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In the 74 NZ Vs SA ODI cricket matches so far, South Africa is leading with 42 wins. In NZ Vs SA ODI World Cup 2023 match(32nd), South Africa comes victorious while New Zealand beats South Africa in the 2015 ICC ODI World Cup Semi Final.
In the all times New Zealand Vs South Africa ODI matches, the 2nd most Test 100s batsman Jack Kallis leads with the most runs while the 2nd most Test wkts for SA bowler Shaun Pollock leads with the most wickets, in NZ Vs SA ODI cricket.
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NZ Vs SA ODI Match : ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Semi Final – 5th March 2025, New Zealand All Rounder Rachin Ravindra Hundred & Kane Williamson Hundred, David Miller Stats – The Fastest Hundred In ICC Champions Trophy By The 5th Fastest IPL Hundred Player
A clinical show from New Zealand against South Africa, in the 2nd Semifinal match(Lahore) of ICC Champions Trophy 2025, let them march into the Finals.
Batting first, New Zealand posted 362/6 – the all time highest total in NZ Vs SA ODI match innings. The centuries from Rachin Ravindra(108 off 101, opener) & Kane Williamson(102 off 94, at 3) gave Kiwis a momentum and they capitalized the innings.
In response, the Proteas lost the momentum after a good start(from 161/2 to 218/8). Then, David Miller(at 6) played an outstanding innings and struck an unbeaten 67 ball Century but the game was already done & dusted.
NZ won the match by 50 runs & Rachin Ravindra got the Player of the Match award, for his all round performance(108 Runs, 1 Wkt & 2 Catches).
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New Zealand Vs South Africa Match ICC ODI World Cup 2023 Schedule : South Africa Vs New Zealand World Cup 2023 Date And Time Of Match – 1st November 2:00 PM, NZ Vs SA ODI 2023 World Cup Match
The ICC 2023 ODI World Cup match between New Zealand & South Africa was scheduled on 1st November(2:00 PM), at Pune. It was the 32nd match of this event.
South Africa beat New Zealand by 190 runs. Batting first South Africa scored 357/4 & bowled out New Zealand for 167. Rassie Van Der Dussen won the player of the match award for his 133 runs innings.
In the World Cup 2019 NZ Vs SA ODI match, New Zealand beat South Africa by 4 wickets.
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New Zealand National Cricket Team Squad & Captain 2023 ICC ODI World Cup : New Zealand World Cup Squad 2023
Squad : Kane Williamson, Glenn Phillips, Will Young, Tom Latham(WK), Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Devon Conway(WK), Mark Chapman, Rachin Ravindra , Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Trent Boult, Matt Henry, Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson with Kane Williamson as the team captain
ICC World Test Championship 2025 Winner South Africa National Cricket Team Squad & Captain 2023 ICC ODI World Cup : SA World Cup Squad 2023
Squad : Temba Bavuma, Quinton De Cock (WK), Reeza Hendricks, Rassie Van Der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen (WK), David Miller, Marco Jansen, Andile Phehlukwayo, Keshav Maharaj, Gerald Coetzee, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Lungi Ngidi, Lizaad Williams with Temba Bavuma as the team captain
ICC World Cup 2015 Semi Final New Zealand Vs South Africa ODI Match : RSA Vs NZ Semi Final 2015 World Cup Highlights – 2015 World Cup Semi Final New Zealand Vs South Africa Result & Score South Africa Vs New Zealand 2015 World Cup Semi Final Match
The 1st semi final of the ICC 2015 ODI World Cup was played between New Zealand & South Africa, in which New Zealand came victorious by 4 wickets.
After the D/L method revised target, New Zealand scored 299/6 and won the match on the penultimate ball off the match, with South Africa scoring 281/5(43 overs) in the first innings.
Grant Elliott was presented the man of the match award, for his 84* innings. This match is right up there among the best World Cup matches ever.
