NZ vs SA 3rd T20I LIVE Score: Latham and Conway explode in powerplay, making small chase look easy

NZ vs SA 3rd T20I LIVE Score: Maharaj tries to give him the charge and hammer him, but it;s too quick and accurate. Good bowling, stump to stump, and it’s now 112/9.

NZ vs SA 3rd T20I LIVE Score: Jamieson with another wicket caught behind! Coetzee tries to guide it down behind the wicket, but glances off the outside edge. Another good low smart catch from Latham – 103/8 now.

NZ vs SA 3rd T20I LIVE Score: Another wicket tumbles! Linde after his four can’t square away a cut shot – genuine edge, nicely taken behind the wickets by Latham.

102/7 now, NZ strike as soon as the Proteas got some momentum.

NZ vs SA 3rd T20I LIVE Score: Gerald Coetzee is the kind of player you will always hear can swing the bat – maybe not even a true all-rounder, but with good T20 technique and power. Proving handy for SA here – takes South Africa to 98/6 after 14, then Linde finds the fence too as the 100 comes up finally.

NZ vs SA 3rd T20I LIVE Score: Gerald Coetzee picks up the slack! Pulls out a nifty reverse paddle-sweep off Santner for four runs, and then it’s all bat speed as the very next ball is hammered hard down the ground. Much-needed.

NZ vs SA 3rd T20I LIVE Score: South Africa unable to get any juice moving through this innings. Forrester gets width from Neesham and flashes hard, but doesn’t get enough height on it – it’s very well taken by backward point inside the ring.

It’s trouble for South Africa, 68/6.

NZ vs SA 3rd T20I LIVE Score: Big 12-run over to add some momentum into this innings! It’s been hard for the Proteas batters to play attacking shots but they need to here and there. That will help – Forrester gets one in his arc from McConchie and deposits it straight down the ground.

62/5 at the halfway mark.

NZ vs SA 3rd T20I LIVE Score: Hermann has to go! Nothing going South Africa’s way, the Kiwi bowlers lining up. Hermann tries to cut McConchie but it’s a little too full of a length. Under edge that rockets into his stumps and sends him packing.

46/5 – big effort needed.

NZ vs SA 3rd T20I LIVE Score: Turning like the subcontinent – Santner is a bowler at the top of his trade at the minute. Slower and looped onto a good length, Smith is far too early through his shot. Loses all shape, thick leading edge which settles in nicely in the hands of point.

NZ vs SA 3rd T20I LIVE Score: De Zorzi hasn’t found his rhythm in the middle, and his innings is at an end! Tries to get across and scoop Ben Sears, but the ball is fast, on a hard length, and moves just enough to cramp up the southpaw. Off the shoulder of his bat, he wants to go through fine leg but the ball loops to short third for another catch instead.

36/3.

NZ vs SA 3rd T20I LIVE Score: Second wicket down! Santner brings himself on early, and that’s a flat and quick one. Esterhuizen wanted to pounce on it and hit it hard, but it’s on to him too quickly. His shot is rushed, and it loops very comfortably to mid on for catching practice. 26/2.

NZ vs SA 3rd T20I LIVE Score: South Africa have lost one wicket early. But Esterhuizen has arrived and tried to up the scoring rate showing dominance of the Kiwi bowlers.

NZ vs SA 3rd T20I LIVE Score: A quiet yet steady start. De Zorzi got a boundary in the first over; only six runs were scored in the over. Jamieson found a good rhythm to keep them at six.

NZ vs SA 3rd T20I LIVE Score: So, here we go. Tony de Zorzi and Wiaan Mulder start the proceedings for South Africa with the bat. Kyle Jamieson will open the bowling for the hosts.

New Zealand: Josh Clarkson OUT, Bevon-John Jacobs IN

South Africa: Ottneil Baartman OUT, Lutho Sipamla IN

NZ vs SA 3rd T20I LIVE Score: The playing XIs are here –

South Africa Playing XI: Wiaan Mulder, Tony de Zorzi, Connor Esterhuizen (wk), Rubin Hermann, Jason Smith, Dian Forrester, George Linde, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj (c), Nqobani Mokoena, Lutho Sipamla

New Zealand Playing XI: Devon Conway, Tom Latham (wk), Tim Robinson, Nick Kelly, Bevon Jacobs, Mitchell Santner (c), James Neesham, Cole McConchie, Kyle Jamieson, Ben Sears, Lockie Ferguson

NZ vs SA 3rd T20I LIVE Score: New Zealand have won the toss and opted to field first.

NZ vs SA 3rd T20I LIVE Score: Two matches in, the numbers already show where this series has turned. Aiden Markram is the leading run-scorer across the first two games, while Devon Conway’s 60 in Hamilton pushed him to the top for New Zealand. On the bowling side, the early standout figures have come from New Zealand’s quicks in the second T20I, with Ben Sears taking 3 for 14 and Lockie Ferguson 3 for 16 as the hosts bundled South Africa out for 107 after posting 175 for 6. South Africa, though, stil have the comfort of that dominant seven-wicket win in the opener. With the series level at 1-1, individual impact and scoreboard pressure are already defining the rhythm of this contest.

NZ vs SA 3rd T20I LIVE Score: Eden Park may be home turf, but it has not been an easy T20I venue for New Zealand. Ahead of the third match, the series is level at 1-1, yet the broader numbers still lean toward South Africa. The Proteas lead the overall T20I head-to-head 13-9, and they have also won both their previous T20Is in Auckland. New Zealand’s own T20I record at Eden Park is unusually modest by home standards too, with 12 wins and 19 losses.

NZ vs SA 3rd T20I LIVE Score: After two games that pulled the series in opposite direction, New Zealand and South Africa arrive in Auckland with the contest effectively starting again. South Africa owned the opener with a ruthless bowling show and a calm chase. New Zealand answered in style in Hamilton, where their batting found shape and the bowlers backed it up with control and intent.

That is what makes this third T20I so compelling. With the series level and momentum up for grabs, Eden Park now hosts the first real swing of the tour.