New Zealand vs South Africa LIVE Score, 4th T20: Stunning final over from Sears stops SA at 164-5 in 20 overs

An excellent demonstration of variation by Ben Sears who gives only two runs in the last over and one of them comes from leg byes. So, South Africa have been stopped well under 170.

SA 164-5 in 20 overs

Big over for South Africa and George Linde, the new batter, gets 14 out of the 16 runs in this over. Zakary Foulkes is put under pressure not just with fours but also with doubles. Now, we go into the last over. How much more can the Proteas get?

SA 162-5(19)

Kyle Jamieson finishes his spell with another wicket. It was a full ball from the lanky lad Jason Smith hit the ball alright but is caught right before the fence at long-off. Smith walks back for 19 and Jamieson returns with figures of 2-29.

SA 146-5(18)

James Neesham is dispatched for a four and a six by Jason Smith early in the over and then Rubin Hermann finishes his spell with a boundary. 15 runs come in this over and South Africa will want a similar ending to their innings.

SA 138-4(17)

Jason Smith is really struggling here and Ben Sears definitely has bowled well. Rubin Hermann takes a single off leg byes on the first ball and then Sears bowls four straight dot balls to Smith who manages to end the over with a single. So, just 2 runs from the over.

SA 123-4(16)

Dian Forrester is gone and he also takes away a review with himself. Slower delivery from Zak Foulkes and it hits Forrester on his toe. Umpire gives it out but the batter wants to have another look at it. The review is wasted as it remains out.

SA 121-4(15)

Dian Forrester slams his second maximum and this is perhaps the biggest of the night. Zakary Foulkes goes for a slower, full delivery and Forrester picked it to dispatch over mid-wicket.

SA 121-3(14.4)

Four solid overs from Cole McConchie for just 26 runs and he also picked up the wicket of Tony de Zorzi. Brilliant spell from the off-spinner.

SA 113-3(14)

Dian Forrester fetches the ball from the off-side to send it over mid-wicket for a maximum. A brilliant shot from Forrester. South Africa have crossed 100 now.

SA 103-3(12.3)

Rubin Hermann takes on Kyle Jamieson on the very first ball of the over. Jamieson strays towards the pads and Hermann sends it over the boundary on the leg side. A total of 10 runs come in this over.

SA 95-3(12)

Cole McConchie strikes. Tony de Zorzi hits the ball well but hands it straight to the cover fielder. He goes back for 23(21) and New Zealand are making a strong comeback here with two quick wickets.

SA 85-3(11)

Debutant Katene Clarke has made a really strong first impression here. Ben Sears is pulled yet again into the leg side. On the boundary, Clarke comes running in and puts a strong dive forward to snatch the catch just above the turf. Brilliant effort. Esterhuizen is out for 57(36).

SA 81-2(9.4)

Connor Esterhuizen flicks Ben Sears into the leg side to bring up a boundary and his fifty. Just 33 balls taken by the right-hander for his half-century.

A ball later, he again targets the leg side to send this slower ball to the boundary with a strong pull.

SA 81-1(9.3)

New Zealand have definitely made a small comeback here. Last 24 balls have brought just 24 runs for South Africa. The pair of Tony de Zorzi and Connor Esterhuizen will have to take some more chances here as there are too many wickets left.

SA 73-1(9)

Tony de Zorzi was under pressure after five dot balls in the last over of powerplay but this time he is ready to break the shackles. James Neesham is being punished heavily here. He does manage to escape with only two more runs in the over but South Africa are definitely targetting Neesham.

SA 66-1(8)

49 had come in the last four overs but Zak Foulkes applies the brakes in the final over of the powerplay. He just gives a single to Connor Esterhuizen on the first ball and then bowls five dots to Tony de Zorzi. A shared powerplay for both the sides.

SA 50-1(6)

Conor Esterhuizen is really upping the ante here. Captain James Neesham brings himself into the attack and is made to instantly regret the decision with a flurry of boundary from Esterhuizen. The batter gets lucky with a boundary on the first ball and then he slams a well-timed four and a six. 14 come in the first three balls of the over.

SA 46-1(4.3)

Conor Esterhuizen sees the full ball and goes over mid-on for a four. The next ball, Ben Sears goes even fuller and Esterhuizen goes all the way for a maximum with a clean strike. 11 runs come from this over and South Africa have started well here after the wicket.

SA 32-1(4)

Conor Esterhuizen gets lucky on the previous ball to get a four off an inside edge but on the next delivery, he is in full control. Short ball from Kyle Jamieson and Esterhuizen launches it with a pull for a six.

SA 20-1(2.3)

While others have struggled due to the movement off the pitch, Tony de Zorzi looks really comfortable on his first ball as he plays a short arm jab to get a boundary.

And he finishes the over with another boundary. This time he goes straight with a solid punch. A good start for de Zorzi and not so much for Zak Foulkes.

SA 10-1(2)

The opening over of the game is a wicket maiden. Brilliant bowling from Kyle Jamieson. He consistently troubles the new batter Connor Esterhuizen in the four deliveries he faces to finish the over without a run.

NZ 0-1(1)

Kyle Jamieson delivers the perfect away-swinger to take the edge of Wiaan Mulder on just the second ball of the match. Perfect start for New Zealand and another failure for Mulder.

SA 0-1(0.2)

1. Mitchell Santner: 5
2. Ben Sears: 5
3. Keshav Maharaj/Lockie Ferguson: 4

1. Devon Conway: 100
2. Tom Latham: 81
3. Conor Esterhuizen: 68

• 1st T20I: South Africa won by 7 wickets
• 2nd T20I: New Zealand won by 68 runs
• 3rd T20I: New Zealand won by 8 wickets