New Zealand vs South Africa 1st T20 today match prediction. Who will win today match NZ vs SA? We provide 100 % sure today cricket match prediction tips and Dream11 fantasy team by Raja Babu. Live score with ball by ball update. Cricket toss prediction.
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The world is ready to witness yet another big battle of T20 cricket. The 1st T20 match of South Africa tour of New Zealand 2026 is scheduled to be held on Sunday, 15th March 2026 at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui. We are providing 100 safe, perfect, and accurate today match prediction of New Zealand and South Africa.
South Africa tour of New Zealand 2026 1st T20 Match Overview
New Zealand is going to host South Africa in the series of five T20 matches. They had made some changes in their squad and they had picked their best players for this series. They had performed well in their most recent T20 matches and their players are in good form. We are sure that they will also perform well in this series. South Africa is starting the tour of New Zealand for the series of five T20 matches. South Africa is a strong team of T20 cricket and they had also performed well in their most recent T20 matches. We are sure that they will also perform well in this series.
New Zealand Reviews
New Zealand had made some changes in their squad and they had picked their best players for this series. Mitchell Santner will be leading this team in this series. The batting order of this team is strong and they had picked their best batters for this series. Katene D Clarke is an experianced batter of T20 cricket and he had performed well in his most recent T20 matches. He is in good form and we are sure that he will also perform well in this series. He will be leading the batting order of this team in this series. Tim Robinson is other experianced batter in the squad of this team.
Josh Clarkson, Bevon Jacobs, Nick Kelly, and James Neesham are batting all-rounders in the squad of this team. Dane Cleaver, Devon Conway, and Tom Latham are wicket-keeper batters in the squad of this team. The bowling unit of New Zealand is also strong and they had picked their best bowlers for this series. Lockie Ferguson is an experianced bowler of T20 cricket and he had performed well in his most recent T20 matches. He is in good form and he will be leading the bowling unit of this team. Some other experianced bowlers of T20 cricket like Kyle Jamieson, Jayden Lennox, Ben Sears, and Ish Sodhi are also part of the squad of this team. Zakary Foulkes, Cole McConchie, and Nathan Smith are bowling all-rounders in the squad of this team for this series.
South Africa Reviews
South Africa had also made some changes in their squad and they had picked their best players for this series. Keshav Maharaj will be leading this team in this series. The batting order of this team is strong and they had picked their best batters for this series. Tony de Zorzi is an experianced batter of T20 cricket and he had performed well in his most recent T20 matches. He is in good form and we are sure that he will also perform well in this series. He will be leading the batting order of this team. Jordan Hermann and Jason Smith are other experianced batters in the squad of this team.
Dian Forrester and George Linde are batting all-rounders in the squad of this team for this series. Connor Esterhuizen and Rubin Hermann are wicket-keeper batters in the squad of this team. The bowling unit of South Africa is also strong and they had picked their best bowlers for this series. Ottneil Baartman is an experianced bowler of T20 cricket and he had performed well in his most recent T20 matches. He is in good form and he will be leading the bowling unit of this team. Some other experianced bowlers of T20 cricket like Gerald Coetzee, Nqobani Mokoena, Andile Simelane, and Lutho Sipamla are also part of the squad of this team. Prenelan Subrayen and Wiaan Mulder are bowling all-rounders in the squad of this team for this series.
New Zealand T20 History and Stats
New Zealand had played a total of 260 T20 matches with 134 wins to their name. They had lost 113 matches while their one match was tied and 12 matches came without any result.
South Africa T20 History and Stats
South Africa had played 225 T20 matches. They had won 124 matches and lost 98 matches. Their three matches came without any result.
New Zealand vs South Africa T20 History and Stats
New Zealand had faced South Africa in 20 T20 matches where they had won 8 matches while South Africa had won 12 matches.
