New Zealand vs South Africa: The bowler who has refused to play in the initial matches of IPL 2026 has wreaked havoc in the third T20 between New Zealand and South Africa. We are talking about New Zealand’s pacer Lockie Ferguson, who did an amazing job in his bowling of 4 overs in the third T20 against South Africa. The effect of Ferguson’s tight bowling was that the South African team, while bowling first, failed to score a big score.
Lockie Ferguson will not play the initial matches of IPL
Lockie Ferguson is a part of Punjab Kings in IPL. Punjab Kings had bought him for Rs 2 crore last season. PBKS has retained Lockie Ferguson for IPL 2026. But before the third T20 against South Africa, he made it clear that after the end of this series, he would like to spend time with his family. Due to spending family time, Ferguson will remain out of the initial matches of IPL 2026.
Ferguson’s havoc in 4 overs
Lockie Ferguson bowled the hardest for New Zealand in the third T20 against South Africa. He gave 9 runs in 4 overs with an economy of only 2.25 and took 1 wicket. How tough Lockie Ferguson’s bowling was can be gauged from the fact that he bowled 17 dot balls in his quota of 4 overs.
Ferguson has also bowled maidens in all four overs.
However, doing this in T20 International is nothing new for Lockie Ferguson. Before this, he had also made a world record of bowling maidens in all four overs of T20I. In New Zealand’s last group match in the T20 World Cup 2024, Lockie Ferguson bowled all four maiden overs in the match played against Papua New Guinea.
A series of 5 T20 matches is being played between New Zealand and South Africa. After the first two matches, the series was tied at 1-1. Now whoever wins the third T20 will get the lead in the series.