New Zealand vs South Africa Head to Head Record: When it comes to cricket, two teams are consistently ranked in the top 10 and are responsible for producing some of the greatest cricketers in the world, but neither has ever won the ICC World Cup. These teams are New Zealand and South Africa. They have played dozens of games together and have a competitive rivalry, especially since their remarkable semi-final of the 2015 ODI World Cup.
New Zealand has reached the World Cup final twice, while South Africa has reached the semi-finals five times. Whenever New Zealand and South Africa face each other, it’s the fans who emerge as winners as the two teams deliver exhilarating games. Find out who holds the edge in the overall record in international cricket between New Zealand and South Africa.
You can check out the detailed New Zealand vs South Africa head-to-head record in the World Cup and across other cricket formats here at Jagran Josh.
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ICC World Cup Points Table 2023
ICC ODI World Cup 2023 Winner: AUSTRALIA
New Zealand vs South Africa Head to Head in ODI World Cup
New Zealand and South Africa have faced each other 9 times in the ICC Cricket World Cup. The overall record is in NZ’s favour which has won 6 games. South Africa has won 3 games but has lost to New Zealand in five straight World Cup games from 2003 to 2023. In all other formats of International Cricket, South Africa has a significant edge over New Zealand.
| Date | Winner | Margin | Ground |
| 11/1/2023 | South Africa | 190 runs | Pune |
| 6/19/19 | New Zealand | 4 wickets | Edgbaston |
| 3/24/2015 | New Zealand | 4 wickets | Auckland |
| 3/25/2011 | New Zealand | 49 runs | Dhaka |
| 4/14/2007 | New Zealand | 5 wickets | St George's |
| 2/16/2003 | New Zealand | 9 wickets | Johannesburg |
| 6/10/1999 | South Africa | 74 runs | Birmingham |
| 2/20/1996 | South Africa | 5 wickets | Faisalabad |
| 2/29/1992 | New Zealand | 7 wickets | Auckland |
*Last Match Result: 2023 World Cup - South Africa won by 190 runs
New Zealand vs South Africa Head to Head in ODI Matches
South Africa holds an edge over New Zealand in all cricket formats. South Africa is particularly dominant in One-Day International and Test matches. The two teams have played 72 games so far and South Africa has won 42 of them.
| Team | New Zealand | South Africa |
| Span | 1992-2023 | 1992-2023 |
| Mat | 72 | 72 |
| Won | 25 | 42 |
| Lost | 42 | 25 |
| Draw | 0 | 0 |
| Tied | 0 | 0 |
| NR | 5 | 5 |
| W/L | 0.595 | 1.680 |
| %W | 34.72 | 58.33 |
| %L | 58.33 | 34.72 |
| %D | 0 | 0 |
| % | 37.31 | 62.68 |
Related: ICC World Cup 2023 South Africa Team
New Zealand vs South Africa Head to Head in T20I
| Team | New Zealand | South Africa |
| Span | 2005-2017 | 2005-2017 |
| Mat | 15 | 15 |
| Won | 4 | 11 |
| Lost | 11 | 4 |
| Draw | 0 | 0 |
| Tied | 0 | 0 |
| NR | 0 | 0 |
| W/L | 0.363 | 2.75 |
| %W | 26.66 | 73.33 |
| %L | 73.33 | 26.66 |
| %D | 0 | 0 |
| % | 26.66 | 73.33 |
ICC World Cup 2023 New Zealand Team
New Zealand vs South Africa Head to Head in Test Matches
New Zealand is much ahead of South Africa in Test Cricket record as well. In nearly a century of playing history, New Zealand and South Africa have faced each other in 47 test matches. South Africa has won 26 of them, New Zealand has won 5, and 16 games were tied.
| Team | New Zealand | South Africa |
| Span | 1932-2022 | 1932-2022 |
| Mat | 47 | 47 |
| Won | 5 | 26 |
| Lost | 26 | 5 |
| Draw | 16 | 16 |
| Tied | 0 | 0 |
| NR | 0 | 0 |
| W/L | 0.192 | 5.2 |
| %W | 10.63 | 55.31 |
| %L | 55.31 | 10.63 |
| %D | 34.04 | 34.04 |
| % | 16.12 | 83.87 |
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