NZ vs SA Live Cricket Score

15.3 OUT! STRAIGHT UP THE CHIMNEY AND GONE! Wicket number 2 for Mulder and this is like a hammer blow on New Zealand. Smart change of pace from Wiaan. He rolls his fingers and bowls a slower one, short on middle, angling toward leg. Devon Conway stands tall, tries to pull it over square leg, but swings his blade a fraction early. Ends up getting a fat top edge as the ball balloons up and hangs for quite a bit over short fine leg. Ottneil Baartman is stationed there in the ring, but Connor Esterhuizen calls for his catch, running to his right and takes a fine catch to dismiss the well-settled Conway. The Kiwis are 124/5 down now. 124/5

6.3 OUT! CAUGHT! The skipper strikes in his first over and breaks the opening partnership. Keshav pitches it full and keeps the line around off. It lands, spins in with a bit of bounce. Tom Latham goes for a reverse sweep, but gets a top edge and the ball spoons straight into the safe hands of Ottneil Baartman stationed at short third. He takes the catch over his head with a reverse cup to send Latham packing. He couldn't have picked up fielder any better there. New Zealand are 48/1. 48/1

7.2 OUT! CHOPPED ON! Linde with a big wicket. Again, some turn and bounce on this one. It is pitched on a tad shorter length, just outside the off pole. It lands and grips away as Robinson tries to cut it square off the back foot. But he ends up inside edging it back onto the stumps. A short stay for Tim Robinson and he looks perplexed out there. New Zealand are 55/2. 55/2

10.5 OUT! BOWLED 'EM! Excellent change of pace from Wiaan Mulder gets the breakthrough. Mulder rolls his fingers on the length delivery, this is on middle and comes with an angle. Nick Kelly stays back to carve it away towards third man but misses. It beats the edge and crashes the middle pole. Nick Kelly goes for a brisk 21(12). New Zealand are 92/3. 92/3

14.2 OUT! CLEANED UP! The pacers have bowled really well for the Proates. Ottneil Baartman bowls the scrambled seam shorter delivery, angling in, around off. Santner tries to fend it away but gets squared up badly. The ball keeps low off the surface, holding a bit and goes past Santner's inside edge to hit the stumps. New Zealand are 120/4 as they lose their skipper, Santner. 120/4

17.5 OUT! EDGED AND CAUGHT BEHIND! Good mix-up from Gerald Coetzee in this over and he gets rewarded with a wicket. He goes pace on this time around. Lands it too full and wide outside off. James Neesham looks to carve it through the off side, but gets an outside edge. A simple catching practice for Connor Esterhuizen behind the wickets. New Zealand are 140/6. 140/6

5.4 OUT! TAKEN! The pressure was piling up on Wiaan Mulder, clearly. Slightly short, slower through the air and around off, gets slightly big on Wiaan Mulder as he tries to cut it off the back foot but slices it to cover, where Devon Conway takes a simple catch. New Zealand bossing the Powerplay so far. South Africa are 29/2, chasing 176. 29/2

4.4 OUT! TAKEN! New Zealand have their first wicket through Sears. A length ball from Sears, outside the off stump line. Connor Esterhuizen gets on the toes, and attempts to cut it over backward point, but fails to get under the ball properly. Ends up offering a simple catch to Tim Robinson in the inner ring. Tim leaps a bit and takes it over his head with a reverse cup. South Africa are 29/1, needing 147 more runs. 29/1

6.1 OUT! Soft dismissal! South Africa can't catch a break. Cole McConchie floats it full and on middle, shoots a bit off the surface. Tony de Zorzi gets on his knee to sweep inside the line, but top edges it to short fine leg, where Josh Clarkson takes a dolly. 29/0 becomes 31/3 for the Proteas. They need 145 more runs from 83 balls. 31/3

9.3 OUT! TAKEN! James Neesham strikes. He uses the bounce and bowls into the surface, touch wide to tempt Rubin to hit it away. Hermann flashes his blade but hits it straight then he would have liked, and picks Lockie Ferguson at deep point, who dives forward and holds onto it. South Africa lose their fourth wicket inside 10 overs. 59/4

10.4 OUT! TOP EDGE AGAIN AND CAUGHT! Santner gets his second wicket and he continues to choke the Proteas. Offers a lot more flight on this one than the previous balls. Lands it full and in front of the middle stump. Jason Smith cannot resist himself from playing the sweep shot, but only manages a thick top edge towards short fine leg. A simple, straightforward catch for Ben Sears in the ring. South Africa are 67/5, chasing 176. 67/5

12.4 OUT! HIGH UP AND CAUGHT! That's a sensational catch from Lockie Ferguson, given for how long it stayed in the air. On a good length around off, another slower one and Dian walks straight into the trap. Clears the front leg and swings hard, looking to go downtown, but only manages a top edge. The ball balloons towards deep backward square leg, where Ferguson judges it very nicely. He gets under it and takes it safely. Important wicket for the Kiwis as the Proteas slip further down to 89/6, needing 87 from 44 balls. 89/6

15.3 OUT! TAKEN! Lockie Ferguson picks the final wicket. Excellent change of pace and change of line from Lockie. Bowls it short and into the batter on leg. Linde swipes across unconventionally and hits it to long on. Cole McConchie stationed there makes no mistake. THE KIWIS WIN BY 68 RUNS and level the five-match series, 1-1. 107/10

13 OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! Clever execution from Sears as he picks up his third. The chase is going absolutely nowhere for the tourists. Good length around off and angling in, Coetzee stays deep in the crease and looks to muscle it into the leg side, but the bat face turns on impact. It goes mistimed to deep mid-wicket, where McConchie crouches low and takes a comfortable catch. South Africa are 91/7, chasing 176. 91/7

13.2 OUT! CAUGHT! A soft, soft dismissal and South Africa's trouble continues in the chase. Full from Ferguson, outside the off stump line, Keshav Maharaj gets on the front foot in an attempt to drive it past covers, but fails to keep it along the ground and ends up chipping it flatly to Tim Robinson stationed at short cover. A golden duck for Maharaj and South Africa are 92/8. 92/8

13.3 OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Two in two for Lockie Ferguson and he is on a hat-trick. Absolute jaffa from Ferguson as he bashes the length hard, and keeps the line of attack around the off stump. It is that Test-match line and length in the corridor of uncertainty. Too good for a tailender to deal with. It angles in and then straightens off the deck. Nqobani Mokoena gets half forward and looks to push it straight, but gets a thick outside edge as the ball nips away. A straightforward catching practice for James Neesham to his right, at first slip. South Africa are 92/9. 92/9