New Zealand Women vs South Africa Women Head to Head Stats
Covers 36 matches between New Zealand Women and South Africa Women from Sep 2012 to Apr 2026 (Tests, ODIs and T20Is with ball-by-ball records).
A 66-run New Zealand win at the Basin Reserve on 4 Apr 2026 is the latest entry in the New Zealand Women vs South Africa Women head to head, closing a run of eight meetings in New Zealand that summer. From Sep 2012 onward the two sides have met 36 times, and New Zealand hold a 20 to 15 lead, with one no result.
That total hides a clean split. South Africa shade the ODIs 10 to 6, but New Zealand dominate the T20Is with 14 victories in 20. Scroll down for each format, the standout players on both sides and the venues used.
Which format favours which side
ODIs: South Africa strung together 6 straight wins from 25 Jan 2020 to 28 Sep 2023, and that streak built their 10 to 6 lead. New Zealand have since won 2 of the last 3, including a high-scoring game at Wellington on 1 Apr 2026, when they chased down 346/6 by reaching 350/8 with 2 wickets left. No other ODI between these teams has produced a bigger total on either side.
T20Is: New Zealand lead 14 to 5. Their biggest wins all came by large margins, topped by 92 runs at Hagley Oval on 25 Mar 2026, which was also the latest T20I. New Zealand have won the last 3. South Africa’s best T20I result was a 65-run win at Paarl on 13 Feb 2023, when they bowled New Zealand out for 67.
One pattern stands out in the 50-over games. Teams batting second won 13 of the 16, and the toss winner won 12, which suggests captains who won the toss and bowled first were usually right.
New Zealand Women vs South Africa Women Head to Head Record
Format
Matches
New Zealand Women won
South Africa Women won
Tied
Drawn
NR
First match
Latest match
ODIs
16
6
10
0
–
0
11 Oct 2016
4 Apr 2026
T20Is
20
14
5
0
–
1
28 Sep 2012
25 Mar 2026
All formats
36
20
15
0
0
1
28 Sep 2012
4 Apr 2026
New Zealand Women vs South Africa Women in ODIs
ODIs in this record book: 16, from Oct 2016 to Apr 2026.
Most Runs in NZ Women vs SA Women ODIs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
L Wolvaardt South Africa
11
11
550
124*
61.11
77.03
1
5
AC Kerr New Zealand
11
11
508
179*
56.44
84.81
2
1
S Luus South Africa
16
16
471
83*
39.25
70.19
0
4
ML Green New Zealand
12
12
376
141*
34.18
81.74
1
1
M du Preez South Africa
9
9
310
80
51.67
73.11
0
2
BM Halliday New Zealand
8
8
296
98
42.29
82.68
0
2
SW Bates New Zealand
15
15
294
66
19.60
60.00
0
3
SFM Devine New Zealand
8
8
285
93
35.62
82.85
0
2
L Lee South Africa
9
9
257
99
28.56
89.86
0
1
M Kapp South Africa
9
9
242
72
48.40
83.74
0
1
Most Wickets in NZ Women vs SA Women ODIs
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
A Khaka South Africa
15
15
27
6/56
20.22
4.50
1
M Klaas South Africa
14
14
17
3/32
28.71
5.67
0
M Kapp South Africa
11
11
15
4/29
22.40
4.09
0
AC Kerr New Zealand
11
11
12
3/50
38.92
4.69
0
LMM Tahuhu New Zealand
9
9
11
3/43
28.27
4.62
0
S Luus South Africa
11
11
11
6/45
34.45
5.26
1
N Mlaba South Africa
7
7
10
4/40
33.00
4.93
0
JM Kerr New Zealand
9
9
9
2/45
38.56
5.18
0
HM Rowe New Zealand
7
7
8
2/26
24.75
4.21
0
N de Klerk South Africa
7
7
8
3/44
39.12
5.64
0
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Date
AC Kerr New Zealand
179*
139
23
1
1 Apr 2026
ML Green New Zealand
141*
128
15
0
4 Apr 2026
L Wolvaardt South Africa
124*
141
15
0
28 Sep 2023
T Brits South Africa
101
89
15
1
6 Oct 2025
AC Kerr New Zealand
100*
117
13
0
1 Oct 2023
Best bowling in an innings
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Date
S Luus South Africa
6/45
10
30 Jan 2020
A Khaka South Africa
6/56
10
29 Mar 2026
MJG Nielsen New Zealand
5/39
10
11 Oct 2016
RA Mair New Zealand
5/50
9.1
4 Apr 2026
M Kapp South Africa
4/29
8
27 Jan 2020
Highest team totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
New Zealand
350/8
49.4
South Africa
Basin Reserve, Wellington
1 Apr 2026
South Africa
346/6
50
New Zealand
Basin Reserve, Wellington
1 Apr 2026
New Zealand
306/7
50
South Africa
Basin Reserve, Wellington
4 Apr 2026
New Zealand
273/7
50
South Africa
Boland Park, Paarl
24 Oct 2016
South Africa
269/8
50
New Zealand
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