Favorite Team in Today Match Prediction
As per our NZ vs SA prediction, South Africa is the favorite team to win this match. The reasons why South Africa is a favorite team in this match, are mentioned below:
- South Africa is a strong and experianced team
- The key players of South Africa are in good form
- South Africa also had some best bowlers for this match
- New Zealand is also a strong and experianced team
- New Zealand has a strong batting order
Winning Chances of Today Match for the Both Sides
South Africa has a strong batting order and bowling unit as compared to New Zealand, so the winning chances of South Africa for today’s match have been increased. The equation of winning chances of both teams for today’s match is mentioned as under.
South Africa has a 52% chance to win this match
New Zealand has a 48% chance to win this match
Toss Prediction in Today Match Prediction
The toss can play an important role in the decision of this match. According to our toss prediction, the team who will win the toss may elect to bat first.
Pitch Report and Conditions
The 1st T20 match between New Zealand and South Africa is going to be played at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui. The pitch at this stadium is excellent for batting. The boundaries at this venue are short and will bring the spinners into play. The pitch will continue to be good for batting throughout the match.
Weather Report for This Match
The weather forecast in Mount Maunganui on match day is good. There are almost no chances of rain and we should have an full match.
NZ vs SA Playing 11
New Zealand Playing 11
Mitchell Santner (c), Katene Clarke, Josh Clarkson, Dane Cleaver, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Zak Foulkes, Bevon Jacobs, Kyle Jamieson, Nick Kelly, Tom Latham.
South Africa Playing 11
Keshav Maharaj (c), Ottneil Baartman, Eathan Bosch, Gerald Coetzee, Tony de Zorzi, Connor Esterhuizen, Dian Forrester, Jordan Hermann, Rubin Hermann, George Linde, Nqobani Mokoena.
Who Will Win Today New Zealand vs South Africa 1st T20
Who Will Win Today New Zealand vs South Africa 1st T20 Toss-NZ
Who Will Win Today New Zealand vs South Africa 1st T20 Match-NZ
Who Will Win Today Match?
- NZ (100%, 1 Votes)
- SA (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 1
Dream 11 Predictions for Today’s Match
Dream11 prediction for New Zealand vs South Africa. After checking the latest player’s availability, the Dream 11 Team for this match of New Zealand and South Africa is mentioned under.
NZ vs SA FANTASY TEAM LINEUP
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Today Match Time & Date
Date: Sunday, 15th March 2026
Time: 06:15 AM GMT / 07:15 PM LOCAL / 11:45 AM IST
Venue Details, Facts, and History
Stadium: Bay Oval
Location: Mount Maunganui, New Zealand
Time Zone: UTC +13:00
Venue Scoring Pattern in T20s
Total Matches: 24
Matches won batting first: 15
Matches won bowling first: 5
Average 1st innings Score: 155
Average 2nd innings Score: 137
Highest total recorded: 243/5 (20 Ovs) By NZ vs WI
Lowest total recorded: 90/10 (19.4 Ovs) By WIW vs NZW
Highest score chased: 185/4 (16.3 Ovs) By AUS vs NZ
Lowest score defended: 16/1 (2.1 Ovs) By AUS vs NZ
New Zealand T20 Squad
Mitchell Santner (c), Katene Clarke, Josh Clarkson, Dane Cleaver, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Zak Foulkes, Bevon Jacobs, Kyle Jamieson, Nick Kelly, Tom Latham, Jayden Lennox, Cole McConchie, Jimmy Neesham, Tim Robinson, Ben Sears, Nathan Smith, Ish Sodhi.
South Africa T20 Squad
Keshav Maharaj (c), Ottneil Baartman, Eathan Bosch, Gerald Coetzee, Tony de Zorzi, Connor Esterhuizen, Dian Forrester, Jordan Hermann, Rubin Hermann, George Linde, Nqobani Mokoena, Andile Simelane, Lutho Sipamla, Prenelan Subrayen, Jason Smith.
Disclaimer
We have provided you the above-mentioned today prediction on the basis of our research, understanding, and analysis. You can consider the point we had provided you and the decision will be yours that you have to make.