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RSA Vs NZ Head To Head ICC ODI World Cup History
In 9 ODI World Cup matches so far from 1992-2023, New Zealand team has the domination over South African team, with 6 wins. They have won all 2003-2019 NZ Vs SA ODI World Cup matches.
| No. | WC. | Result. | POM. |
| 1 | 1992 | NZ Won By 7 Wkts | Mark Greatbatch(NZ) |
| 2 | 1996 | SA Won By 5 Wkts | Hansie Cronje(SA) |
| 3 | 1999 | SA Won By 74 Runs | Jack Kallis(SA) |
| 4 | 2003 | NZ Won By 9 Wkts | Stephen Fleming(NZ) |
| 5 | 2007 | NZ Won By 5 Wkts | Craig McMillan(NZ) |
| 6 | 2011 | NZ Won By 49 Runs | Jacob Oram(NZ) |
| 7 | 2015 | NZ Won By 4 Wkts | Grant Elliott(NZ) |
| 8 | 2019 | NZ Won By 4 Wkts | Kane Williamson(NZ) |
| 9 | 2023 | SA Won By 190 Runs | Rassie Van Der Dussen(SA) |
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NZ In World Cup Matches : New Zealand Cricket ODI Stats – 401 Highest Score In ODI Cricket World Cup For NZ
From 1975-2023 World Cup span, New Zealand team has played 99 matches so far, winning 58(Win% – 59.59) & losing 38 matches.
The highest team total is 401/6( Vs Pakistan, Bengaluru 2023). Kane Williamson has 1167 as the most runs in World Cup while Trent Boult has 53 as the most wickets in World Cup , for New Zealand team.
| WC Span | Mts. | Won | Lost | Win% |
| 1975-2023 | 99 | 59 | 38 | 59.59 |
SA World Cup Matches : South Africa Cricket Team ODI Stats – AB De Villiers Who Is In Top 10 Most Sixes In IPL List Has Most Runs In ODI World Cup For SA
South African team has played 74 matches so far from 1992-2023 World Cup, winning 45(Win% – 60.81) & losing 26 matches. The highest team total is 428/5( Vs Sri Lanka , Delhi 2023). The 3 times, South Africa has crossed the 400 runs mark in World Cup( mostly by any team).
AB De Villiers has 1207 as the most runs in World Cup while Imran Tahir has 40 as the most wickets in World Cup, for South African team. De Villiers also stands among the fastest 100 players in World Cup history.
| WC Span | Mts | Won | Lost | Win% |
| 1992-2023 | 74 | 45 | 26 | 60.81 |
South Africa New Zealand Matches In ODI Cricket : ODI Cricket South Africa Records & New Zealand Records
In a total of 74 ODI matches between these two, the ICC World Test Champions in 2025, South Africa leads with 42 wins in NZ Vs SA ODI matches.
| Team. | Mts. | Won | Lost | NR | Win% |
| South Africa | 74 | 42 | 27 | 5 | 56.75 |
| New Zealand | 72 | 25 | 42 | 5 | 36.48 |
ODI Highest Score Team – NZ Vs SA ODI Cricket : South Africa Highest Score In ODI Vs New Zealand
After New Zealand team’s 362/6, the South African team owns the next six highest totals in this ODI cricket rivalry, with 357/4 as the best.
| Team. | Highest | Venue | Year |
| South Africa | 357/4 | Pune | 2023 |
| New Zealand | 362/6 | Lahore | 2025 |
Cricket ODI Lowest Score Team – NZ Vs SA ODIs : South Africa ODI Lowest Score Vs New Zealand
| Team. | Lowest | Venue | Year |
| South Africa | 108 | Brabourne | 2006 |
| New Zealand | 112 | Wellington | 2017 |
Largest Win Margin In ODIs NZ Vs RSA : New Zealand Vs South Africa 2017 3rd ODI, The Biggest Win In ODI By Runs
South Africa comes with the first 5 largest runs victory in this rivalry, with 190 runs as the largest win coming in 2023 & New Zealand has the upper hand in terms of the largest win by wickets, with 9 in 2003.