29 Mar 2026
Lowest all-out totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
New Zealand
115
36
South Africa
Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland
27 Jan 2020
New Zealand
130
33.3
South Africa
Boland Park, Paarl
22 Oct 2016
South Africa
147
45.5
New Zealand
Boland Park, Paarl
24 Oct 2016
New Zealand
149
38.2
South Africa
Seddon Park, Hamilton
30 Jan 2020
South Africa
194
49
New Zealand
Boland Park, Paarl
17 Oct 2016
Biggest wins
Result
Format
Venue
Date
New Zealand won by 126 runs
ODI
Boland Park, Paarl
24 Oct 2016
New Zealand won by 95 runs
ODI
Boland Park, Paarl
19 Oct 2016
New Zealand won by 66 runs
ODI
Basin Reserve, Wellington
4 Apr 2026
New Zealand won by 8 wickets
ODI
Boland Park, Paarl
17 Oct 2016
South Africa won by 8 wickets
ODI
Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland
27 Jan 2020
South Africa won by 7 wickets
ODI
Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland
25 Jan 2020
New Zealand Women vs South Africa Women ODI Matches
Date
Venue
Result
4 Apr 2026
Basin Reserve, Wellington
New Zealand won by 66 runs
1 Apr 2026
Basin Reserve, Wellington
New Zealand won by 2 wickets
29 Mar 2026
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
South Africa won by 2 wickets
6 Oct 2025
Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore
South Africa won by 6 wickets
1 Oct 2023
Kingsmead, Durban
New Zealand won by 6 wickets (DLS)
28 Sep 2023
City Oval, Pietermaritzburg
South Africa won by 7 wickets
24 Sep 2023
Senwes Park, Potchefstroom
South Africa won by 4 wickets
17 Mar 2022
Seddon Park, Hamilton
South Africa won by 2 wickets
30 Jan 2020
Seddon Park, Hamilton
South Africa won by 6 wickets
27 Jan 2020
Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland
South Africa won by 8 wickets
New Zealand Women vs South Africa Women in T20Is
T20Is in this record book: 20, from Sep 2012 to Mar 2026.
Most Runs in NZ Women vs SA Women T20Is
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
SFM Devine New Zealand
20
20
861
105
57.40
139.77
1
9
SW Bates New Zealand
16
16
532
124*
44.33
125.47
1
2
AC Kerr New Zealand
12
12
487
105
48.70
141.57
1
3
L Wolvaardt South Africa
16
16
362
53
24.13
99.18
0
1
CL Tryon South Africa
17
17
254
40
18.14
146.82
0
0
S Luus South Africa
16
16
253
45
18.07
125.25
0
0
M du Preez South Africa
10
10
243
51
24.30
113.55
0
1
D van Niekerk South Africa
8
8
235
58
33.57
103.07
0
1
T Brits South Africa
11
11
181
53
18.10
97.84
0
1
ML Green New Zealand
12
12
171
45*
24.43
119.58
0
0
Most wickets in T20Is
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
SFM Devine New Zealand
17
17
24
4/12
16.38
7.73
0
AC Kerr New Zealand
16
16
17
3/24
21.88
6.10
0
A Khaka South Africa
13
13
15
4/27
24.93
7.63
0
N Mlaba South Africa
12
12
13
3/10
21.23
6.90
0
JM Kerr New Zealand
9
9
12
3/16
18.08
6.58
0
HNK Jensen New Zealand
8
8
10
3/28
16.00
6.15
0
LMM Tahuhu New Zealand
13
13
9
3/15
28.78
6.64
0
CL Tryon South Africa
15
15
9
4/15
33.56
7.37
0
M Kapp South Africa
9
9
8
3/23
27.12
6.68
0
N de Klerk South Africa
11
11
8
3/24
34.00
8.24
0
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Date
SW Bates New Zealand
124*
66
16
3
20 Jun 2018
AC Kerr New Zealand
105
55
19
1
25 Mar 2026
SFM Devine New Zealand
105
65
12
3
10 Feb 2020
SW Bates New Zealand
91*
64
8
3
30 Jul 2022
AC Kerr New Zealand
78
44
11
2
15 Mar 2026
Best bowling in an innings
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Date
SFM Devine New Zealand
4/12
4
15 Mar 2026
CL Tryon South Africa
4/15
4
8 Oct 2023
A Khaka South Africa
4/27
4
17 Mar 2026
N Mlaba South Africa
3/10
4
13 Feb 2023
NJ Browne New Zealand
3/13
4
28 Sep 2012
Highest team totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
New Zealand
216/1
20
South Africa
The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton
20 Jun 2018
New Zealand
194/6
20
South Africa
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
25 Mar 2026
New Zealand
190/7
20
South Africa
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
15 Mar 2026
South Africa
177/5
20
New Zealand
Seddon Park, Hamilton
17 Mar 2026
New Zealand
174/2
18.5
South Africa
Willowmoore Park, Benoni
14 Oct 2023
Lowest all-out totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
