If we think only about the performance of this series, then New Zealand is being put ahead to some extent based on that performance and if New Zealand can give their best, they will definitely be the champions of this tri-series.
New Zealand won the final game, as they were winning all the matches in this series and beat South Africa twice and also Zimbabwe as well, but this time in the final, we found that South Africa reached too close but just because of their hard luck and because of their lack of just three runs, they lost the game. They could have won it, but now they should learn from their mistakes and will try their best for the future series. On the other side, New Zealand were looking stronger from the start of the series and they deserved this title.