New Zealand v South Africa
match 1 · Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui · 15 Mar 2026
New Zealand won by 80 runs
New Zealand innings190/720 overs
South Africa innings110/720 overs · target 191
The worm
New ZealandSouth Africa
Cumulative runs after each over. Dots mark overs in which wickets fell.
Runs per over
New Zealandwicket
South Africawicket
New Zealand innings 190/7 (20 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GE Plimmer | st S Jafta b N Mlaba | 63 | 44 | 5 | 3 | 143.2 |
| IC Gaze | run out (N de Klerk) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| AC Kerr | c S Jafta b M Klaas | 78 | 44 | 11 | 2 | 177.3 |
| SFM Devine | c T Brits b A Khaka | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 120.0 |
| BM Halliday | c A Dercksen b M Klaas | 13 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 130.0 |
| ML Green | c A Dercksen b N de Klerk | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 125.0 |
| IG Sharp | c N Mlaba b N de Klerk | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| JM Kerr | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Extras | 9 | |||||
| Total | 7 wickets, 20 overs | 190 | ||||
Did not bat: BG Illing, SW Bates, RA Mair
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (IC Gaze, 0.1 ov), 146-2 (AC Kerr, 13.6 ov), 155-3 (GE Plimmer, 15.2 ov), 163-4 (SFM Devine, 16.3 ov), 184-5 (BM Halliday, 18.4 ov), 189-6 (IG Sharp, 19.3 ov), 190-7 (ML Green, 19.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S Luus | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| M Klaas | 4 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 3.75 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| A Khaka | 3 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 12.33 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| K Reyneke | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 19.00 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| N Mlaba | 3 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 9.67 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| N de Klerk | 4 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 8.00 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| A Dercksen | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 11.00 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| CL Tryon | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 13.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | GE Plimmer 0, IC Gaze 0 |
| 2 | 146 | 83 | GE Plimmer 61, AC Kerr 78 |
| 3 | 9 | 8 | GE Plimmer 2, SFM Devine 7 |
| 4 | 8 | 7 | SFM Devine 5, BM Halliday 1 |
| 5 | 21 | 13 | BM Halliday 12, ML Green 9 |
| 6 | 5 | 5 | ML Green 1, IG Sharp 4 |
| 7 | 1 | 3 | ML Green 0, JM Kerr 1 |
South Africa innings 110/7 (20 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T Brits | c AC Kerr b SFM Devine | 29 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 82.9 |
| S Luus | c SW Bates b JM Kerr | 10 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 90.9 |
| L Wolvaardt | c ML Green b JM Kerr | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| A Dercksen | run out (RA Mair) | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 43.8 |
| CL Tryon | c GE Plimmer b SFM Devine | 9 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 75.0 |
| N de Klerk | b SFM Devine | 19 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 |
| K Reyneke | not out | 24 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 133.3 |
| S Jafta | c RA Mair b SFM Devine | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| M Klaas | not out | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 200.0 |
| Extras | 6 | |||||
| Total | 7 wickets, 20 overs | 110 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 17-1 (S Luus, 3.3 ov), 17-2 (L Wolvaardt, 3.6 ov), 41-3 (A Dercksen, 8.6 ov), 55-4 (CL Tryon, 11.5 ov), 73-5 (T Brits, 14.4 ov), 98-6 (N de Klerk, 18.3 ov), 98-7 (S Jafta, 18.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JM Kerr | 4 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 3.25 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| SW Bates | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 8.50 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| BG Illing | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4.00 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| AC Kerr | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 6.00 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| RA Mair | 3 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 10.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| SFM Devine | 4 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 3.00 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | 21 | T Brits 3, S Luus 10 |
| 2 | 0 | 3 | T Brits 0, L Wolvaardt 0 |
| 3 | 24 | 30 | T Brits 17, A Dercksen 7 |
| 4 | 14 | 17 | T Brits 3, CL Tryon 9 |
| 5 | 18 | 17 | T Brits 6, N de Klerk 12 |
| 6 | 25 | 23 | N de Klerk 7, K Reyneke 18 |
| 7 | 0 | 3 | K Reyneke 0, S Jafta 0 |
| Unbroken | 12 | 6 | K Reyneke 6, M Klaas 6 |