Pitch: Sky Stadium (formerly Westpac/Basin Reserve area) uses drop-in pitches that typically favour batters with good bounce and true pace. Boundaries are not huge, encouraging big hitting. The famous Wellington wind is a key factor — it can assist seamers and make aerial hitting difficult. Average first innings T20I score here is around 148.

Weather: Wellington is infamous for strong winds. Afternoon match at 2:45 PM local — some gusty wind expected which could affect boundary hitting. Slight cloud cover may assist NZ’s pace bowlers early. Low rain risk but Wellington weather is always unpredictable.

New Zealand Women are favourites to seal the series 3-1 at Wellington. They lead 2-1, Amelia Kerr is the form player of the series, and home conditions at Sky Stadium with Wellington’s famous wind suit their pace attack. A win here would be a huge confidence boost ahead of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in England.

South Africa need their batting to finally fire. If Wolvaardt and Tryon click together at the top, SA can post 160+ and defend it. Ayabonga Khaka’s bowling gives them a real weapon — but NZ won’t give an inch.