ICC Champions Trophy 2025, SA vs NZ Semi-Final: South Africa and New Zealand will meet in the second ICC Champions Trophy 2025 semifinal at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Wednesday.
SA vs NZ in ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Semi-final 2
The two teams have had a strong rivalry in ICC tournaments, with New Zealand often coming out on top in important knockout games, including their famous win in the 2015 ODI World Cup semifinal.
South Africa and New Zealand have played each other twice in the ICC Champions Trophy, with each team winning one match.
Recently, New Zealand beat South Africa in the Pakistan tri-series, but the Proteas will be eager to get revenge.
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Head-to-Head: South Africa vs New Zealand in ODIs
- Total Matches Played: 73
- South Africa Wins: 42
- New Zealand Wins: 26
- No Result: 5
Head-to-Head: South Africa vs New Zealand in ICC Champions Trophy
- Total Matches Played: 2
- South Africa Wins: 1
- New Zealand Wins: 1
Notable ODI Stats:
- South Africa’s Highest Score vs New Zealand: 324/4 in 50 overs (Centurion, 2000)
- South Africa’s Lowest Score vs New Zealand: 108 all out in 34.1 overs (Brabourne, 2006)
- New Zealand’s Highest Score vs South Africa: 299/6 in 42.5 overs (Auckland, 2015)
- New Zealand’s Lowest Score vs South Africa: 112 all out in 32.2 overs (Wellington, 2017)
Top Performances:
- Highest Individual Score for South Africa vs New Zealand: Dave Callaghan – 169* off 143 balls
- Best Bowling Figures for South Africa vs New Zealand: Makhaya Ntini – 5/31
- Highest Individual Score for New Zealand vs South Africa: Martin Guptill – 180* off 138 balls
- Best Bowling Figures for New Zealand vs South Africa: Kyle Mills – 5/25
Most Runs in South Africa vs New Zealand ODIs:
- Jacques Kallis (SA): 45 innings, 1449 runs, average 40.25, strike rate 69.42, highest score 111
- Stephen Fleming (NZ): 40 innings, 1280 runs, average 35.55, strike rate 70.40, highest score 134*
- Gary Kirsten (SA): 31 innings, 1180 runs, average 43.70, strike rate 71.77, highest score 103
- Herchelle Gibbs (SA): 29 innings, 1042 runs, average 37.21, strike rate 77.29, highest score 143
- AB de Villiers (SA): 25 innings, 991 runs, average 61.93, strike rate 97.92, highest score 106*
Most Wickets in New Zealand vs South Africa ODIs:
- Shaun Pollock (SA): 43 innings, 48 wickets, average 27.31, economy 3.74, best bowling figures 4/45
- Allan Donald (SA): 25 innings, 40 wickets, average 21.07, economy 4.04, best bowling figures 4/43
- Makhaya Ntini (SA): 22 innings, 37 wickets, average 23.21, economy 4.50, best bowling figures 5/31
- Jacques Kallis (SA): 45 innings, 37 wickets, average 29.62, economy 4.84, best bowling figures 3/23
- Chris Cairns (NZ): 30 innings, 33 wickets, average 34.54, economy 4.96, best bowling figures 2/22
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