New Zealand vs South Africa Scorecard & Result

T20I ·3rd T20I

Finished

New Zealand

LWLLW

137/2

(16.2 ov)

South Africa

WWLWL

136/9

(20 ov)

New Zealand won by 8 wickets (with 22 balls remaining)

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1 runs

·4····

4 runs

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7 runs

·4122wd1lb

10 runs

6416·4

21 runs

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1 runs

112·16

11 runs

·4·116

12 runs

311··4

9 runs

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5 runs

44·1wd1W

11 runs

112·11

6 runs

14111·

8 runs

·4111lb

7 runs

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14 runs

111·1·

4 runs

1 runs

Batting

RB4s6sSR

D. Conway

39 26 4 2 150

T. Latham

63 55 7 2 114.5

Bowling

OMRWEcon

L. Sipamla

2.2 7 26 1 11.1

K. Maharaj

3 4 30 1 10

MATCH STATS NZ SA

PP 48/0 (8) 41/3 (6.8)

Middle 88/1 (8.7) 71/5 (7.1)

Death 1/1 (3) 24/1 (6)

4s 13 12

6s 4 7

Dots 38% 43%

Extras 16 3

Best P'ship 96(1) 34(7)

Runs

SANZ

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Date and time 20/03/2026 · 06:15

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Competition Twenty20 International · 3rd T20I

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Toss New Zealand won the toss, elected to bowling

New Zealand face South Africa in a key fixture between two top-performing sides. Both teams have played each other recently, splitting results across their last encounters. New Zealand enter with six wins from ten matches, while South Africa hold eight wins from ten. The match continues their ongoing series battle.

Toss & Conditions

🪙 New Zealand won toss, elected bowling

🏟 Eden Park, Auckland

🌡 19°C💧 77%☁️ 68%💨 6 km/h

Head-to-Head

New Zealand have won 2 of the last 3 matches against South Africa, including the most recent meeting on 17 March 2026.

NZNew Zealand 175/6

SASouth Africa 107/10

New Zealand

NRR +0.892LW→

New Zealand have a 6W-4L record with a net run rate of +0.892. They won their last match against South Africa after losing the previous one in the same series.

NZNew Zealand 175/6

SASouth Africa 107/10

South Africa

NRR +0.815WL→

South Africa hold an 8W-2L record with a net run rate of +0.815. They lost their last match to New Zealand after winning the previous encounter in the same series.

SASouth Africa 107/10

Playing XI

Mitchell SantnerC

Tom LathamWK

Devon Conway

Tim Robinson

Nick Kelly

Bevon Jacobs

James Neesham

Cole McConchie

Kyle Jamieson

Ben Sears

Lockie Ferguson

Keshav MaharajC

Connor EsterhuizenWK

Wiaan Mulder

Tony de Zorzi

Rubin Hermann

Jason Smith

Dian Forrester

George Linde

Gerald Coetzee

Nqobani Mokoena

Lutho Sipamla

News & Facts

New Zealand hold a 6W-4L record with a net run rate of +0.892.
South Africa have an 8W-2L record with a net run rate of +0.815.
New Zealand won 2 of the last 3 head-to-head matches against South Africa.
In the last meeting, New Zealand scored 175/6 and bowled out South Africa for 107.
South Africa won the second-last encounter by chasing 93/3 after bowling New Zealand out for 91.

मुख्य आँकड़े

NZSA

NRR +0.89 +0.81

कुल स्कोर 1 0

Prediction

Model projection gives New Zealand a narrow edge. South Africa have a small Elo advantage of 36 points, but New Zealand lead the recent head-to-heads and show a stronger strike rate differential. Overall indicators slightly favor New Zealand.

NZSA

59% ML 41%

54% AI 1 46%

58% AI 2 42%

52% Math 48%

64% Books 36%

Playing XI

Mitchell SantnerC Allrounder

Tom LathamWK Wicketkeeper

Nick Kelly Top Order Batter

James Neesham Batting Allrounder

Tim Robinson Batsman

Bevon Jacobs Batsman

Cole McConchie Allrounder

Kyle Jamieson Bowler

Ben Sears Bowler

Lockie Ferguson Bowler

Devon Conway Wicketkeeper

Playing XI

Keshav MaharajC Bowler

Connor EsterhuizenWK Wicketkeeper

Tony de Zorzi Batsman

Jason Smith Batsman

Dian Forrester Batsman

Nqobani Mokoena Batsman

Wiaan Mulder Allrounder

George Linde Allrounder

Gerald Coetzee Allrounder

Lutho Sipamla Bowler

Rubin Hermann Wicketkeeper

6Wins

Losses4

60%

40%

WWLWWLWLLW→

NZNew Zealand 175/6

SASouth Africa 107/10

UAUnited Arab Emirates 173/6

Last 10 matches

NZ6

SA4

NZNew Zealand 175/6

SASouth Africa 107/10

SASouth Africa 152/10

8Wins

Losses2

80%

20%

WWWWWWWLWL→

NZNew Zealand 175/6

SASouth Africa 107/10

UAUnited Arab Emirates 122/6

Predictions Stat

0%20%40%60%80%100%29 Aug16 Sept10 Oct

Method	Accuracy	Record	ROI
ML	46.8%	22 – 25	-33%
AI 1	58.3%	28 – 20	-10%
AI 2	56.3%	27 – 21	-14.9%
Math	52.2%	24 – 22	-15.5%
Books	68.8%	33 – 15	+3.3%

How we measure thisUpdated 10 Oct 2026