New Zealand do not have a good record against South Africa in this format. These two sides have met 19 times in T20I and New Zealand have won 7 of them while South Africa have 12 wins. The last time these two sides met was in the group stage of this WT20 when South Africa beat New Zealand by 7 wickets in a dominant fashion. New Zealand were batting first and could scored 175/7 in the first innings and this target was chased down by South Africa quite easily as Aiden Markram was the star with the bat.

In the last four matches between these two sides the results have been slightly better for Kiwis. New Zealand have won three matches while South Africa have one win. South Africa and New Zealand will face off in the Semi-Final 1 of the 2026 WT20. This is a highly competitive WT20 match and with plenty of the line we can expect a closely fought game. In this article we look at South Africa vs New Zealand T20 Head-to-Head Records and Stats.

South Africa vs New Zealand T20 H2H Records

 

Matches Played

 

19

 

South Africa Won

 

12

 

New Zealand Won

 

7

 

No Result

 

0

 

Last T20I match

February 14, 2026: South Africa 178/3 beat New Zealand 175/7 by 7 wickets

South Africa and New Zealand have faced off 19 times in T20I and South Africa have the advantage winning 12 of those matches.

South Africa Batting & Bowling Stats

 

Most Runs

 

Quinton de Kock

 

Most Wickets

 

Lungi Ngidi

 

Highest T20I Total

 

259/4 vs West Indies

 

Lowest T20I Total

 

74 vs India

New Zealand Batting & Bowling Stats

 

Most Runs

 

Glenn Phillips

 

Most Wickets

 

Ish Sodhi

 

Highest T20I Total

 

254/5 vs Scotland

 

Lowest T20I Total

 

60 vs Sri Lanka