CHRISTCHURCH:
A miserly bowling show helped give New Zealand a 2-1 lead of their T20 sequence towards South Africa with an eight-wicket win on Friday in Auckland.
Speedster Lockie Ferguson conceded simply 9 runs from his 4 overs within the first innings as South Africa have been restricted to 136-9 from their alloted overs at a postage stamp Eden Park floor famend for 200-plus scores.
Tom Latham guided the hosts to victory with 22 balls remaining, making 63.
New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner received the toss and elected to subject, placing South Africa in on a wicket sporting extra grass than standard.
The choice was vindicated throughout a fruitful powerplay for the hosts as they snared three wickets for simply 41 runs at a floor that often sees groups scoring at greater than 10 an over.
Ferguson bowled with tempo and accuracy to get Wiaan Mulder for a duck, earlier than Santner eliminated Connor Esterhuizen and Ben Sears had Tony de Zorzi.
Two extra wickets fell within the three overs after the powerplay as South Africa added simply 9 additional runs, Jason Smith and Rubin Hermann departing tamely.
Teenage quick bowler Nqobani Mokoena was the choose of the visiting batters with 26 from 20 balls, hitting three large sixes within the closing overs together with dispatching Kyle Jamieson to the longest boundary from the primary ball he confronted.
Sears, Santner and Jamieson took two wickets every, whereas Ferguson had one wicket from his stingy spell.
New Zealand began slowly in response, with Devon Conway and Latham taking part in with warning as South Africa’s openers discovered swing and seam with the brand new ball.
Each batters minimize unfastened within the fourth over, hitting Lutho Sipamla for 21 runs within the over because the batting pair each hit sixes.
The pair mixed for a 96-run opening stand earlier than Conway fell for a 26-ball 39 on the finish of the eleventh over.
The fourth T20 is in Wellington on Sunday.
