Cole McConchie to Rubin Hermann, FOUR! Tossed up, around middle and off, Rubin Hermann gets close to the pitch of the ball and lofts this inside out over the fielder at extra cover for a boundary.
Cole McConchie is back for his final over. 18 runs and a wicket so far for him.
Cole McConchie to Rubin Hermann, Darted around off, Rubin Hermann looks to cut but misses out.
James Neesham to Rubin Hermann, Low full toss, wide outside off, Rubin Hermann leans towards the flight of the ball and drives this all along the ground through covers for a run.
James Neesham to Dian Forrester, On a length, around off, Dian Forrester pumps this through mid off for a strike rotation.
James Neesham to Dian Forrester, Back of a length, on off, Dian Forrester pushes this to mid off for no run.
James Neesham to Dian Forrester, SIX! Dispatched from the get-go. Short-pitched, on middle and off, Dian Forrester plants his front foot towards his leg and pulls this over the fence towards the deep mid-wicket region for a huge six. 100 UP FOR SOUTH AFRICA!
James Neesham to Rubin Hermann, Good length, on off, Rubin Hermann thumps this through mid on for a run.
James Neesham to Dian Forrester, Short pitched, around middle and off, Dian Forrester mishits the pull through mid-wicket for a single.
Kyle Jamieson to Dian Forrester, In front of the middle stump, on a fractionally fuller length, nipping away a tad bit. Dian Forrester lets the ball arrive and opens the bat face at the point of contact, to the left of point, for a quick single.
Kyle Jamieson to Rubin Hermann, Full and a slower one, on off. Rubin laces it through mid off for an easy single.
Kyle Jamieson to Dian Forrester, On a fuller length, outside off, Dian runs it past covers for a single.
Kyle Jamieson to Rubin Hermann, In the air... DROPPED! Bevon Jacobs is the guilty party in the deep. Short of a good length, on middle and leg. Rubin Hermann mistimes the pull shot off the top edge towards deep square leg. Bevon Jacobs does cover a good ground to his left from deep backward square leg, even gets his hands on the ball, but it just pops in and out of his palms. A single taken. Jamieson is not happy with that, as that was a regulation chance and should have been taken.
Kyle Jamieson to Rubin Hermann, Stump-to-stump now, on a hard length. Rubin Hermann rocks back and stabs it back at the bowler.
Kyle Jamieson to Rubin Hermann, SIX! Much needed! Back of a length, on leg, at belly-button height. Rubin Hermann gets on the back foot and nails the pul shot behind deep backward square leg for a 69-meter six.
Cole McConchie to Rubin Hermann, Tossed up nicely, full and outside off, Rubin Hermann drives it inside out to deep cover for a run.
Cole McConchie to Rubin Hermann, Drops it short, on off, Rubin Hermann stands tall and punches it to short cover.
Cole McConchie to Dian Forrester, Full in length, close to the off stump. Dian Forrester watchfully drives it through cover for a single.
Cole McConchie to Dian Forrester, In-angler on a length, on off. Dian hangs back and cuts it straight to point.
Dian Forrester is the next batter in for South Africa.
Cole McConchie to Tony de Zorzi, OUT! TAKEN! Back-to-back wickets for the hosts and Tony de Zorzi's struggling stay comes to an end. McConchie lands it in thereabouts of the off pole, and the length is full. Tony de Zorzi plants his back knee into the pitch and tries to knock it through the covers, with an expansive drive, but fails to keep it along the ground. Hits it flatly to James Neesham at extra cover who takes a sharp catch to his left. From 81/1, South Africa are now 83/3.
Cole McConchie to Rubin Hermann, Dropped short, outside off, slapped to deep cover for a single.
Ben Sears to Rubin Hermann, Back of a length, around off, Rubin Hermann presses back and square cuts it to deep point for a single to get off the mark.
Ben Sears to Rubin Hermann, On a length, on off, blocked straight to cover.
DRINKS! It has been a better showing with the bat from the Proteas thus far. Connor Esterhuizen was brilliant with the bat till he lasted and it is now on Tony de Zorzi and the rest to continue building on this platform and keep this momentum going. New Zealand will be hoping to take a few more wickets in quick succession. Rubin Hermann is the next batter in.
Is that clean enough? A Herculean effort from the debutant Katene Clarke as he claims this one. The replay shows that Clarke has taken this cleanly and Connor has to walk back.
