T20 World Cup 2026: New Zealand vs South Africa Match Prediction – Who will win today’s match?

New Zealand will be up against South Africa in the 24th match of the ICC 2026 WT20. This match will be played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad and this is a Group D Fixture. New Zealand will be led by Mitch Santner. New Zealand have won both the games in the WT20 so far. They were dominant against Afghanistan an UAE and won both matches and are looking very strong.

On the other hand, South Africa played well in the previous match to defeat Afghanistan. It was a very close match and the match was tied when both sides managed 187. It took 2 super overs and finally South Africa won the game. Aiden Markram will lead the South Africa side for this New Zealand vs South Africa match prediction. In this article we look at the playing XIs, top picks, pitch reports for this match.

New Zealand vs South Africa Match Details

New Zealand vs South Africa Stats

New Zealand vs South Africa Probable Playing XI

New Zealand: Tim Seifert(w), Finn Allen, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner(c), James Neesham, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Jacob Duffy

South Africa: Aiden Markram(c), Quinton de Kock(w), Ryan Rickelton, Dewald Brevis, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, George Linde, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi

New Zealand vs South Africa Dream11 Captaincy Picks

Mitch Santner is a very good left arm spinner will be key for New Zealand and has a lot of experience in this format. He has picked up 136 wickets in 129 T20Is. He will be a top pick for NZ vs SA Dream11 match

Quinton de Kock is a quality batter and has scored 2998 runs in 104 T20I matches. He will be a good captaincy pick in NZ vs SA Dream11 match. If you're a gamer and like to predict matches, then play on Stake, using SportsTiger's special promo code which will help you with 200% deposit bonus - TIGSTA.

New Zealand vs South Africa Match winner Both these teams won their previous match but keeping in mind the Ahmedabad conditions, South Africa are expected to win this match.