NZ vs SA Highlights, 2nd T20I: New Zealand beat South Africa by 68 runs, level series 1-1

Lockie Ferguson to Connor Esterhuizen, SIX! Just over! Full from Lockie, on the stumps. Connor Esterhuizen plays with a vertically angled bat and lofts it downtown. The ball lands on the boundary ropes on the full and goes for a six.

Lockie Ferguson to Connor Esterhuizen, And again! Hard length, far outside off. Connor Esterhuizen stands tall to smash it past cover-point, but fails to connect.

Lockie Ferguson to Connor Esterhuizen, Play and a miss​​​​​​! Back of a length, zips over middle, Connor Esterhuizen backs away to slash but misses a sharp, pacy delivery.

Kyle Jamieson to Wiaan Mulder, INSIDE EDGE, FOUR! Lucky, very lucky! Lands it in thereabouts of the off stump, on a tad fuller length. The ball cuts back in prodigiously as Wiaan Mulder looks to drive it to cover, but gets a thick inside edge past the stumps. The ball beats the diving keeper to his left and bullets away to the fence behind.

Kyle Jamieson to Wiaan Mulder, Undone​​​​​​! That stays underground and jags back in from a length, on top of off. Wiaan Mulder is outfoxed by the lack of bounce and is beaten on the pull shot.

Kyle Jamieson to Wiaan Mulder, Fuller one now, at 129.4 kph, on middle and leg. Wiaan Mulder flicks it along the ground, through square leg for a couple of runs.

Kyle Jamieson to Wiaan Mulder, Sharp bumper, outside off. Wiaan Mulder shapes up to pull it to the leg side, but fails to put bat on the ball as it nips away.

Kyle Jamieson to Wiaan Mulder, SIX! Connects, and connects so well! Jamieson bangs it short on top of off. Wiaan Mulder nails the pull shot to perfection, and the ball disappears out of the ground behind deep mid-wicket. It lands on the road and luckily, it doesn't hit any of the moving cars out there.

Kyle Jamieson to Wiaan Mulder, On a back of a length, jagging back in from off. Wiaan Mulder is pinned in the crease, looks to flick it to the leg side, but gets slammed on the back thigh.

Lockie Ferguson to Wiaan Mulder, At a ballistic pace, short and onto the pads. Wiaan Mulder is hurried onto the back foot, gets across, but misses to glance it to the leg side. The ball deflects off the thigh pad and rolls behind to deep fine leg. They get a leg bye.

Lockie Ferguson to Wiaan Mulder, Another dot! Back of a length, nibbling away far outside off. Wiaan Mulder has a big slash at it, but the ball whistles over his angled bat.

Lockie Ferguson to Wiaan Mulder, Slams the deck really hard, outside off, Wiaan Mulder presses back and cuts it to backward point. So far, so good by Lockie.

Lockie Ferguson to Wiaan Mulder, Drives the full ball crisply but cannot get it past the cover fielder.

Lockie Ferguson to Connor Esterhuizen, Sharp nip-backer at 138.4 kph, on a length. Connor Esterhuizen is cramped up for space as he tries to block off the back foot. The ball beats the inside edge, deflects off the back thigh and rolls to the right of the first slip for a leg bye.

Lockie Ferguson to Connor Esterhuizen, Inswinger full and on off, Connor Esterhuizen drives it nicely off the front foot, but straight to the cover-point fielder.

So far we haven't seen much of dew...

Kyle Jamieson to Connor Esterhuizen, Fractionally full, nipping away outside off. Connor Esterhuizen pushes at it with no footwork and gets a thick outside edge. The ball squirrels behind to the left of deep third. Cole McConchie slides to cut it off. A single taken. So just 3 from the opening over. South Africa need 173 runs from 114 balls.

Kyle Jamieson to Connor Esterhuizen, WIDE! A bit too straight this time around, going down leg on a length. Connor misses the flick. Wide called.

Kyle Jamieson to Connor Esterhuizen, Full and with a little bit of away shape, on the fifth stump. Connor Esterhuizen presses in front and drives it to short cover.

Kyle Jamieson to Connor Esterhuizen, Microscopic outswing, full and around off. Connor Esterhuizen watches it closely and taps it to backward point.

Kyle Jamieson to Wiaan Mulder, Oh, this one skids and nips back in on the leg stump. Wiaan Mulder is rushed on the back foot, but controls the pull shot to deep backward square leg for a single. South Africa and Mulder are off the mark in the chase.

Kyle Jamieson to Wiaan Mulder, Play and a miss! Bangs it short and outside off. It climbs further after pitching. Wiaan lines up to pull, but misses to connect.

Kyle Jamieson to Wiaan Mulder, BEATEN! Swing straightaway for Jamieson as this shapes away, full and outside off. Wiaan Mulder is invited to play at it. He tries to drive past cover, but the ball keeps moving away from him and beats the edge.

Welcome back for the chase. The hosts are out in the middle. Connor Esterhuizen and Wiaan Mulder to open for South Africa. Kyle Jamieson to bowl first. Let's play...

...THE CHASE...

