Christchurch, March 25 -- New Zealand stand-in captain James Neesham reflected on the 3-2 T20I series loss to South Africa at home, acknowledging sub-par performances in the series-decider but also hailed South Africa's bowling attack.

The Proteas captain, Keshav Maharaj, on the other hand, expressed delight at winning the five-match series after being 2-1 down following the first three matches.

South Africa's win in the series decider was highlighted by Connor Esterhuizen's quickfire half-century and their bowling performance, led by Wiaan Mulder, Ottneil Baartman and Gerald Coetzee.

In the match, Proteas posted 187/4 on the board after Connor Esterhuizen made 75 runs off 33 balls. Ben Sears took a couple of wickets, whereas Josh Clar...