South Africa beat New Zealand by 33 runs within the fifth T20I in Christchurch on Wednesday to safe a 3-2 sequence win.
Put in to bat, Connor Esterhuizen hit 75 off 33 balls because the Proteas posted 187-4, earlier than limiting the Black Caps to 154-8.
Gerald Coetzee, Wiaan Mulder and Ottneil Baartman all took two wickets for South Africa.
Bevon Jacobs top-scored with 36 for New Zealand, who by no means threatened to achieve their goal.
HIGHLIGHTS: New Zealand vs Proteas (fifth T20I)
It was Esterhuizen’s second straight half-century of the sequence. The 24-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman made his worldwide debut within the opening match because the Proteas despatched an experimental tour squad to New Zealand following the T20 World Cup.
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“To return again from 2-1 down towards a powerful New Zealand facet with a younger Proteas facet is tremendous particular,” stated captain Keshav Maharaj.
“It speaks to the character throughout the squad, the depth in our methods and our angle in direction of every part.
“There was an actual starvation, need and power across the discipline … the way in which we bounced again is completely phenomenal.”
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