Well before some huge hits saw New Zealand sail past South Africa at the Eden Gardens on Wednesday, there was a telling ‘hit-and-run’ at the venue.

Cole McConchie, who has hardly bowled in this T20 World Cup, dismissed both Quinton de Kock and Ryan Rickelton in the very second over of the match and ‘disappeared,’ finishing with figures of 2-9 off that only over. The Proteas never quite recovered from those blows, managing a below-par 169-8.