New Zealand vs South Africa, 1st T20I
New Zealand vs South Africa, 1st T20I: match overview
New Zealand and South Africa met in the 1st T20I of South Africa tour of New Zealand, 2026 at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui on Sunday, March 15, 2026. Result: South Africa won by 7 wkts.
This is a short-format fixture: each side bats for a fixed number of overs with a powerplay at the start, so momentum swings quickly and strike rates, economy rates and death-overs bowling usually decide it.
Follow every ball on this page: live commentary, the full scorecard with batting and bowling figures, both squads, over-by-over summaries, partnerships, run-rate and win-probability charts. Crickpal updates the score from official feeds in real time, and the latest news around South Africa tour of New Zealand, 2026 appears alongside the match.
Match facts
- Match
- 1st T20I, South Africa tour of New Zealand, 2026
- Teams
- New Zealand vs South Africa
- Format
- T20 (20 overs)
- Venue
- Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
- Date
- Sunday, March 15, 2026
- Start time
- 11:45 AM local (06:15 GMT)
- Status
- South Africa won by 7 wkts