| Team. | Runs. | Wkts. |
| South Africa | 190(Pune, 2023) | 8(Singapore 2000, Melbourne 2002) |
| New Zealand | 87(Brabourne, 2006) | 9(Johansburg, 2003) |
Smallest Win : NZ Vs SA ODI 1997 & New Zealand Tour Of South Africa 2013
| Team. | Runs. | Wkts. |
| South Africa | 1(Hobart, 1997) | 1(Potchefst. 2013) |
| New Zealand | 2(Auckland, 2004) | 1(Paarl, 2013) |
Most Runs ODI Cricket In NZ Vs SA ODIs : 1449 Jack Kallis Total Runs Vs NZ – The 2nd Most Hundreds In Test Cricket Player Jack Kallis Records,, Stephen Fleming Cricketer NZ – Stephen Fleming Batting Stats, Stephen Fleming CSK 2008 Player
The one of the greatest all-rounders in cricket history, Jack Kallis comes first in respect of the most runs in NZ Vs SA ODIs, scoring 1449 runs in 44 innings. Also, the former South African great claimed 37 wickets at an average of 29.6, in this contest.
| Team. | Player. | Runs | Inns | Span. |
| South Africa | Jack Kallis | 1449 | 44 | 1996-2012 |
| New Zealand | Stephen Fleming | 1280 | 37 | 1994-2007 |
NZ Vs SA Highest Score In ODI By A Player : Martin Guptill Highest Score – Martin Guptill Batting Stats
| Team. | Player. | H.S. | Venue. | Year |
| New Zealand | Martin Guptill | 180* | Hamilton | 2017 |
| South Africa | DJ Callaghan | 169* | Centurion | 1994 |
Most Hundreds In ODI Cricket NZ Vs SA : 3 Jack Kallis Centuries – Most 100 In ODI Cricket between NZ & SA, 3 By Jack Kallis IPL RCB, KKR Player , 2 Martin Guptill Centuries & 4 Kane Williamson Total Centuries
| Team. | Player. | 100s. | Inns |
| South Africa | Jack Kallis | 3 | 44 |
| New Zealand | K Williamson | 4 | 19 |
Most Sixes In ODI International Cricket Between SA & NZ : Chris Cairns Most 6s In ODI Cricket SA Vs NZ – New Zealand Cricketer Chris Cairns Stats,, 2nd Herschelle Gibbs – Herschelle Gibbs Six Sixes In An Over Player
| Team. | Player. | 6s. | Inns |
| New Zealand | Chris Cairns | 27 | 28 |
| South Africa | Herschelle Gibbs | 16 | 29 |
Which Bowler Has Most Wickets In ODI Cricket NZ Vs SA : 48 South African Cricketer Shaun Pollock Wickets Most – 2nd Most Test Wickets Bowler For South Africa Shaun Pollock Stats, Shaun Pollock Mumbai Indians 2008 Player,, Chris Cairns New Zealand Cricketer 2nd In The List
The former South African allrounder Shaun Pollock leads with 48 wickets while for New Zealand , the former allrounder Chris Cairns comes first with 33 wickets, in NZ Vs SA ODI matches.
In addition, Pollock scored 463 runs(26 inns) at an average close to 29 while Cairns scored 875 runs(28 inns) with the average of 38, in the NZ Vs SA ODI cricket.
| Team. | Player. | Wkts. | Inns | Span. |
| South Africa | Shaun Pollock | 48 | 40 | 1996-2007 |
| New Zealand | Chris Cairns | 33 | 30 | 1992-2004 |
Best Bowling Figures In ODI SA Vs NZ : Kyle Mills Cricketer NZ – Kyle Mills Stats ODIs ,, 2nd Makhaya Ntini Cricketer SA – Makhaya Ntini Stats ODIs
| Team. | Player. | Best | Venue. | Year |
| New Zealand | Kyle Mills | 5/25 | Durban | 2007 |
| South Africa | Makhaya Ntini | 5/31 | Melbourne | 2002 |