Jess Kerr’s impressive bowling, Sophie Devine’s crucial innings, and captain Amelia Kerr’s all-round performance led New Zealand to a six-wicket victory over South Africa in the fourth T20I match. With this win, New Zealand secured the five-match series 3-1 with one game remaining.
South Africa, opting to bat first, set a competitive total of 159/6 in 20 overs, boosted by Annerie Dercksen’s quick 55 not out. Despite a solid start by opener Sune Luus and Laura Wolvaardt, New Zealand’s consistent breakthroughs, especially by Jess Kerr, restricted South Africa.
In response, New Zealand faced an early setback but recovered well with Georgia Plimmer’s 29 and skipper Amelia Kerr’s 31. However, it was Sophie Devine’s explosive 64 off 34 balls that turned the game in New Zealand’s favor. Despite some resistance from Chloe Tryon, New Zealand comfortably chased down the target with nine balls to spare.
