A well oiled South African side produced the perfect response to their last ball defeat in the 2nd T20 match of the series by batting and bowling with precision to script a comfortable 33 run win in the series decider against New Zealand on Wednesday. After a poor start, Henry Davids and Justin Ontong brought the innings back on track for South Africa as they set a target of 180 for the Kiwis. However, New Zealand were unable to keep pace, and they managed just 146/9 at the end of their allotted 20 overs.

Earlier in the day, South Africa won the toss and decided to bat first. The Proteas replaced an under-performing Richard Levi with Justin Ontong, while the Kiwis retained the same playing eleven.

India bowler Ishant Sharma and Pakistan wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal have been fined after being found guilty of Level 1 breaches of the ICC Code of Code following an altercation between the two players in the opening Twenty20 International which Pakistan won by five wickets in Bengaluru on 25 December 2012.

Akmal was fined five per cent by Roshan Mahanama, of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees, after he pleaded guilty to breaches of Article 2.1.8 of the ICC Code of Conduct of 'conduct contrary to the spirit of the game' in the 18th over of the Pakistan reply.

Pakistan went one up in the T20 series as they beat India by 5 wickets in an exciting low scoring affair in Bangalore. It was a game that went down to the wire, with control shifting between sides throughout the match. After a great start, the Indian batting line-up collapsed in the second half, with the hosts posting a measly 134 runs as the target. Debutant Bhuvneshwar Kumar started off strongly, as he reduced Pakistan to 12-3 at the end of the third over. Pakistan captain Mohammad Hafeez fought back though, putting on more than 100 runs along with Shoaib Malik and the game looked like it would go to Pakistan. But Ishant Sharma and Ashok Dinda fought back well for India towards the death, and Pakistan went into the final over with 10 runs needed to win. While the over started off well for India, Malik ended the game as he hit Ravindra Jadeja for 6, sealing the match in Pakistan's favor with two balls to spare.

The atmosphere at the M Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore was electric as India and Pakistan prepared to face off for their first game of the two match T20 series. The series comes after a break of almost 5 years, with ties between the two nations being shaky post the terror attack in Mumbai in 2008.

An excellent unbeaten century from New Zealand opener Martin Guptill helped the Black Caps bounce back from their demoralizing defeat in the opening T20 match of their series against South Africa with a thrilling last ball win in the first T20 International ever to be played at East London.

New Zealand won the toss again today, but appeared to have decided that chasing would be their preferred approach having been bowled over for just 86 after choosing to bat first in the last game. Guptill came into the side for Peter Fulton, while the Proteas opted to give a T20 debut to spinner Aaron Phangiso in place of the injured Chris Morris, while Morne Morkel predictably replaced Dale Steyn.

England drew the two match T20 series with India 1-1 after winning a nailbiter of a match that went down to the very last ball. Chasing a total of 177 runs posted by India, the English started off well, but faced some setbacks in the middle overs as Yuvraj Singh once again spun India back into the contest. With 23 runs needed off the last 2 overs, captain Eoin Morgan took charge along with Jos Buttler, and the game boiled down to the English needing 3 runs off the last delivery. Morgan finished the game in style as he hit the ball for a six, to ensure that England headed home feeling rather good about themselves for their Christmas holidays.

India and England squared-off in the second and final T20 match in this short series at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai. The Indians would have gone into the match looking to make it a clean sweep, having won the first game in Pune a couple of days ago. The toss though went England's way with the visitors deciding to field first. Both teams made just the one change for this game with Joe Root coming in for Danny Briggs in the England line-up, while the Indians called-up Rohit Sharma for allrounder Ravindra Jadeja.

South Africa comprehensively thrashed New Zealand in the first match of a three game T20 series at Durban today. The Kiwis were utterly decimated as the Proteas bundled them out for a measly 86 runs, with a stellar bowling performance led by Rory Kleinveldt who bagged three wickets and the man of the match award. While Doug Bracewell (21*) and Cory Munro (23) put up some sort of a fight for New Zealand, it wasn't enough to turn the game. South Africa finished off the match quickly, as they chased the target down in 12.1 overs, with captain Faf du Plessis (38*) starring in the chase. On the whole, it was a brilliant all round show by the Proteas, who deservedly came out on top.

New Zealand and South Africa kicked off the first match in their T20 series at Durban, with the Kiwis winning the toss and electing to bat first. Brendon McCullum, who has recently been promoted to captain, was looking to make a point against this South African side led by Fa du Pleiss. Both teams came into this series with a good number of players still wet behind the ears, with four players yet to play an international match in the South African squad, against five for the Kiwis.