’s bowling attack with Ferguson and Sears has been clinical.
Broadcast: Sony Sports Network (TV) | FanCode & SonyLIV (streaming India) | Sky Sport (NZ)
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