T20 World Cup 2026: How has New Zealand performed against South Africa?

Updated: 02-03-2026, 09.53 AM

What is the news?

The first semi-final of the T20 World Cup 2026 will be played between the South Africa cricket team and the New Zealand cricket team on March 4 (Wednesday). This match will be held at Eden Garden Stadium in Kolkata. The Proteas team has entered the semi-finals by winning all its matches in the Super-8 stage. At the same time, the Kiwi team has made it to the last-4 by registering only one win in the Super-8. In such a situation, let us take a look at the mutual records and performance of both the teams.

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South Africa has the upper hand against New Zealand

The first T-20 international match between New Zealand and South Africa was played in the year 2005. So far 19 matches have been played between the two teams. During this period the Proteas team has won 12 matches. At the same time, the Kiwi team has been able to win only 7 matches. The last T20 match between the two teams was played in February 2026, which South Africa won by 7 wickets.

South Africa team has dominated in T-20 World Cup

There have been 5 matches between the two teams in the T-20 World Cup. South Africa has won all the matches. The last clash between the two took place in the 2014 T-20 World Cup. The match was won by South Africa by 2 runs.

These South African players have had excellent performance

AB de Villiers has scored the most runs for South Africa in T-20 against New Zealand. He has scored 270 runs with his bat in 11 matches at an average of 33.75. David Miller has scored 122 runs in 7 matches at an average of 30.5 and strike rate of 154.43. Morne Morkel has taken 10 wickets at an average of 29.2. Kagiso Rabada has taken 5 wickets in 3 innings with an excellent average of 17.2.

These New Zealand players have performed well against South Africa

Martin Guptill has scored 424 runs in 10 matches against South Africa at an average of 53 and strike rate of 132.91. Meanwhile, he has scored 1 century and 2 half-centuries. Current wicketkeeper Tim Seifert has scored 131 runs in 4 innings at an average of 43.66. In bowling, Tim Southee has taken 8 wickets at an average of 27.75. Jacob Duffy has taken 6 wickets in 4 innings at an average of 23.16.