T20 World Cup 2026
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New Zealand W
Zimbabwe W
22:00
Tasmania254
Victoria193
Result
Sheffield Shield
New Zealand won by 9 wickets (with 43 balls remaining)
South Africa vs New Zealand Scorecard, T20 World Cup 2026
Top performers
The Statz MVP, the top bat and the top bowl
Updated 4 March 2026
South Africa batting
1st innings, run rate 8.45
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Aiden Markram (c)c Daryl Mitchell b Rachin Ravindra |
18 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 90.0 |
 Quinton de Kock (wk)c Lockie Ferguson b Cole McConchie |
10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 125.0 |
 Ryan Rickeltonc Finn Allen b Cole McConchie |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
 Dewald Brevisc Mitchell Santner b James Neesham |
34 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 125.9 |
 David Millerc Daryl Mitchell b Rachin Ravindra |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
 Tristan Stubbsb Lockie Ferguson |
29 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 120.8 |
 Marco Jansennot out |
55* | 30 | 2 | 5 | 183.3 |
 Corbin Boschb Matt Henry |
2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 |
 Kagiso Rabadac James Neesham b Matt Henry |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
 Keshav Maharajnot out |
1* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Extras | 14 (lb 1, w 12, nb 1) | ||||
| Total | 169/8 (20 ov) | ||||
1-12 Quinton de Kock 1.4 ov, 2-12 Ryan Rickelton 1.5 ov, 3-55 Aiden Markram 7.4 ov, 4-77 David Miller 9.6 ov, 5-77 Dewald Brevis 10.2 ov, 6-150 Tristan Stubbs 18.1 ov, 7-166 Corbin Bosch 19.3 ov, 8-166 Kagiso Rabada 19.4 ov
Did not batNew Zealand bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Matt Henry7 wd |
4 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 8.50 |
 Cole McConchie |
1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 9.00 |
 Lockie Ferguson1 wd, 1 nb |
4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 7.25 |
 James Neesham1 wd |
3 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 14.00 |
 Mitchell Santner2 wd |
4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 6.25 |
 Rachin Ravindra1 wd |
4 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 7.25 |
New Zealand batting
2nd innings, run rate 13.48
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tim Seifert (wk)b Kagiso Rabada |
58 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 175.8 |
 Finn Allennot out |
100* | 33 | 10 | 8 | 303.0 |
| Rachin Ravindranot out |
13* | 11 | 2 | 0 | 118.2 |
| Extras | 2 (lb 2) | ||||
| Total | 173/1 (12.5 ov) | ||||
1-117 Tim Seifert 9.1 ov
Did not batCole McConchie, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Lockie Ferguson, Mark Chapman, Matt Henry, Mitchell Santner
South Africa bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marco Jansen |
2.5 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 18.71 |
| Kagiso Rabada |
3 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 9.33 |
 Lungi Ngidi |
2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 11.00 |
| Corbin Bosch |
2 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 17.50 |
| Keshav Maharaj |
3 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 11.00 |
Match details
- Toss
- New Zealand, bowl
- Ground
- Eden Gardens, Kolkata
- Start
- Wed 4 Mar, 13:30 UK
- Competition
- T20 World Cup 2026
South Africa vs New Zealand Questions
When is South Africa vs New Zealand?
South Africa vs New Zealand starts at 13:30 UK time on Wednesday 4 March 2026, at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
What is the South Africa vs New Zealand head to head?
South Africa have won 7 and New Zealand 6 of their 13 meetings.
What is South Africa's recent form?
South Africa's last five, newest first: W W W W L.
What is New Zealand's recent form?
New Zealand's last five, newest first: W W L L L.
What is a good score at Eden Gardens?
The first innings has averaged 189 over the last 30 T20 matches at Eden Gardens, the side batting first winning 47% of them.