New Zealand vs South Africa, 24th Match, Group D, ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 - Player Highlights

James Neesham to Aiden Markram, 1 run, slower-ball and dug in short outside off, may have been another leg-cutter, Aiden Markram gets forward to pull, mistimes it, off the thick inner half through the vacant mid-wicket area

James Neesham to Dewald Brevis, 1 run, slower-ball on a short of length and the leg-cutter just outside off, Dewald Brevis goes on the back foot and works it to deep backward square-leg

James Neesham to Aiden Markram, 1 run, full outside off, Aiden Markram gets forward to drive, timed sweetly but straight to the fielder at sweeper cover

James Neesham to Dewald Brevis, 1 run, short of length outside off, Dewald Brevis goes on the back foot and punches hard and straight to sweeper cover

James Neesham to Dewald Brevis, no run, slower-ball on a short of length outside off, Dewald Brevis goes on the back foot and punches it to cover, Santner fumbles and gives away one

James Neesham to Aiden Markram, 1 run, slower-ball and the leg-cutter full on middle, Aiden Markram gets forward to flick to long-on

James Neesham to Dewald Brevis, no run, good length and angled in on off, stops on Dewald Brevis a tad, who gets forward to push and it's in the air, but doesn't carry to cover

James Neesham to Dewald Brevis, FOUR, wry smile from Neesham. It's that man Phillips at deep mid-wicket again. He is in from the fence, so has to backtrack, nearly pulls off one of his many Superman catches. He leaps and goes with an outstretched right hand and the ball just clears that. Was a short delivery outside off, Brevis goes on the back foot and pulls flat, had Phillips not been charging forward or had he been back originally, it was a simple chance to him. Still he ran and then was airborne when he attempted to grab a blinder

James Neesham to Ryan Rickelton, out Caught by Daryl Mitchell!! Good judgement from Mitchell at long-on. It's full just outside off, the attempted leg-cutter but came out as a seam-up delivery, Mitchell is right on the ropes, takes it on the reverse-cup, the right leg is going over, so he lobs it back and to his left, goes out and comes back in to take it. Mitchell is pumped. Ryan Rickelton got forward to loft, off the bottom of the bat. That's why he couldn't get six. Ryan Rickelton c Daryl Mitchell b James Neesham 21(11) [4s-2 6s-1]

James Neesham to Aiden Markram, 1 run, short of length on off, Aiden Markram gets forward to nudge to long-on

James Neesham to Aiden Markram, FOUR, beautiful batting. A length delivery just outside off, Aiden Markram leans back and opens the face of the bat to glide it late, beats the dive of short third man to his right, no-one back on the third man fence

James Neesham to Ryan Rickelton, 1 run, good length on leg and middle, Ryan Rickelton gets forward to knock it to long-on