Head to head

New Zealand vs South Africa

81 matches: New Zealand won 29, South Africa won 44, 8 drawn, tied or no result

New Zealand team page South Africa team page

Record by format

CompetitionSpanMNZ wonSA wonTDNR
ODI2003–2025351518002
T20I2005–2026251015
Test2004–202421411060

Latest New Zealand v South Africa results

5th T20I · South Africa tour of New Zealand 2026 · 25 Mar 2026
SASouth Africa 187/4 (20)
NZNew Zealand 154/8 (20)
South Africa won by 33 runs
4th T20I · South Africa tour of New Zealand 2026 · 22 Mar 2026
SASouth Africa 164/5 (20)
NZNew Zealand 145 (18.5)
South Africa won by 19 runs
3rd T20I · South Africa tour of New Zealand 2026 · 20 Mar 2026
SASouth Africa 136/9 (20)
NZNew Zealand 137/2 (16.2)
New Zealand won by 8 wickets
2nd T20I · South Africa tour of New Zealand 2026 · 17 Mar 2026
NZNew Zealand 175/6 (20)
SASouth Africa 107 (15.3)
New Zealand won by 68 runs
1st T20I · South Africa tour of New Zealand 2026 · 15 Mar 2026
NZNew Zealand 91 (14.3)
SASouth Africa 93/3 (16.4)
South Africa won by 7 wickets
Semi Final · ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 · 4 Mar 2026
SASouth Africa 169/8 (20)
NZNew Zealand 173/1 (12.5)
New Zealand won by 9 wickets
24th T20I · ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 · 14 Feb 2026
NZNew Zealand 175/7 (20)
SASouth Africa 178/3 (17.1)
South Africa won by 7 wickets
Final · Zimbabwe Twenty20 Tri-Series 2025 · 26 Jul 2025
NZNew Zealand 180/5 (20)
SASouth Africa 177/6 (20)
New Zealand won by 3 runs
5th T20I · Zimbabwe Twenty20 Tri-Series 2025 · 22 Jul 2025
SASouth Africa 134/8 (20)
NZNew Zealand 135/3 (15.5)
New Zealand won by 7 wickets
2nd T20I · Zimbabwe Twenty20 Tri-Series 2025 · 16 Jul 2025
NZNew Zealand 173/5 (20)
SASouth Africa 152 (18.2)
New Zealand won by 21 runs

Most runs

#PlayerSpanInnsRunsHSAvgSR100s
1 Kane Williamson 2011–2025 46 2,162 176 56.89 64.75 10
2 Hashim Amla 2006–2019 48 2,117 176* 47.04 63.54 6
3 AB de Villiers 2005–2017 50 1,807 106* 47.55 84.28 1
4 Graeme Smith 2003–2013 42 1,507 125* 37.67 68.94 3
5 Brendon McCullum 2004–2015 53 1,319 85 26.38 66.78 0
6 Jacques Kallis 2003–2013 35 1,240 186 36.47 54.79 3
7 Faf du Plessis 2011–2019 31 1,234 137 49.36 62.83 2
8 Martin Guptill 2009–2019 40 1,117 180* 31.03 74.92 3
9 Stephen Fleming 2003–2007 21 994 262 52.32 66.76 2
10 Quinton de Kock 2012–2026 29 961 114 38.44 83.93 1

Most wickets

#PlayerSpanInnsWktsBestAvgEcon5w
1 Dale Steyn 2006–2016 42 92 6/49 19.22 3.40 6
2 Morné Morkel 2007–2017 30 57 6/23 22.60 3.87 2
3 Chris Martin 2004–2013 21 46 6/76 28.02 3.34 4
4 Kagiso Rabada 2015–2026 22 44 5/60 25.14 3.82 1
5 Makhaya Ntini 2003–2007 23 43 5/35 28.28 3.72 3
6 Vernon Philander 2007–2017 21 40 6/44 22.48 3.07 3
7 Kyle Mills 2004–2014 27 40 5/25 26.23 4.67 1
8 Tim Southee 2010–2024 33 38 5/35 47.26 4.26 1
9 Matt Henry 2014–2026 20 38 7/23 21.95 3.54 1
10 Neil Wagner 2013–2024 16 33 5/86 29.03 3.09 1

Highest scores

#PlayerRunsBalls4s6sTeamMatch
1 Stephen Fleming 262 423 31 2 New Zealand 27 Apr 2006 v South Africa
2 Rachin Ravindra 240 366 26 3 New Zealand 4 Feb 2024 v South Africa
3 Jacques Kallis 186 262 25 3 South Africa 8 Nov 2007 v New Zealand
4 Martin Guptill 180* 138 15 11 New Zealand 1 Mar 2017 v South Africa
5 Kane Williamson 176 285 16 3 New Zealand 25 Mar 2017 v South Africa

Best bowling

#PlayerFiguresOversEconTeamMatch
1 Matt Henry 7/23 15 1.53 New Zealand 17 Feb 2022 v South Africa
2 Morné Morkel 6/23 16.4 1.38 South Africa 23 Mar 2012 v New Zealand
3 Keshav Maharaj 6/40 20.2 1.97 South Africa 16 Mar 2017 v New Zealand
4 Vernon Philander 6/44 15.5 2.78 South Africa 15 Mar 2012 v New Zealand
5 Dale Steyn 6/49 10.3 4.67 South Africa 16 Nov 2007 v New Zealand

Highest totals

#TeamScoreOversMatch
1 New Zealand 595 148.5 18 Mar 2004 v South Africa
2 New Zealand 593/8d 165 27 Apr 2006 v South Africa
3 South Africa 525/8d 153.5 11 Jan 2013 v New Zealand
4 South Africa 512 188 27 Apr 2006 v New Zealand
5 New Zealand 511 144 4 Feb 2024 v South Africa

All formats together, from matches with ball-by-ball records.