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New Zealand vs South Africa, 1st T20I, South Africa tour of New Zealand 2026 - New Zealand Cricket team will play 1st T20I of 5 T20Is matches of South Africa tour of New Zealand 2026 Series against South Africa Cricket Team, where the 1st T20I will be played on Sunday, March 15, 2026. The NZ vs SA, 1st T20I match will be played at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui, and will get started at 07:15 PM LOCAL.
The toss of the match will be done 30 minutes before the start of the match at 06:45 PM. The New Zealand team will be captained by Mitchell Santner in the match and the South Africa team will be captained by Keshav Maharaj.
Here are the full details of the New Zealand vs South Africa, 1st T20I Match 2026 Timing, Captain, Squad or Players List.
South Africa won by 7 wkts
Player of Match
Nqobani Mokoena
New Zealand vs South Africa, 1st T20I, 2026 Details
| Series | South Africa tour of New Zealand, 2026, T20I Series | |
| Match | NZ vs SA, 1st T20I | |
| Date | Sunday, March 15, 2026 | |
| Time | 07:15 PM | |
| Venue | Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui | |
| Toss | New Zealand won the toss and opt to Bat | |
| Umpires | Chris Brown, Wayne Knights | |
| Third Umpire | Kim Cotton | |
| Match Referee | Dave Gilbert | |
| Result | South Africa won by 7 wkts | |
New Zealand vs South Africa, 1st T20I, 2026 Captain, Squad, Players List
NZ Team Playing XI 2026
- Devon Conway, Tom Latham (wk), Tim Robinson, Nick Kelly, Bevon Jacobs, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner (c), Zakary Foulkes, Cole McConchie, Kyle Jamieson, Ben Sears
SA Team Playing XI 2026
- Connor Esterhuizen (wk), Jordan Hermann, Tony de Zorzi, Rubin Hermann, Jason Smith, Dian Forrester, George Linde, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj (c), Nqobani Mokoena, Ottneil Baartman
New Zealand and South Africa, T20I Series 2026 Captain, Squads and Players List
New Zealand T20I Squad 2026
- Mitchell Santner (captain)
- Tom Latham (captain, wk)
- Katene Clarke
- Josh Clarkson
- Dane Cleaver (wk)
- Devon Conway (wk)
- Lockie Ferguson
- Zak Foulkes
- Bevon Jacobs
- Kyle Jamieson
- Nick Kelly
- Jayden Lennox
- Cole McConchie
- James Neesham
- Tim Robinson
- Ben Sears
- Nathan Smith
South Africa T20I Squad 2026
- Keshav Maharaj (captain)
- Ottniel Baartman
- Gerald Coetzee
- Tony de Zorzi
- Connor Esterhuizen
- Dian Forrester
- Jordan Hermann
- Rubin Hermann (wk)
- George Linde
- Nqobani Mokoena
- Wiaan Mulder
- Andile Simelane
- Lutho Sipamla
- Prenelan Subrayen
- Jason Smith
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South Africa tour of New Zealand 2026, T20I Series Other Matches | ||
| Date and Time | Match Details | |
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| Tue, Mar 17 Tue, Mar 17
06:15 AM GMT | 07:15 PM LOCAL
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New Zealand vs South Africa, 2nd T20I
South Africa tour of New Zealand 2026 Seddon Park, Hamilton |
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| Fri, Mar 20 Fri, Mar 20
06:15 AM GMT | 07:15 PM LOCAL
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New Zealand vs South Africa, 3rd T20I
South Africa tour of New Zealand 2026 Eden Park, Auckland |
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| Sun, Mar 22 Sun, Mar 22
06:15 AM GMT | 07:15 PM LOCAL
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New Zealand vs South Africa, 4th T20I
South Africa tour of New Zealand 2026 Sky Stadium, Wellington |
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| Wed, Mar 25 Wed, Mar 25
06:15 AM GMT | 07:15 PM LOCAL
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New Zealand vs South Africa, 5th T20I
South Africa tour of New Zealand 2026 Hagley Oval, Christchurch |
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