Hamilton, March 17 -- Inexperienced all-rounder Kayla Reyneke won plenty of praise as South Africa levelled their five-match T20I series against New Zealand with a thrilling 18-run victoryhere on Tuesday.

Reyneke smashed three consecutive sixes off New Zealand veteran Sophie Devine in the final over of South Africa's innings to catapult her side to a decent score of 177/5 in the second T20I of the series at Seddon Park and that late flurry proved the difference as the hosts fell short in pursuit ofthe victory target.

While Reyneke only managed to contribute 28 not out from nine deliveries, it proved enough for the 20-year-old to be adjudged the Player of the Match in just her third international appearance and win plenty of plaudits from ...