South Africa have the upper hand? South Africa have done a decent job, but that final over has put extra pressure on the batting unit. The slower-cutters and pace-off deliveries are go-to on this pitch, and South Africa bowled to the conditions. While the spinners went over 10 per over, the pacers held fort by bowling tight and on the economical side. They are still the favourites to win, but New Zealand have the runs to play with as compared to the first game and will come hard at the Proteas batters. Stay tuned for the chase. 

Kiwis improve with the bat - It wasn't easy going for New Zealand as, after being asked to bat first, the openers struggled to time the ball well, adding just 43 runs in the Powerplay. Devon Conway held one innings after losing Latham and Robinson. Nick Kelly and Mitchell Santner showed some intent but fell after playing a quick cameo. New Zealand continued to lose wickets regularly, but Josh Clarkson's (26 off 9) innings could prove to be pivotal in this game. 

The final over drama! How big a blunder that final over could prove to be! Despite having the service of Wiaan Mulder available, Keshav Maharaj took the responsibility to close out the innings but instead conceded 24 runs off the final over, taking New Zealand towards a competitive total.

Keshav Maharaj to Josh Clarkson, FOUR! That has been hit mercilessly. Fraction short just outside off, Clarkson backs away and hammers it straight back past the bowler. It races to the ropes, to the right of long off, for four runs. 24 runs from the final over. NEW ZEALAND FINISH AT 175/6.

Keshav Maharaj to Josh Clarkson, WIDE! Reload! Clarkson shuffles in the crease and seeing that, Keshav pushes it miles outside the off stump. It crosses the tramline and a wide is called.

Keshav Maharaj to Josh Clarkson, SIX! PUNISHED! Bowls it full, flat and wide, Josh Clarkson comes dancing down the track and launches it over long off for a huge six.

Keshav Maharaj to Josh Clarkson, BEATEN! There's the quicker one, on a length, spinning and gripping from off. Josh Clarkson backs away and has a slash at it, only to miss.

Keshav Maharaj to Josh Clarkson, SIX! That's a big strike! Shortish delivery by Maharaj, on middle. Josh Clarkson hangs deep in the crease and pulls it deep into the grassbanks behind deep mid-wicket.

Keshav Maharaj to Cole McConchie, Slows up through the air, short and spinning away from off. Cole McConchie adjusts very late to it and fends it to the right of short third for a single.

Keshav Maharaj to Cole McConchie, SIX! Geez, that is a seriously good hit! Keshav drops it into the slot, on middle. Cole McConchie picks the length in a trice and shimmies down the track. Gets under the ball and pumps it down the ground for a cracking six.

Fina over coming up. Oh, it's Keshav Maharaj to bowl. South Africa had the option of Wiaan Mulder but the skipper wants to close the innings.

Ottneil Baartman to Josh Clarkson, Slower short delivery, on top of middle and leg. Josh Clarkson waits and pulls it to the left of deep square leg for two more. 150 up for New Zealand!

Ottneil Baartman to Josh Clarkson, At 119.3 kph, this is bashed on a length, outside off. Josh Clarkson slams it to the left of cover. The fielder half stops with a dive and takes the sting out of the ball as it is cut off in the outfield. Two taken.

Ottneil Baartman to Josh Clarkson, FOUR! Good execution! Scrambled-seam delivery, short but down leg. Josh Clarkson presses back, uses the pace and helps it to deep fine leg for a boundary.

Ottneil Baartman to Cole McConchie, Short of a good length, on the stumps. Cole McConchie pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

Ottneil Baartman to Cole McConchie, A negligible nip back into the batter, on a length. Cole McConchie is undone by the off-pace delivery, but manages to bunt it back to the bowler.

Ottneil Baartman to Josh Clarkson, Slower ball, length and outside off. Josh Clarkson chop-cuts it to point for a single.

Who'll bowl the penultimate over? It is Ottneil Baartman. His figures so far read 3-0-21-1. 

Gerald Coetzee to Josh Clarkson, Full and on middle, Josh flicks it through wide mid on for a single. A fantastic spell comes to an end from Gerald Coetzee. He finishes off with figures reading 4-0-28-1.

New Zealand lose another wicket. Josh Clarkson replaces James Neesham.

Gerald Coetzee to James Neesham, OUT! EDGED AND CAUGHT BEHIND! Good mix-up from Gerald Coetzee in this over and he gets rewarded with a wicket. He goes pace on this time around. Lands it too full and wide outside off. James Neesham looks to carve it through the off side, but gets an outside edge. A simple catching practice for Connor Esterhuizen behind the wickets. New Zealand are 140/6.

Gerald Coetzee to Cole McConchie, Oh, that could have gone anywhere, but Cole McConchie gets away with it. Another leg cutter from Gerald. Into the pitch, nipping back in and around off. Cole McConchie shapes up to cut it wide of point, but gets it ballooned wide of mid-wicket for a single.

Gerald Coetzee to Cole McConchie, Follows up with a pace off. On a length, sliding on the leg stump line. Cole McConchie fails to pick the leg cutter and swings across the line, only to miss.

Gerald Coetzee to Cole McConchie, Bowled with jets now. Short outside off, Cole McConchie slaps it to the right of deep point and they hustle back for the second run. Good running between the wickets.

Gerald Coetzee to Cole McConchie, FOUR! Important runs! Coetzee tries the slower ball, short and on leg. Cole McConchie waits on it and whips it over short fine leg for a boundary.