South Africa vs New Zealand rivalry has a special room in the ICC Men’s ODI World Cup as the cricket fans have some unforgettable memories.
Since 1992, South Africa and New Zealand have regularly met in the ODI World Cup, including the 2011 Quarter-Final and 2015 Semi-Final.
We are going through some important head-to-head records of South Africa vs New Zealand in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup (ODI format).
Contents
1. South Africa vs New Zealand Head-to-Head in Cricket World Cup
Overall
Batting 1st vs Batting 2nd
Continent/Country wise
Different Stages
Yearly
2. South Africa vs New Zealand in ICC Men’s ODI World Cup (only knockout stage games)
ICC Cricket World Cup 2011
ICC Cricket World Cup 2015
South Africa vs New Zealand Head-to-Head in Cricket World Cup
SA vs NZ Head-to-Head in ODI World Cup: Overall
Matches | SA won | NZ won | Tied | No Result |
8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
SA vs NZ Head-to-Head in ODI World Cup: Batting 1st vs Batting 2nd
Status | Matches | SA won | NZ won | Tied | No Result |
Batting 1st | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Batting 2nd | 1 | 5 |
SA vs NZ Head-to-Head in ODI World Cup: Continent/Country Wise
Continent | Host Country | Matches | SA won | NZ won | Tied | No Result |
Europe | England | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Oceania | New Zealand | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Asia | Pakistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bangladesh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Africa | South Africa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
North America | West Indies | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
SA vs NZ Head-to-Head in ODI World Cup: Different Stages
Stage | Detailed Stage | Matches | SA won | NZ won | Tied | No Result |
Non-knockout | Group/League/Super | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Knockout | Quarter-Final | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Semi-Final | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
SA vs NZ Head-to-Head in ODI World Cup: Yearly
Year | Matches | SA won | NZ won | Tied | No Result |
1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1996 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1999 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
South Africa vs New Zealand in ICC Men’s ODI World Cup (only knockout stage games)
1. South Africa vs New Zealand in ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, Quarter-Final
On 25 March 2011 at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh
Toss: New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat first
New Zealand – 221/8 in 50 overs (Jesse Ryder 83, Ross Taylor 43; Morne Morkel 3/46, Imran Tahir 2/32)
South Africa – 172 in 43.2 overs (Jacques Kallis 47, Faf du Plessis 36; Jacob Oram 4/39, Nathan McCullum 3/24)
Result: New Zealand won by 49 runs
Player of the Match: Jacob Oram (New Zealand) – 4/39
2. South Africa vs New Zealand in ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, Semi-Final
On 24 March 2015 at Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand
Toss: South Africa won the toss and chose to bat first
South Africa (43 overs) – 281/5 in 43 overs (Faf du Plessis 82, AB de Villiers 65*; Corey Anderson 3/72, Trent Boult 2/53)
New Zealand (Revised target: 298 runs in 43 overs) – 299/6 in 42.5 overs (Grant Elliott 84*, Brendon McCullum 59; Morne Morkel 3/59, Jean-Paul Duminy 1/43)
Result: New Zealand won by 4 wickets (with 1 ball remaining) (DLS method)
Player of the Match: Grant Elliott (New Zealand) – 84*
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