South Africa v New Zealand
match 2 · Seddon Park, Hamilton · 17 Mar 2026
South Africa won by 18 runs
South Africa innings177/520 overs
New Zealand innings15919.1 overs · target 178
The worm
South AfricaNew Zealand
Cumulative runs after each over. Dots mark overs in which wickets fell.
Runs per over
South Africawicket
New Zealandwicket
South Africa innings 177/5 (20 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S Luus | lbw b AC Kerr | 31 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 147.6 |
| T Brits | c JM Kerr b AC Kerr | 53 | 43 | 5 | 3 | 123.3 |
| L Wolvaardt | not out | 41 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 124.2 |
| A Dercksen | b JM Kerr | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| CL Tryon | run out (GE Plimmer/RA Mair) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 |
| N de Klerk | c SW Bates b JM Kerr | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 44.4 |
| K Reyneke | not out | 28 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 311.1 |
| Extras | 16 | |||||
| Total | 5 wickets, 20 overs | 177 | ||||
Did not bat: A Khaka, S Jafta, N Mlaba, M Klaas
Fall of wickets: 62-1 (S Luus, 6.6 ov), 110-2 (T Brits, 12.1 ov), 117-3 (A Dercksen, 13.4 ov), 120-4 (CL Tryon, 14.2 ov), 143-5 (N de Klerk, 17.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JM Kerr | 4 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 8.50 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| BG Illing | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 8.33 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| SW Bates | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 19.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| RA Mair | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 4.50 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| AC Kerr | 4 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 7.25 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| SFM Devine | 4 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 11.50 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 62 | 42 | S Luus 31, T Brits 28 |
| 2 | 48 | 31 | T Brits 25, L Wolvaardt 14 |
| 3 | 7 | 9 | L Wolvaardt 4, A Dercksen 2 |
| 4 | 3 | 4 | L Wolvaardt 1, CL Tryon 2 |
| 5 | 23 | 21 | L Wolvaardt 18, N de Klerk 4 |
| Unbroken | 34 | 13 | L Wolvaardt 4, K Reyneke 28 |
New Zealand innings 159 (19.1 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GE Plimmer | c L Wolvaardt b A Dercksen | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| IC Gaze | c S Jafta b A Khaka | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 120.0 |
| AC Kerr | lbw b N Mlaba | 32 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 177.8 |
| SFM Devine | b N de Klerk | 25 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 138.9 |
| BM Halliday | c A Dercksen b A Khaka | 16 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 80.0 |
| ML Green | c S Jafta b A Khaka | 18 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 120.0 |
| IG Sharp | c L Wolvaardt b A Khaka | 29 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 138.1 |
| SW Bates | b N Mlaba | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| JM Kerr | c CL Tryon b N Mlaba | 14 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 140.0 |
| RA Mair | run out (K Reyneke/S Jafta) | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 175.0 |
| BG Illing | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Extras | 9 | |||||
| Total | all out, 19.1 overs | 159 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 7-1 (GE Plimmer, 0.3 ov), 31-2 (IC Gaze, 2.3 ov), 70-3 (AC Kerr, 6.5 ov), 72-4 (SFM Devine, 7.3 ov), 100-5 (BM Halliday, 12.3 ov), 106-6 (ML Green, 12.5 ov), 107-7 (SW Bates, 13.1 ov), 149-8 (JM Kerr, 17.6 ov), 151-9 (IG Sharp, 18.3 ov), 159-10 (RA Mair, 19.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Dercksen | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 11.00 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| S Luus | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17.00 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| A Khaka | 4 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 6.75 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| M Klaas | 3.1 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 10.74 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| N Mlaba | 4 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 6.75 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| N de Klerk | 3 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 7.67 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| K Reyneke | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 7.50 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| CL Tryon | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 3 | GE Plimmer 1, IC Gaze 5 |
| 2 | 24 | 12 | IC Gaze 1, AC Kerr 20 |
| 3 | 39 | 26 | AC Kerr 12, SFM Devine 25 |
| 4 | 2 | 4 | SFM Devine 0, BM Halliday 2 |
| 5 | 28 | 30 | BM Halliday 14, ML Green 14 |
| 6 | 6 | 2 | ML Green 4, IG Sharp 0 |
| 7 | 1 | 2 | IG Sharp 0, SW Bates 1 |
| 8 | 42 | 29 | IG Sharp 28, JM Kerr 14 |
| 9 | 2 | 3 | IG Sharp 1, RA Mair 1 |
| 10 | 8 | 4 | RA Mair 6, BG Illing 1 |
Match details
- Toss
- South Africa, chose to bat
- Player of the match
- K Reyneke
- Ground
- Seddon Park, New Zealand
- Season
- 2025/26
- Umpires
- CA Polosak, Kim Cotton
- Match referee
- TL Anderson
- Source
- Cricsheet match 1491706