Overview
- New Zealand Women beat South Africa by six wickets in the fourth T20I at Sky Stadium to take an unassailable 3-1 lead.
- Sophie Devine smashed 64 off 34 and Jess Kerr returned a career-best 3-16, while Annerie Dercksen made her maiden T20I fifty with 55 not out.
- South Africa’s men won the fourth T20I by 19 runs, bowling New Zealand out for 145 after posting 164-5.
- Connor Esterhuizen struck a maiden T20I fifty (57) and debutant Prenelan Subrayen (2-13) paired with captain Keshav Maharaj (2-22) as Gerald Coetzee added 3-31.
- New Zealand fielded a depleted XI with Tom Latham injured and Devon Conway, Mitchell Santner and Lockie Ferguson unavailable, with Jimmy Neesham captaining for a series that now heads to a decider in Christchurch.