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
05010015020005101520New Zealand: 1 wicket in over 1, 8/1New Zealand: 1 wicket in over 14, 146/2New Zealand: 1 wicket in over 16, 158/3New Zealand: 1 wicket in over 17, 167/4New Zealand: 1 wicket in over 19, 187/5New Zealand: 2 wickets in over 20, 190/7South Africa: 2 wickets in over 4, 17/2South Africa: 1 wicket in over 9, 41/3South Africa: 1 wicket in over 12, 55/4South Africa: 1 wicket in over 15, 75/5South Africa: 2 wickets in over 19, 98/7

Cumulative runs after each over. Dots mark overs in which wickets fell.

Runs per over

New Zealandwicket
012245101520Over 1: 8 runs, 1 wicketOver 2: 1 runOver 3: 17 runsOver 4: 19 runsOver 5: 3 runsOver 6: 13 runsOver 7: 8 runsOver 8: 6 runsOver 9: 9 runsOver 10: 16 runsOver 11: 12 runsOver 12: 11 runsOver 13: 19 runsOver 14: 4 runs, 1 wicketOver 15: 8 runsOver 16: 4 runs, 1 wicketOver 17: 9 runs, 1 wicketOver 18: 13 runsOver 19: 7 runs, 1 wicketOver 20: 3 runs, 2 wickets
South Africawicket
012245101520Over 1: 2 runsOver 2: 6 runsOver 3: 5 runsOver 4: 4 runs, 2 wicketsOver 5: 2 runsOver 6: 0 runsOver 7: 5 runsOver 8: 12 runsOver 9: 5 runs, 1 wicketOver 10: 3 runsOver 11: 9 runsOver 12: 2 runs, 1 wicketOver 13: 6 runsOver 14: 11 runsOver 15: 3 runs, 1 wicketOver 16: 7 runsOver 17: 5 runsOver 18: 6 runsOver 19: 5 runs, 2 wicketsOver 20: 12 runs

New Zealand innings 190/7 (20 ov)

BatterRB4s6sSR
GE Plimmerst S Jafta b N Mlaba634453143.2
IC Gazerun out (N de Klerk)0000–
AC Kerrc S Jafta b M Klaas7844112177.3
SFM Devinec T Brits b A Khaka121010120.0
BM Hallidayc A Dercksen b M Klaas131010130.0
ML Greenc A Dercksen b N de Klerk10810125.0
IG Sharpc N Mlaba b N de Klerk4400100.0
JM Kerrnot out1100100.0
Extras9
Total7 wickets, 20 overs190

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)

BowlerOMRWEconDotsWdNb
S Luus10808.00100
M Klaas401523.751100
A Khaka3037112.33320
K Reyneke1019019.00221
N Mlaba302919.67510
N de Klerk403228.00500
A Dercksen2022011.00210
CL Tryon2026013.00000
Partnerships
WicketRunsBallsBatters
101GE Plimmer 0, IC Gaze 0
214683GE Plimmer 61, AC Kerr 78
398GE Plimmer 2, SFM Devine 7
487SFM Devine 5, BM Halliday 1
52113BM Halliday 12, ML Green 9
655ML Green 1, IG Sharp 4
713ML Green 0, JM Kerr 1

South Africa innings 110/7 (20 ov)

BatterRB4s6sSR
T Britsc AC Kerr b SFM Devine29353082.9
S Luusc SW Bates b JM Kerr10111090.9
L Wolvaardtc ML Green b JM Kerr03000.0
A Dercksenrun out (RA Mair)7160043.8
CL Tryonc GE Plimmer b SFM Devine9121075.0
N de Klerkb SFM Devine191920100.0
K Reynekenot out241840133.3
S Jaftac RA Mair b SFM Devine03000.0
M Klaasnot out6310200.0
Extras6
Total7 wickets, 20 overs110

Did not bat: A Khaka, N Mlaba

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)

BowlerOMRWEconDotsWdNb
JM Kerr411323.251700
SW Bates201708.50310
BG Illing301204.001020
AC Kerr402406.00610
RA Mair3030010.00300
SFM Devine401243.001400
Partnerships
WicketRunsBallsBatters
11721T Brits 3, S Luus 10
203T Brits 0, L Wolvaardt 0
32430T Brits 17, A Dercksen 7
41417T Brits 3, CL Tryon 9
51817T Brits 6, N de Klerk 12
62523N de Klerk 7, K Reyneke 18
703K Reyneke 0, S Jafta 0
Unbroken126K Reyneke 6, M Klaas 6

Match details

Toss
New Zealand, chose to bat
Player of the match
AC Kerr
Ground
Bay Oval, New Zealand
Season
2025/26
Umpires
CA Polosak, SB Haig
Match referee
TL Anderson
Source
Cricsheet match 1491705