South Africa: 185/6 (Amla 62, Du Plessis 36, Boult 2/8)

Umdlali ophambili kwiqakamba, uHashim Amla, wenze adume ngazo kwimidlalo yehlabathi ngethuba eqhokra imitsi eliqela ngethuba uMzantsi Afrika ubetha iNew Zealand kumdlalo wokuqala weT20 namhanje e-Eden Park. IProteas ikutyelelo lwaseNew Zealand – apho kulindeleke idlale imidlalo yeT20 emva koko intingele eNgilane. Le ndedeba yakwa-Amla uhambe kuqala eshiya iqabane lakhe avule nalo umdlalo – uQuinton de Kock. Noxa kunjalo u-Amla uphume eliswazile ngamandla inxele elaziwayo uBen Wheeler. Le ndedeba ikhutshwe iibhola zayo zibethe udonga izihlandlo ezine. Ngethuba ehamba uMzantsi Afrika ubunemitsi angaphaya kwamashumu amathandathu.

UMzantsi Afrika uzamile ukubambelela emva komsebenzi omhle owenziwe ngabadlali abafana no-AB de Villiers noJP Duminy. Ekugqibeleni uDumminy uye wachulumanciswa yindlela abasebenze ngayo. “Iyandivuyisa indlela esidlale ngayo. Indawo yokudlalela ibivuma. Nakowuphi umdlalo weT20 kufuneka ugalele kuqala,” utshilo uDumminy.