Rabada returns for the 18th over. Neesham gets on top of the bounce and drives through deep cover for a couple. He follows it with an easy single. Henry joins the act, slamming a boundary before defending the next two deliveries. David Miller pulls off excellent fielding to save certain runs in the deep. Henry takes a single to end the over.
8 runs from it. NZ 155/7 after 18 overs.
Jansen to bowl the 19th -- on a hat-trick watch for five wickets. He begins with a slower yorker; Henry squeezes out a single. Neesham picks up two more, with Brevis saving a boundary with sharp fielding. Neesham rotates strike again before Henry works one to the leg side. Neesham then finds the fence and backs it up with a single.
10 off the over. NZ 165/7 after 19 overs.
Bosch to bowl the final over. Neesham initially turns down a single and misses the next. He gets one off the third ball. Bosch keeps it tight, and Henry can only squeeze out a single. But Neesham finishes strongly -- cracking a boundary despite Rabada's desperate effort in the deep, and then launching another straight down the ground. New Zealand end on a positive note. 10 runs off the final over.
NZ finish on 175/7. Neesham remains unbeaten on 23 off 15 balls.
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