South Africa Choke Again, Fail To Score 7 Runs In Last Over Of Tri-Series Final
South Africa needed 7 runs from six balls on Saturday (July 26) to win the T20I tri-series final against New Zealand in Harare, but they failed to score seven runs and went on to lose the match by three runs in a dramatic manner. At the end of 19 overs in the run chase, the South African team was cruising at 174/4, and the target was 181 runs.
Just when everyone started thinking that the game was over for New Zealand, Mitchell Santner handed the ball to Matt Henry, and the 33-year-old fast bowler successfully managed to defend seven runs to secure a famous win for his team.
On the first ball of the final over, he bowled a dot ball against dangerman Dewald Brevis and then on the second ball picked up his wicket. Brevis tried to play a big shot against Henry but was caught by Michael Bracewell near the boundary ropes. Brevis faced 16 balls and, with the help of one four and three sixes, scored 31 runs.
On the third ball, Corbin Bosch also tried to play a big shot, but this time Bracewell failed to complete the difficult catch, and the South African all-rounder completed two runs to bring down the equation to 5 needed from 3 balls.
On the fourth ball, Bosch ran one run to bring George Linde back on strike.
On the fifth ball, when South Africa needed 4 runs to win from two balls, Linde tried to play a big shot down the ground, but Daryl Mitchell completed a super diving catch to stun South African fans.
Linde's wicket on the penultimate ball of the run chase left South Africa needing a boundary on the last ball, but Senuran Muthusamy failed to score any runs.
The clip of the final over by Henry was shared on X by FanCode, and within no time, the video went viral on the internet.
Here's a look:
Catches win matches, they said, very well said 👏The Proteas were knocking on the door of a win in the final, but the Kiwis snatched it from them courtesy some brilliant fielding 🏆 #NZvSA #T20ITriSeries pic.twitter.com/pDjxJ9qpxV
— FanCode (@FanCode) July 26, 2025
Henry finished the match with figures of 2 for 19 in three overs, and for winning the match for Kiwis in the last over, he bagged the Player of the Match award. He also finished the T20I series with a total of 10 wickets in four matches, which was the most by any player, and it helped him bag the Player of the Series award.
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