New Zealand defeated South Africa by 9 wickets in the third T20I.
In the match played at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand won the toss and invited South Africa to bat first.
South Africa scored 136 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs, with Nkobani Mokoena not out on 26 and George Linde scoring 23 runs.
For New Zealand, Kyle Jamieson, Ben Sears and Mitchell Santner took 2 wickets each, while Lockie Ferguson, Cole McConkie and Jimmy Neesham took one wicket each.
New Zealand easily achieved the target for the loss of 2 wickets in 16.2 overs. Tom Latham remained unbeaten on 63 runs.
For South Africa, Keshav Maharaj and Lotho Spamla took one wicket each.
With this victory, New Zealand has taken a 1-2 lead in the five-match T20 series.
