NEW DELHI: New Zealand comfortably beat South Africa by eight wickets in the third T20 thanks to a calm and steady chase led by Tom Latham and Devon Conway. Chasing 137 on a tricky pitch, the pair built a strong opening stand to ensure they did not lose early wickets. Latham remained unbeaten on 63 and led his team home with plenty of balls to spare.
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Cricket stars gather for Kuldeep Yadav’s grand wedding reception | A night full of starsThe pitch at Eden Park was not easy to bat on but New Zealand handled it smartly. Their bowlers did the early damage, reducing South Africa to 41-3 in the overs and 61-5 in the middle overs.Every bowler chipped in with wickets as Lockie Ferguson held firm. Mitchell Santner also impressed with the ball and helped break key partnerships.“It was a simple plan tonight. The pitch looked like it was going to work a bit early. It looked tricky and it was good how those two guys (Conway and Latham) could soak it up. You go too hard and lose a couple of wickets so the chase is a bit tough,” explained Santner.South Africa managed to bat their full 20 overs for the first time in the series but never really took control. Some late hitting from Nqobani Mokoena helped them reach 136 but it wasn’t enough. New Zealand caught up comfortably to take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series, with the next match to be played in Wellington.
