New Zealand vs South Africa 1st T20I LIVE Score Updates

No run.

2 runs.

SIX! Reverse swept over the fence for six. Short of a length, around middle and leg, James Neesham brings out the reverse sweep, hits this way too well and clears the fielder at deep point for a biggie.

Short and around off, James Neesham pulls this flat through mid on for a single.

FOUR! Innovative from Neesham for four. Short and around leg, James Neesham walks across the stumps and scoops this through the left of short fine leg for a boundary. This was much-needed from Neesham.

On a length around off, Cole McConchie chips this way beyond mid off and takes three as Gerald Coetzee cuts it just inside the fence around the long off region.

Back of a length around middle and off, Cole McConchie flicks this in the gap between deep square leg and fine leg for a couple of runs.

Back of a length on middle and off, James Neesham pulls this to mid on for one.

Full and around off, James Neesham pushes this from the bottom of his bat to mid off for a dot.

Sliding away, on the shorter side. Neesham glides it with an open bat face behind point for one.

Nearly sneaked through! Going across the batter, on a good length, on middle. Neesham is tentative with his footwork and goes searching for the ball. Ekes out an inside edge onto the pads.

Shorter and outside off. McConchie gets on top of the bounce and punches it to deep cover for a single to get off the mark.

Sliding on with the arm, full and on middle. Cole McConchie hurriedly squeezes it out off the outer half to point.

DRINKS! Well, it has not been a good outing thus far for the Kiwis as they are in deep trouble at 54 for 6. South Africa are all over the Kiwis and they'll be aiming to restrict the Kiwis to under 100 and start this tour on the front foot. Cole McConchie joins James Neesham out in the middle. Can this pair forge a recovery for the home side?

OUT! CLEANED HIM UP! Keshav Maharaj wins the battle between the two left-arm finger spinners. Maharaj offers flight and pulls the length back, on middle. The match-up is in favour of Santner and he premeditatively jumps out of the crease. He looks to go big on the leg side and swings at it but he is nowhere near the pitch of the ball. The ball lands and spins enough to go past the inside edge and shatter the stumps. The 18-run stand has been broken and New Zealand are now 54/6.

Gets away with it! A loose ball from Maharaj, on a length, down leg. Neesham walks inside the line to play the sweep but can't beat short fine leg. Nqobani Mokoena cuts it off with a dive to his left. Just a single.

Dian Forrester goes full, in and around the off stump. Santner's weight is on the back foot as he swings to go over mid off. He does not quite get hold of it but manages to evade the back-tracking mid off fielder. The ball plugs in the outfield and Mitchell collects a couple.

Closer to the off stump, on a short of a length. Santner punches it straight to point.

Another slower one, on a good length, outside off. Neesham waits on it before punching it to deep cover. They cross.

Pace on now, on a back of a length, outside off. Santner flashes at it. It is sliced off the outer half to deep third for a single. The 50 is up for New Zealand.