24 year old batsman got player of the match, South Africa defeated New Zealand by 19 runs in Wellington

By Samira Vishwas On Mar 24, 2026

NZ vs SA 4th T20: Keshav Maharaj (Keshav Maharaj) The South African cricket team, captained by, won the fourth match of the T20 series played in Wellington on Sunday, March 22, defeating New Zealand by 19 runs. It is noteworthy that with this the five-match T20 series is now level at 2-2.

Connor Esterhuizen hits a fifty: In this match, the visiting team South Africa won the toss and chose to bat first, after which the team’s 24 year old young batsman Connor Esterhuizen laid the foundation of the team’s victory. He came on the field to bat at number-3 and scored 57 runs in just 36 balls with the help of 7 fours and 3 sixes. For this brilliant inning, he has been honored with the Player of the Match award.

Apart from them, Tony De Jorji (23 runs on 21 balls) and Rubin Harman (28 not out on 25 balls) added some important runs for South Africa, on the basis of which South Africa put 164 runs on the score board after losing 5 wickets in 20 overs of their innings. If we talk about New Zealand’s bowlers, Kyle Jamieson took 2 wickets for 29 runs in 4 overs, while Jack Foulkes, Ben Sears and Cole McConchie took one wicket each.

The host team was reduced to 145 runs: In the Wellington T20 match, New Zealand had a target of 165 runs to win, chasing which almost half of the Kiwi team (five players) returned to the pavilion after getting out in a single digital score. This is a big reason that he could not stay on the field for the entire 20 overs and was all out after scoring 145 runs in 18.5 overs. Let us tell you that Tim Robinson added the most runs for them and played an inning of 32 runs on 22 balls. Apart from him, Dan Cleaver contributed 26 runs on 16 balls.

Gerald Coetzee took three wickets: Fast bowler Gerald Coetzee was the most successful bowler for South Africa, taking 3 wickets for 31 runs in 3.5 overs for New Zealand. Apart from them, Otneil Bartman, Prenell Subrayen and Keshav Maharaj took 2 wickets each and Viaan Mulder got one wicket.

Let us tell you once again that with this the five-match T20 series has now reached the level of 2-2. That means whoever wins the fifth and last match of the series will also win this series.