New Zealand v South Africa
match 1 · Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui · 15 Mar 2026
South Africa won by 7 wickets
New Zealand innings9114.3 overs
South Africa innings93/316.4 overs · target 92
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 91 (14.3 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DP Conway | c T de Zorzi b G Coetzee | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 |
| TWM Latham | lbw b G Coetzee | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 116.7 |
| TB Robinson | c GF Linde b OEG Baartman | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 120.0 |
| NF Kelly | b OEG Baartman | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 |
| BJ Jacobs | run out (RA Herman) | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 142.9 |
| MJ Santner | b KA Maharaj | 15 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 78.9 |
| JDS Neesham | c C Esterhuizen b N Mokoena | 26 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 123.8 |
| CE McConchie | c RA Herman b N Mokoena | 15 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 136.4 |
| ZGF Foulkes | c C Esterhuizen b N Mokoena | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 |
| KA Jamieson | b KA Maharaj | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 |
| BV Sears | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Extras | 6 | |||||
| Total | all out, 14.3 overs | 91 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 2-1 (DP Conway, 0.6 ov), 14-2 (TWM Latham, 2.1 ov), 20-3 (TB Robinson, 3.2 ov), 21-4 (NF Kelly, 3.4 ov), 36-5 (BJ Jacobs, 5.5 ov), 54-6 (MJ Santner, 9.2 ov), 80-7 (JDS Neesham, 12.1 ov), 83-8 (ZGF Foulkes, 12.6 ov), 86-9 (KA Jamieson, 13.6 ov), 91-10 (CE McConchie, 14.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G Coetzee | 3 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 4.67 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| N Mokoena | 3.3 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 7.43 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| OEG Baartman | 3 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 7.33 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| KA Maharaj | 4 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 6.25 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| D Forrester | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 6 | DP Conway 1, TWM Latham 1 |
| 2 | 12 | 7 | TWM Latham 6, TB Robinson 5 |
| 3 | 6 | 7 | TB Robinson 1, NF Kelly 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | NF Kelly 0, BJ Jacobs 1 |
| 5 | 15 | 13 | BJ Jacobs 9, MJ Santner 6 |
| 6 | 18 | 21 | MJ Santner 9, JDS Neesham 9 |
| 7 | 26 | 17 | JDS Neesham 17, CE McConchie 9 |
| 8 | 3 | 5 | CE McConchie 1, ZGF Foulkes 1 |
| 9 | 3 | 6 | CE McConchie 1, KA Jamieson 2 |
| 10 | 5 | 3 | CE McConchie 4, BV Sears 0 |
South Africa innings 93/3 (16.4 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T de Zorzi | c BJ Jacobs b ZGF Foulkes | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 |
| C Esterhuizen | not out | 45 | 48 | 2 | 2 | 93.8 |
| RA Herman | c TWM Latham b KA Jamieson | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 116.7 |
| JF Smith | st TWM Latham b MJ Santner | 10 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 71.4 |
| D Forrester | not out | 16 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 64.0 |
| Extras | 13 | |||||
| Total | 3 wickets, 16.4 overs | 93 | ||||
Did not bat: KA Maharaj, N Mokoena, G Coetzee, OEG Baartman, GF Linde, J Hermann
Fall of wickets: 7-1 (T de Zorzi, 1.4 ov), 28-2 (RA Herman, 4.5 ov), 55-3 (JF Smith, 9.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KA Jamieson | 3.4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 7.64 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| ZGF Foulkes | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4.00 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| BV Sears | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 5.33 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| MJ Santner | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2.00 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| CE McConchie | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 6.00 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 10 | T de Zorzi 2, C Esterhuizen 1 |
| 2 | 21 | 19 | C Esterhuizen 12, RA Herman 7 |
| 3 | 27 | 26 | C Esterhuizen 12, JF Smith 10 |
| Unbroken | 38 | 45 | C Esterhuizen 20, D Forrester 16 |