New Zealand vs South Africa
1st T20I
NZ
91-10
(14.3)
SA won by 7 wickets
SA
93-3
(16.4)
Squad
Bench Players
Bench Players
Team form
#Overall form
New Zealand have won 5 of their last 10 matches (56%). South Africa have won 9 of their last 10 matches (90%).
10 matches, 31 Jan 2026 to 08 Mar 2026Source: CricRadio match dataUpdated
New ZealandWin 56%Won 5Lost 4NR 1
NZ159 - 10 19.0LInd won by 96 runsInd
255 - 5 20.0- NZ173 - 1 12.5WNZ won by 9 wicketsSA
169 - 8 20 - NZ159 - 7 20.0LEng won by 4 wicketsEng
161 - 6 19.3 - NZ168 - 7 20.0WNZ won by 61 runsSL
107 - 8 20.0 - NZ0 - 0 0.0NRMATCH ABANDONED ( DUE TO RAIN ) Pak
0 - 0 0.0 - NZ176 - 2 15.1WNZ won by 8 wicketsCan
173 - 4 20.0 - NZ175 - 7 20.0LSA won by 7 wicketsSA178 - 3 17.1
- NZ175 - 0 15.2WNZ won by 10 wicketsUAE
173 - 6 20.0 - NZ183 - 5 17.5WNZ won by 5 wickets (with 13 balls remaining)Afg
182 - 6 20.0 - NZ225 - 10 19.4LInd won by 46 runsInd271 - 5 20.0
South AfricaWin 90%Won 9Lost 1NR 0
- NZ173 - 1 12.5LNZ won by 9 wicketsSA169 - 8 20
Zim153 - 7 20.0WSA won by 5 wicketsSA154 - 5 17.5
WI176 - 8 20.0WSA won by 9 wicketsSA177 - 1 16.1- Ind111 - 10 18.5WSA won by 76 runsSA187 - 7 20.0
- UAE122 - 6 20.0WSA won by 5 wicketsSA123 - 5 13.3
- NZ175 - 7 20.0WSA won by 7 wicketsSA178 - 3 17.1
- Afg187 - 10 19.4WSouth Africa won in SuperoverSA187 - 6 20.0
- Can156 - 8 20.0WSA won by 57 runsSA213 - 4 20.0
- WI114 - 3 10.0WWI WON BY 6 RUNS ( DLS METHOD)SA118 - 6 10.0
- WI221 - 4 20.0WSA won by 7 wicketsSA225 - 3 17.3
Venue form
New Zealand have won 5 of their last 10 matches at this venue (50%).
10 matches, 29 Nov 2020 to 04 Oct 2025Source: CricRadio match dataUpdated
New ZealandWin 50%Won 5Lost 3Drawn 2NR 0
- NZ156 - 9 20.0LAus won by 3 wicketsAus
160 - 7 18.0 - NZ0 - 0 0.0NRMATCH ABANDONED Aus16 - 1 2.1
- NZ181 - 6 20.0LAus won by 6 wicketsAus185 - 4 16.3
- NZ220 - 6 20.0WNew Zealand won by 115 runsPak105 - 10 16.2
- NZ186 - 5 20.0WNew Zealand won by 45 runsSL141 - 10 19.1
- NZ172 - 8 20.0WNew Zealand won by 8 runsSL164 - 8 20.0
- NZ95 - 5 14.4WNew Zealand won by 17 runs(DLS)Ban
110 - 10 19.2 - NZ126 - 10 18.5LInd won by 65 runsInd191 - 6 20
- NZ0 - 0 0NRNo resultWI25 - 1 2.2
- NZ238 - 3 20WNZ won by 72 runsWI166 - 9 20
South AfricaWin 0%Won 0Lost 0NR 0
No recent matches at this venue on record.
Head to head
#Level at 5-5 in the last 10 meetings.
10 matches, 24 Mar 2014 to 04 Mar 2026Source: CricRadio match dataUpdated
Overall
New Zealand
5 - 5
South Africa
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- NZ173 - 1 12.5New ZealandNZ won by 9 wicketsSA169 - 8 20
- NZ175 - 7 20.0South AfricaSA won by 7 wicketsSA178 - 3 17.1
- NZ180 - 5 20.0New ZealandNZ won by 3 runsSA177 - 6 20.0
- NZ135 - 3 15.5New ZealandNZ won by 7 wicketsSA134 - 8 20.0
- NZ173 - 5 20.0New ZealandNZ won by 21 runsSA152 - 10 18.2
- NZ98 - 10 17.1South AfricaSA won by 9 wickets SA100 - 1 11.2
- NZ107 - 10 14.5South AfricaSA won by 78 runsSA185 - 6 20
- NZ177 - 7 20New ZealandNZ won by 32 runsSA145 - 8 20
- NZ151 - 8 20South AfricaSA won by 6 wickets SA152 - 4 17.5
- NZ168 - 8 20South AfricaSA won by 2 runsSA170 - 6 20
At this venue
New Zealand
0 - 0
South Africa
No previous meeting at this venue.
This series
#No Test matches have been played in this series yet.
Current series · TestsSource: CricRadio match dataUpdated
New Zealand
0 - 0
Tests
South Africa
No ODI matches have been played in this series yet.
Current series · ODIsSource: CricRadio match dataUpdated
New Zealand
0 - 0
ODIs
South Africa
No T20 matches have been played in this series yet.
Current series · T20sSource: CricRadio match dataUpdated
New Zealand
0 - 0
T20s
South Africa
Team comparison
#Overall comparison
New Zealand average 167 batting first and 156 chasing over 10 matches; South Africa average 189 batting first and 163 chasing over 10 matches.
last 10 matches per teamSource: CricRadio match dataUpdated
New Zealand
South Africa
10
Matches Played
10
56%
Win Percentage
90%
168
Lowest Defended
187
183
Highest Chased
225
1 (3)
Win Bat First
3 (4)
4 (7)
Win Ball First
6 (6)
Venue comparison
New Zealand average 192 batting first and 111 chasing over 8 matches at this venue.
last 8 matches for New Zealand and 0 for South Africa at this venueSource: CricRadio match dataUpdated
New Zealand
South Africa
8
Matches Played
0
63%
Win Percentage
0%
172
Lowest Defended
0
95
Highest Chased
0
4 (6)
Win Bat First
0 (0)
1 (2)
Win Ball First
0 (0)
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