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New Zealand vs South Africa Test head to head record

Data through 13 February 2024Last updated 13 February 2024

New Zealand and South Africa met 21 times in Test matches in the data (2004–2024). New Zealand won 4 and South Africa won 11, with 6 ties, draws or no results. South Africa lead the head-to-head in the data by 7 wins. In the last 5 meetings, New Zealand won 3 and South Africa won 1. The highest total in the fixture is 595 by New Zealand (18 Mar 2004).

Matches

2004–2024

New Zealand won

South Africa won

Tied / drawn / NR

0 / 6 / 0

Wins per year

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New Zealand vs South Africa: wins per year
Year	New Zealand wins	South Africa wins
2004	1	1
2006	0	2
2007	0	2
2012	0	1
2013	0	2
2016	0	1
2017	0	1
2022	1	1
2024	2	0

Last 10 New Zealand vs South Africa matches

Most recent matches in the data
Date	Teams	Result	Ground
13 Feb 2024	South Africa 242 & 235 New Zealand 211 & 269/3	New Zealand won by 7 wickets	Seddon Park
4 Feb 2024	New Zealand 511 & 179/4d South Africa 162 & 247	New Zealand won by 281 runs	Bay Oval
25 Feb 2022	South Africa 364 & 354/9d New Zealand 293 & 227	South Africa won by 198 runs	Hagley Oval
17 Feb 2022	South Africa 95 & 111 New Zealand 482	New Zealand won by an innings and 276 runs	Hagley Oval
25 Mar 2017	New Zealand 489 South Africa 314 & 80/5	Match drawn	Seddon Park
16 Mar 2017	New Zealand 268 & 171 South Africa 359 & 83/2	South Africa won by 8 wickets	Basin Reserve
8 Mar 2017	New Zealand 341 South Africa 308 & 224/6	Match drawn	University Oval, Dunedin
27 Aug 2016	South Africa 481/8d & 132/7d New Zealand 214 & 195	South Africa won by 204 runs	SuperSport Park
19 Aug 2016	South Africa 263 New Zealand 15/2	Match drawn	Kingsmead
11 Jan 2013	South Africa 525/8d New Zealand 121 & 211	South Africa won by an innings and 193 runs	St George's Park

Biggest wins

New Zealand's biggest wins
Winner	Margin	Against	Format	Date	Ground
New Zealand	innings and 276 runs	South Africa	Test	17 Feb 2022	Hagley Oval
New Zealand	281 runs	South Africa	Test	4 Feb 2024	Bay Oval
New Zealand	9 wickets	South Africa	Test	18 Mar 2004	Eden Park
New Zealand	7 wickets	South Africa	Test	13 Feb 2024	Seddon Park

South Africa's biggest wins
Winner	Margin	Against	Format	Date	Ground
South Africa	innings and 193 runs	New Zealand	Test	11 Jan 2013	St George's Park
South Africa	innings and 59 runs	New Zealand	Test	16 Nov 2007	SuperSport Park
South Africa	innings and 27 runs	New Zealand	Test	2 Jan 2013	Newlands
South Africa	9 wickets	New Zealand	Test	15 Mar 2012	Seddon Park
South Africa	8 wickets	New Zealand	Test	16 Mar 2017	Basin Reserve

Highest and lowest totals

Highest totals in this fixture
Team	Score	Against	Date	Result
New Zealand	595	South Africa	18 Mar 2004	Won
New Zealand	593/8	South Africa	27 Apr 2006	Drawn
South Africa	525/8	New Zealand	11 Jan 2013	Won
South Africa	512	New Zealand	27 Apr 2006	Drawn
New Zealand	511	South Africa	4 Feb 2024	Won

Lowest all-out totals
Team	Score	Against	Date	Result
New Zealand	45	South Africa	2 Jan 2013	Lost
South Africa	95	New Zealand	17 Feb 2022	Lost
South Africa	111	New Zealand	17 Feb 2022	Lost
New Zealand	118	South Africa	8 Nov 2007	Lost
New Zealand	119	South Africa	5 May 2006	Lost

Most runs in New Zealand vs South Africa matches

Top 10 run scorers in this fixture
Player	Team	Inns	Runs	Avg	SR	HS	100s
Hashim Amla	South Africa	22	1,154	60.74	52.4	176	4
Kane Williamson	New Zealand	20	1,068	62.82	49.5	176	6
Jacques Kallis	South Africa	17	838	49.29	51.3	186	3
Graeme Smith	South Africa	20	817	45.39	61.8	125	2
Stephen Fleming	New Zealand	13	579	48.25	59.5	262	1
AB de Villiers	South Africa	14	546	39.00	60.3	97	0
Brendon McCullum	New Zealand	22	499	23.76	47.8	61	0
Faf du Plessis	South Africa	10	491	70.14	44.7	137	2
Dean Elgar	South Africa	13	463	38.58	43.6	140	2
Jacques Rudolph	South Africa	8	433	86.60	45.6	154	2

Most wickets in New Zealand vs South Africa matches

Top 10 wicket takers in this fixture
Player	Team	Inns	Wkts	Avg	Econ	Best
Dale Steyn	South Africa	23	68	16.04	2.91	6/49
Chris Martin	New Zealand	19	44	26.91	3.18	6/76
Vernon Philander	South Africa	15	34	20.59	2.76	6/44
Neil Wagner	New Zealand	16	33	29.03	3.09	5/86
Makhaya Ntini	South Africa	14	32	26.41	3.33	5/35
Morne Morkel	South Africa	14	28	23.21	2.76	6/23
Matthew Henry	New Zealand	10	25	18.48	2.67	7/23
Kagiso Rabada	South Africa	9	23	28.09	3.27	5/60
Keshav Maharaj	South Africa	6	19	22.11	2.58	6/40
Tim Southee	New Zealand	15	19	47.95	3.17	5/35

Where they met

Grounds (wins from New Zealand's point of view)
Ground	Played	New Zealand won	South Africa won
Basin Reserve	3	0	2
SuperSport Park	3	0	3
Seddon Park	3	1	1
The Wanderers Stadium	2	0	2
Newlands	2	0	1
University Oval, Dunedin	2	0	0
Hagley Oval	2	1	1
Bay Oval	1	1	0

Frequently asked questions

What is the New Zealand vs South Africa Test head to head record?

21 matches: New Zealand won 4, South Africa won 11, tied 0, drawn 6, no result 0 (data 2004–2024).

Who won the last New Zealand vs South Africa Test match?

New Zealand won by 7 wickets (13 Feb 2024).

What is the highest score in New Zealand vs South Africa Test matches?

595 by New Zealand on 18 Mar 2004.

Who has scored the most runs in New Zealand vs South Africa Test matches?

Hashim Amla (South Africa), 1,154 runs in 22 innings.

Who has taken the most wickets in New Zealand vs South Africa Test matches?

Dale Steyn (South Africa), 68 wickets.

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Past results only, not a prediction. Coverage: Cricsheet data from the early 2000s.

Source: computed by CricketWise from Cricsheet ball-by-ball data (ODC-BY). Definitions: methodology.