In ICC T20I Ranking, New Zealand has placed 4th position whereas South Africa has placed 5th position. New Zealand and South Africa have played 19 T20I, with New Zealand winning 7 matches against South Africa 12 matches. In ICC T20 World Cup, New Zealand and South Africa have played 5 T20I, with New Zealand winning 0 match against South Africa 5 matches. 

HEAD TO HEAD

Match Played: 20  New Zealand: 8  South Africa: 12  Tied: 0

HEAD TO HEAD IN WORLD CUP

Match Played: 6  New Zealand: 1  South Africa: 5  Tied: 0

WHICH TEAM HAS A BETTER BATTING AND BOWLING LINEUP?

Both New Zealand and South Africa has strong batting lineup.

Both New Zealand and South Africa has great bowling line-up.

New Zealand

Batting Avg.: 184  Bowling Avg.: 8.48

South Africa

Batting Avg.: 182  Bowling Avg.: 8.53

VENUE STATISTICS

Eden Gardens, Kolkata

1st innings average score: 164

Match Played: 19  1st batting team won: 9  2nd batting team won: 10

Highest Score: Scotland 207/4   Lowest Score: Bangladesh 70/10

TEAM PERFORMANCE IN EDEN GARDENS, KOLKATA

Head to Head Match Played: 0  New Zealand won: 0  South Africa won: 0

TOTAL MATCH PLAYED

New Zealand: 3   Won: 2

South Africa: 1   Won: 0

RECENT TEAM PERFORMANCE

New Zealand made score against

• 04-03-2026 vs SA 173/1 (2nd Bat) Won
• 27-02-2026 vs ENG 159/7 (1st Bat) Lost
• 25-02-2026 vs SL 168/7 (1st Bat) Won
• 17-02-2026 vs CAN 176/2 (2nd Bat) Won
• 14-02-2026 vs SA 175/7 (1st Bat) Lost

South Africa made score against

• 04-03-2026 vs NZ 169/8 (1st Bat) Lost
• 01-03-2026 vs ZIM 154/5 (2nd Bat) Won
• 26-02-2026 vs WI 177/1 (2nd Bat) Won
• 22-02-2026 vs IND 187/7 (1st Bat) Won
• 18-02-2026 vs UAE 123/4 (2nd Bat) Won

PITCH REPORT

Scoring Pattern in Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Below Score 150: 5

Score between 150 and 169: 6

Score between 170 and 189: 4

Above Score 190: 4

HOME AWAY STATISTICS

South Africa played in Neutral Venue India

Total Match Played: 26

Won: 16 Lost: 10 Tied: 0

New Zealand played in Neutral Venue India

Total Match Played: 25

Won: 12 Lost: 13 Tied: 0

WEATHER REPORT

POINT TABLE

Who Will Win Todays Match

• Heads to head 7-12 against South Africa.
• In ICC T20 World Cup, Heads to head 0-5 against South Africa
• Previous 10 T20I games have played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata with an average score 176 in the first batting. In previous 10 T20I games, 6 times team crosses 180 plus score. So expected score around 180 in the batting first.
• New Zealand have won 1 from 2 games whereas South Africa have not played any game yet at Kolkata.
• In previous 10 T20I games had played at Kolkata, batting second team had won 4 games whereas batting first team have won 6 games.
• In ICC T20I Ranking, New Zealand has placed 4th position whereas South Africa has placed 5th position.
• Last 5 games were played between the two sides, New Zealand have won 3 games whereas South Africa have won 2 games.
• In recent performance, New Zealand have won 3 from their last 5 games whereas South Africa have won 5 from their last 5 games.
• Both New Zealand and South Africa has strong batting lineup.
• South Africa played in India: Match Played: 25; Won: 16
• New Zealand played in India: Match Played: 24; Won: 11

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South Africa will win

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