New Zealand
67
18.1
South Africa
Boland Park, Paarl
13 Feb 2023
South Africa
99
19.3
New Zealand
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
26 Mar 2016
South Africa
119
19.4
New Zealand
Seddon Park, Hamilton
6 Feb 2020
New Zealand
159
19.1
South Africa
Seddon Park, Hamilton
17 Mar 2026
Biggest wins
Result
Format
Venue
Date
New Zealand won by 92 runs
T20I
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
25 Mar 2026
New Zealand won by 80 runs
T20I
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
15 Mar 2026
New Zealand won by 69 runs
T20I
Basin Reserve, Wellington
10 Feb 2020
New Zealand won by 9 wickets
T20I
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
2 Feb 2020
New Zealand won by 8 wickets
T20I
County Ground, Bristol
28 Jun 2018
New Zealand won by 8 wickets
T20I
Willowmoore Park, Benoni
14 Oct 2023
New Zealand Women vs South Africa Women T20I Matches
Date
Venue
Result
25 Mar 2026
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
New Zealand won by 92 runs
22 Mar 2026
Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
New Zealand won by 6 wickets
20 Mar 2026
Eden Park, Auckland
New Zealand won by 6 wickets
17 Mar 2026
Seddon Park, Hamilton
South Africa won by 18 runs
15 Mar 2026
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
New Zealand won by 80 runs
20 Oct 2024
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
New Zealand won by 32 runs
15 Oct 2023
Willowmoore Park, Benoni
South Africa won by 11 runs
14 Oct 2023
Willowmoore Park, Benoni
New Zealand won by 8 wickets
8 Oct 2023
Buffalo Park, East London
No result
13 Feb 2023
Boland Park, Paarl
South Africa won by 65 runs
Most player of the match awards in New Zealand Women vs South Africa Women matches
Sophie Devine (New Zealand) is the central figure in the T20Is. Her 861 runs against South Africa have come at 57.40, with 9 fifties and a hundred, and her 24 wickets in the format are also a high for the fixture, topped by 4/12 at Bay Oval on 15 Mar 2026.
Amelia Kerr (New Zealand) has collected 6 match awards against South Africa, more than anyone. Kerr’s unbeaten 179 from 139 deliveries at Wellington on 1 Apr 2026 tops the ODI innings list, and she also made 105 in the T20I at Christchurch on 25 Mar 2026. Suzie Bates (New Zealand) made the best T20I score, 124 not out at Taunton on 20 Jun 2018, when New Zealand made 216/1.
For South Africa, Laura Wolvaardt has 550 ODI runs against New Zealand, averaging 61.11, and Ayabonga Khaka has 27 ODI wickets, 10 more than anyone else. Sune Luus (South Africa) took the best ODI figures, 6/45 at Hamilton in Jan 2020.
Grounds and how to read the tables
Paarl’s Boland Park is the busiest venue for this rivalry with 5 games, 3 of them won by New Zealand. Seddon Park in Hamilton has been South Africa’s best ground, 3 wins from 4. At the Basin Reserve, New Zealand won 3 of 4.
No Test between the two teams appears in the record book, so every table covers ODIs or T20Is only. Averages in short series can swing a lot: several players on the lists have batted fewer than 10 times. Both teams’ full records are on the New Zealand Women team page and the South Africa Women team page.
Questions about New Zealand Women vs South Africa Women
Have New Zealand Women or South Africa Women won more matches?
New Zealand Women, whose 20 wins compare with 15 for South Africa Women in 36 games since Sep 2012. The only game without a result was a T20I at East London on 8 Oct 2023.
What was the most recent NZ Women vs SA Women match?
New Zealand’s 66-run ODI win at Wellington’s Basin Reserve on 4 Apr 2026. ML Green scored 141 not out and RA Mair took 5/50.
Who has the most T20I runs in New Zealand Women vs South Africa Women games?
Sophie Devine of New Zealand has 861 from 20 innings, averaging 57.40. Her teammate Suzie Bates follows on 532.
What is the best individual score between these teams?
Amelia Kerr’s 179 not out in the ODI at Wellington on 1 Apr 2026. The T20I record belongs to Suzie Bates, 124 not out at Taunton in Jun 2018.
Should you bat or bowl first in New Zealand Women vs South Africa Women ODIs?
Bowling first has paid off. Chasing teams won 13 of the 16 ODIs, against a typical first innings total of 227.