Henry bowls Black Caps to Tri-Series win
- Dave Worsley
- Jul 27
- 2 min read
Updated: Jul 28
Black Caps bowler Matt Henry kept South Africa to three runs in the last over to seal a dramatic three-run victory in the Twenty20 International Tri-Series final in Harare.
Chasing 181 for victory, South Africa needed eight off the last eight balls with six wickets in hand, and seven from the final over. However two catches in the outfield by Michael Bracewell and Daryl Mitchell helped keep them to 177-6.
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Dewald Brevis scored 31 from 16 deliveries and looked like he would take the win only for Bracewell to juggle the ball as he stepped over the rope back into play to complete the catch.
Mitchell took a superb diving effort at long off to dismiss George Linde, who looked as though he would win the game for the South Africans with a big hit down the ground.
Teenager Lhuan-dre Pretorius scored 51 from 35 balls in South Africa's reply and they looked to be coasting home before Brevis' dismissal and the excellent final over from Henry.
Senuran Muthusamy could not get bat to ball on the final delivery of the game from Henry, who finished with figures of 2-19 from three overs.
Henry eventually finished with figures of 2-19 from three overs while Jacob Duffy, Zak Foulkes, Adam Milne and Michael Bracewell all took a wicket each.
New Zealand were sent into bat and made 180-5,. Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra both scored 47.
Tim Seifert scored 30, Mark Chapman three, Mitchell 16 not out, Bracewel 15 and Mitch Santner three not out.
