New Zealand vs South Africa Scorecard, Women's, 1st T20I, South Africa Women tour of New Zealand 2026

Women's · 1st T20I · South Africa Women tour of New Zealand 2026 · Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui · 15 Mar 2026

New Zealand 190/7 (20 ov)

South Africa 110/7 (20 ov)

New Zealand won by 80 runs

Player of the match: AC Kerr

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Match summary

New Zealand played South Africa in the Women's 1st T20I, South Africa Women tour of New Zealand 2026 at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui, on 15 Mar 2026. New Zealand won by 80 runs.

New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat first. New Zealand made 190/7 in 20 overs, South Africa made 110/7 in 20 overs.

Amelia Kerr top-scored with 78 off 44 balls; Sophie Devine took 4/12; Amelia Kerr was named player of the match.

New Zealand Innings

190/7 (20 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
GE Plimmer st S Jafta b N Mlaba	st S Jafta b N Mlaba	63	44	5	3	143.18
IC Gaze run out (N de Klerk)	run out (N de Klerk)	0	0	0	0	-
AC Kerr c S Jafta b M Klaas	c S Jafta b M Klaas	78	44	11	2	177.27
SFM Devine c T Brits b A Khaka	c T Brits b A Khaka	12	10	1	0	120.00
BM Halliday c A Dercksen b M Klaas	c A Dercksen b M Klaas	13	10	1	0	130.00
ML Green c A Dercksen b N de Klerk	c A Dercksen b N de Klerk	10	8	1	0	125.00
IG Sharp c N Mlaba b N de Klerk	c N Mlaba b N de Klerk	4	4	0	0	100.00
JM Kerr not out	not out	1	1	0	0	100.00
Extras	(b 0, lb 2, w 6, nb 1)	9
Total	20 Ov (RR: 9.50)	190/7

Did not bat: BG Illing, SW Bates, RA Mair

Fall of wickets: 1-0 (IC Gaze, 0.1 ov), 2-146 (AC Kerr, 13.6 ov), 3-155 (GE Plimmer, 15.2 ov), 4-163 (SFM Devine, 16.3 ov), 5-184 (BM Halliday, 18.4 ov), 6-189 (IG Sharp, 19.3 ov), 7-190 (ML Green, 19.6 ov)

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
S Luus	1	8	0	8.00	1	1	0	0	0
M Klaas	4	15	2	3.75	11	0	0	0	0
A Khaka	3	37	1	12.33	3	5	0	2	0
K Reyneke	1	19	0	19.00	2	2	1	2	1
N Mlaba	3	29	1	9.67	5	3	1	1	0
N de Klerk	4	32	2	8.00	5	4	0	0	0
A Dercksen	2	22	0	11.00	2	2	1	1	0
CL Tryon	2	26	0	13.00	2	2	2	0	0

South Africa Innings

110/7 (20 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
T Brits c AC Kerr b SFM Devine	c AC Kerr b SFM Devine	29	35	3	0	82.86
S Luus c SW Bates b JM Kerr	c SW Bates b JM Kerr	10	11	1	0	90.91
L Wolvaardt c ML Green b JM Kerr	c ML Green b JM Kerr	0	3	0	0	0.00
A Dercksen run out (RA Mair)	run out (RA Mair)	7	16	0	0	43.75
CL Tryon c GE Plimmer b SFM Devine	c GE Plimmer b SFM Devine	9	12	1	0	75.00
N de Klerk b SFM Devine	b SFM Devine	19	19	2	0	100.00
K Reyneke not out	not out	24	18	4	0	133.33
S Jafta c RA Mair b SFM Devine	c RA Mair b SFM Devine	0	3	0	0	0.00
M Klaas not out	not out	6	3	1	0	200.00
Extras	(b 0, lb 2, w 4, nb 0)	6
Total	20 Ov (RR: 5.50)	110/7

Did not bat: A Khaka, N Mlaba

Fall of wickets: 1-17 (S Luus, 3.3 ov), 2-17 (L Wolvaardt, 3.6 ov), 3-41 (A Dercksen, 8.6 ov), 4-55 (CL Tryon, 11.5 ov), 5-73 (T Brits, 14.4 ov), 6-98 (N de Klerk, 18.3 ov), 7-98 (S Jafta, 18.6 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	WD
JM Kerr	4	1	13	2	3.25	17	2	0
SW Bates	2	0	17	0	8.50	3	2	1
BG Illing	3	0	12	0	4.00	11	1	2
AC Kerr	4	0	24	0	6.00	6	1	1
RA Mair	3	0	30	0	10.00	3	5	0
SFM Devine	4	0	12	4	3.00	15	1	0

Frequently asked questions

Who won the New Zealand vs South Africa match on 15 Mar 2026?

New Zealand won by 80 runs.

Who was player of the match in New Zealand vs South Africa?

Amelia Kerr.

Who scored the most runs in New Zealand vs South Africa?

Amelia Kerr (New Zealand) with 78 off 44 balls.

Who took the most wickets in New Zealand vs South Africa?

Sophie Devine, with 4/12.

Who won the toss in New Zealand vs South Africa?

New Zealand, who chose to bat first.

Where was New Zealand vs South Africa played?

At Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui.