New Zealand won by 8 wickets (with 22 balls remaining)
New Zealand vs South Africa Scorecard, T20I 2026
Top performers
The Statz MVP, the top bat and the top bowl
Updated 20 March 2026
South Africa batting
1st innings, run rate 6.80
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tony de Zorzic Lockie Ferguson b Ben Sears |
15 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 83.3 |
Wiaan Mulderc Cole McConchie b Lockie Ferguson |
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Connor Esterhuizen (wk)c Nick Kelly b Mitchell Santner |
15 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 187.5 |
Jason Smithc Devon Conway b Mitchell Santner |
10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 142.9 |
Rubin Hermannb Cole McConchie |
4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
DF Dian Forresterc Tim Robinson b James Neesham |
17 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 113.3 |
George Lindec Tom Latham b Kyle Jamieson |
23 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 121.1 |
Gerald Coetzeec Tom Latham b Kyle Jamieson |
16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 200.0 |
Keshav Maharaj (c)b Ben Sears |
3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 37.5 |
NM Nqobani Mokoenanot out |
26* | 20 | 1 | 3 | 130.0 |
Lutho Sipamlanot out |
4* | 5 | 0 | 0 | 80.0 |
| Extras | 3 (lb 1, w 2) | ||||
| Total | 136/9 (20 ov) | ||||
1-7 Wiaan Mulder 1.5 ov, 2-26 Connor Esterhuizen 4.2 ov, 3-36 Tony de Zorzi 5.3 ov, 4-44 Jason Smith 6.6 ov, 5-46 Rubin Hermann 7.6 ov, 6-68 Dian Forrester 11.1 ov, 7-102 George Linde 14.2 ov, 8-103 Gerald Coetzee 14.5 ov, 9-112 Keshav Maharaj 16.2 ov
New Zealand bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kyle Jamieson1 wd |
4 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 10.50 |
Lockie Ferguson |
4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2.25 |
Mitchell Santner |
3 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 7.00 |
Ben Sears |
4 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 6.75 |
Cole McConchie1 wd |
2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 7.00 |
James Neesham |
3 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 7.33 |
New Zealand batting
2nd innings, run rate 8.39
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Devon Conwayc Rubin Hermann b Keshav Maharaj |
39 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 150.0 |
Tom Latham (wk)not out |
63* | 55 | 7 | 2 | 114.5 |
TR Tim Robinsonlbw b Lutho Sipamla |
18 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 105.9 |
Nick Kellynot out |
1* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Extras | 16 (lb 5, w 10, nb 1) | ||||
| Total | 137/2 (16.2 ov) | ||||
1-96 Devon Conway 10.6 ov, 2-136 Tim Robinson 16.1 ov
Did not batBen Sears, Bevon Jacobs, Cole McConchie, James Neesham, Kyle Jamieson, Lockie Ferguson, Mitchell Santner
South Africa bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gerald Coetzee7 wd, 1 nb |
4 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 5.75 |
Lutho Sipamla |
2.2 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 11.14 |
NM Nqobani Mokoena2 wd |
3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 8.67 |
Keshav Maharaj1 wd |
3 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 10.00 |
George Linde |
3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 7.33 |
Wiaan Mulder |
1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 |
Match details
- Toss
- New Zealand, bowl
- Ground
- Eden Park, Auckland
- Start
- Fri 20 Mar, 06:15 UK
- Competition
- T20I 2026
New Zealand vs South Africa Questions
When is New Zealand vs South Africa?
New Zealand vs South Africa starts at 06:15 UK time (11:45 in India) on Friday 20 March 2026, at Eden Park, Auckland, part of T20I 2026; this page has the form, the head to head, the ground and the projections for the match.
What is the New Zealand vs South Africa head to head?
South Africa lead the New Zealand vs South Africa head to head at 7-6 from 13 T20 meetings, and the latest, on 25 March 2026 at Hagley Oval, was won by South Africa.
What is New Zealand's recent form?
New Zealand have won 2 and lost 3 of their last 5 T20 matches, newest first W W L L L; most recently they beat India on 01 Nov, 195/3 to 191/8.
What is South Africa's recent form?
South Africa have won 4 and lost 1 of their last 5 T20 matches, newest first W W W W L; most recently they beat Zimbabwe on 06 Sep, 205/5 to 157.
What is a good score at Eden Park?
A good first-innings score at Eden Park is around 188, the average over its last 14 T20 matches, and the side batting first has won 50% of them, so neither batting first nor chasing has had the edge there.

