The South Africa women's cricket team toured New Zealand in March and April 2026 to play the New Zealand women's cricket team.[1][2] The tour consisted of three One Day International (ODI) and five Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[3][4] The ODI series formed part of the 2025–2029 ICC Women's Championship.[5] In June 2025, the New Zealand Cricket (NZC) confirmed the fixtures for the tour as a part of the 2025–26 home international season.[6]
| South Africa women's cricket team in New Zealand in 2025–26 | |||
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| New Zealand | South Africa | ||
| Dates | 15 March – 4 April 2026 | ||
| Captains | Amelia Kerr | Laura Wolvaardt | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | New Zealand won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Maddy Green (239) | Laura Wolvaardt (154) | |
| Most wickets | Rosemary Mair (7) | Ayabonga Khaka (9) | |
| Player of the series | Maddy Green (NZ) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | New Zealand won the 5-match series 4–1 | ||
| Most runs | Amelia Kerr (276) | Annerie Dercksen (114) | |
| Most wickets | Sophie Devine (9) | Ayabonga Khaka (8) | |
| Player of the series | Amelia Kerr (NZ) | ||
Squads
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| ODIs[7] | T20Is[8] | ODIs and T20Is[9] | |
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On 17 March, Dane van Niekerk was ruled out of the tour due to a calf injury, and Anneke Bosch was named as her replacement.[10]
T20I series
edit1st T20I
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
2nd T20I
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- Amelia Kerr (NZ) took her 100th wicket in T20Is.[11]
3rd T20I
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
4th T20I
edit5th T20I
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
ODI series
edit1st ODI
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
- Flora Devonshire (NZ) and Kayla Reyneke (SA) made their ODI debuts.
- Women's Championship points: South Africa 2, New Zealand 0
2nd ODI
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
- Kayley Knight (NZ) made her ODI debut.
- This was the highest successful chase in Women's ODIs.[12]
- Women's Championship points: New Zealand 2, South Africa 0
3rd ODI
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
- Women's Championship points: New Zealand 2, South Africa 0
Notes
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edit- ↑ "Australia, England, West Indies, South Africa to tour New Zealand in packed 2025-26 season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ↑ "New Zealand men set to host Australia, England, WI, SA in home summer". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ↑ "New Zealand reveal schedule for upcoming home summer". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ↑ "Proteas Men And Women Set For Double-Header Action In New Zealand". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ↑ "Women's Future Tours Programme" (PDF). International Cricket Council. 4 November 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
- ↑ "Stars set to descend on Kiwi shores this summer". New Zealand Cricket. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ↑ "Knight earns maiden ODI call up". New Zealand Cricket. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
- ↑ "Bates, Devine, Plimmer, and Devonshire return for South African Double-Headers". New Zealand Cricket. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
- ↑ "Proteas women's touring squad for New Zealand confirmed". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
- ↑ "Calf injury rules van Niekerk out of New Zealand tour". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ↑ "Amelia Kerr Becomes First New Zealand Spinner to Claim 100 T20I Wickets". Female Cricket. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ↑ "Amelia Kerr hits 139-ball 179* as New Zealand pull off record chase to level series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 April 2026.