Overview
- New Zealand defended 180 for five in the tri-series final at Harare Sports Club to beat South Africa by three runs.
- Matt Henry claimed two late wickets, conceding just three runs in the last over, to seal the victory.
- Michael Bracewell and Daryl Mitchell completed crucial boundary catches to thwart Dewald Brevis and George Linde.
- Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra each scored 47, laying the foundation for New Zealand’s competitive total.
- South Africa’s chase was anchored by Lhuan-dre Pretorius’s 51 off 35 balls and Dewald Brevis’s 31 from 16 deliveries, but they could not overcome New Zealand’s late pressure.