Ben Sears to Connor Esterhuizen, OUT! CAUGHT! Well, it needed some piece of brilliance to halt this knock from Esterhuizen. A sensational catch from Katene Clarke in the deep, which brings this 81-run stand to an end. Esterhuizen gets a back-of-a-length delivery around fourth stump and decides to go for the pull. He stands tall and gets if off the inner half of the blade on it, completely mistiming the shot. Clarke is stationed at deep backward square leg and the ball is dropping in front of him. He sprints forward, launches into a full-length dive and scoops it with both hands. The TV Umpire wants to make sure though. Replays roll in and it is deemed a clean catch with Katene's fingers cleanly underneath the ball. Great commitment from the debutant and Esterhuizen has to go.
Ben Sears to Connor Esterhuizen, FOUR! Quick hands! Short in length, on top of middle and a slower one. Connor Esterhuizen pivots on the back foot, reads the pace off nicely, and pulls it between deep square leg and deep mid-wicket for a cracking boundary.
Ben Sears to Connor Esterhuizen, Nagging length, on off, tapped off the back foot to point.
Ben Sears to Connor Esterhuizen, FOUR! Timed and placed to perfection! FIFTY FOR ESTERHUIZEN! His maiden T20I half century, off just 33 balls. Looks at the heavens as he raises his bat for the first time ever in this format. It's been a solid knock so far and he would like to extend this one into a big one. Full and at the toes, with a bit of tail into the batter. Connor Esterhuizen clips it to the leg side and bisects the deep square leg and deep mid-wicket fielders for a boundary.
Cole McConchie to Connor Esterhuizen, Slides one across the batter, short in length from around the stump. Connor Esterhuizen stands tall and knocks it down to long off for a single. So 7 from Cole's second over. His figures read 2-0-15-0 so far.
Cole McConchie to Tony de Zorzi, A touch fuller than the previous one, on off, Tony de Zorzi drags it to the right of long on. Katene Clarke runs across and slides to cut it off. Just a single then.
Cole McConchie to Tony de Zorzi, An arm ball at 102 kph, on a length, outside off, Tony lets it go.
Cole McConchie to Tony de Zorzi, FOUR! Excellent placement! Drops it short now, well outside the off stump. Tony de Zorzi waits on it, presses back and punches it to the left of deep point for a boundary.
Cole McConchie to Tony de Zorzi, Full again, around off, drifting back in. Tony de Zorzi tries to carve it off side, but misses on the inside edge.
Cole McConchie to Connor Esterhuizen, Too full, on leg, Esterhuizen clips it to deep mid-wicket for a single. He moves to 47, and as per the on-air commentators, this is Connor Esterhuizen's highest individual score in T20Is now.
James Neesham to Connor Esterhuizen, Just 7 runs off the over. A slower-length delivery, around off. Esterhuizen plays it down to long off for a single.
James Neesham to Connor Esterhuizen, Good comeback from the skipper. Goes back to the shorter-length. Esterhuizen tries to pull but the line was bit too close for him to connect.
James Neesham to Connor Esterhuizen, Another dot! Fires it full and in line with the stumps. Esterhuizen hits it straight, but Neesham bends and stops it.
James Neesham to Connor Esterhuizen, James Neesham goes full and around off. Esterhuizen stays back and drives it to cover.
James Neesham to Tony de Zorzi, Short in length and around off. Tony de Zorzi pulls it through mid-wicket for a single.
James Neesham returns into the attack. Went for 16 runs off his first over. He replaces Zakary Foulkes from this end.
James Neesham to Tony de Zorzi, FLAT SIX! Superb shot. James Neesham continues to bowl it short and into the surface, on middle. Tony de Zorzi makes room and hits with a horizontal bat, flat over extra-cover for a biggie.
Cole McConchie to Tony de Zorzi, Flatter trajectory, outside off. Tony carves it away through covers and keeps the strike with a single.
Cole McConchie to Connor Esterhuizen, Darted on the pads, fuller-length. Esterhuizen flicks it through mid-wicket for a single.
Cole McConchie to Connor Esterhuizen, FOUR! Solid shot. Cole McConchie bowls the off-cutter, slightly full and straight, around off. Esterhuizen gets low and hammers it down the round for a boundary.
Cole McConchie to Tony de Zorzi, Flights it again, fuller and around off. Tony de Zorzi knocks it to cover for a single.
Cole McConchie to Tony de Zorzi, Loops it up a fuller delivery, slanting on leg. Tony de Zorzi is beaten for the flight as he tries to slog it away.
Cole McConchie to Connor Esterhuizen, Cole McConchie starts a bit too full and wide of off. Esterhuizen leans and crunches it to sweeper cover for a single.
That's the end of the Powerplay. Four double digit overs sandwiched between two quiet ones to sum up the field restrictions for both sides. Tony de Zorzi has struggled for timing, but Connor Esterhuizen is batting with fluency, and has scored the bulk in this stand. The good thing for the Proteas is that they haven't lost many wickets which is always a huge positive to build on a good score. As New Zealand look to break this partnership, Cole McConchie is called into the attack now.