Overview
- South Africa, which sealed the decider on Wednesday in Christchurch, beat New Zealand by 33 runs to take the series 3–2 after trailing 2–1.
- Connor Esterhuizen smashed 75 off 33 balls to lift the Proteas to 187/4 and earned both Player of the Match and Player of the Series.
- New Zealand finished on 154/8 as Gerald Coetzee, Wiaan Mulder and Ottneil Baartman each took two wickets with disciplined spells.
- The Black Caps used a depleted lineup under stand‑in captain James Neesham with Mitchell Santner rested and Tom Latham sidelined by injury.
- In the women’s match at the same venue, captain Amelia Kerr hit 105 and took two wickets in a 92‑run win that sealed New Zealand’s T20 series 4–1, with the ODI series starting Sunday in Christchurch.