South Africa tour of New Zealand, Match 1

New Zealand v South Africa

New Zealand 91 14.3 ov
South Africa 93/3 16.4 ov

South Africa won by 7 wickets

Venue
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
Date
Sun, 15 March 2026
Toss
New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat
Player of the match
N Mokoena

The match

Before a ball was bowled the model made New Zealand 59% favourites, from the two XIs that took the field. They lost.

New Zealand win

South Africa win

New Zealand batSouth Africa chase 92

Turning point −14 to South Africa. 14.3, first innings: N Mokoena to Cole McConchie, wicket, 91/10. New Zealand went from 19% to 5%.

Moved it most Devon Conway −17.2 · Gerald Coetzee +14.3 · Keshav Maharaj +11.5 · Kyle Jamieson −11.3

BattingRB4s6sSRWin
Devon Conwayc T de Zorzi b G Coetzee150020.0−17.2
Tom Lathamlbw b G Coetzee7610116.7−2.8
Timothy Robinsonc GF Linde b OEG Baartman6510120.0−1.6
Nicholas Kellyb OEG Baartman250040.0−11.2
Bevon Jacobsrun out (RA Herman)10701142.9+4.8
Mitchell Santnerb KA Maharaj15192078.9−9.4
Jimmy Neeshamc C Esterhuizen b N Mokoena262121123.8−7.0
Cole McConchiec RA Herman b N Mokoena151110136.4−3.9
Zakary Foulkesc C Esterhuizen b N Mokoena130033.3−3.8
Kyle Jamiesonb KA Maharaj250040.0−6.8
Benjamin Searsnot out0*000–0.0
Extras w 66
Total 14.3 ov, 6.28 an over91

Fall of wickets 2-1 (Conway, 1), 14-2 (Latham, 2.1), 20-3 (Robinson, 3.2), 21-4 (Kelly, 3.4), 36-5 (Jacobs, 5.5), 54-6 (Santner, 9.2), 80-7 (Neesham, 12.1), 83-8 (Foulkes, 13), 86-9 (Jamieson, 14), 91-10 (McConchie, 14.3)

BowlingOMRWEconDotsWdNbWin
Gerald Coetzee301424.671020+14.3
N Mokoena3.302637.43920+9.0
Ottniel Baartman302227.331020−1.9
Keshav Maharaj402526.251100+11.5
D Forrester10404.00300+4.6

Fielding Rubin Herman +8.7 (run-outs)

Win is the win chance a player added for his side, in points (100 = a match turned round): batting in the top table, bowling in the bottom. Point at or tap a player to see his balls on the chart.

Ball by ball

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The balls that decided it