NZ vs SA Dream11 Prediction, 2nd T20, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Injury Updates, Pitch Report for South Africa tour of New Zealand 2026

New Zealand is set to face South Africa in the 2nd T20 match of the South Africa tour of New Zealand 2026 at Seddon Park, Hamilton, on Tuesday, March 17.

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NZ vs SA Dream11 Prediction
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NZ vs SA Dream11 Prediction (Source: New Zealand celebrates)

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Preview

In the 2nd T20 match of the South Africa tour of New Zealand 2026, New Zealand ( NZ) is set to face South Africa (SA). New Zealand's performance in the last match was very disappointing as they batted first and scored only 91 runs, in response to which South Africa chased down the target in 16.4 overs and won the match by seven wickets. James Neesham played a 26-run innings in batting. Apart from him, the rest of the batsmen failed to put up any special performance. In the bowling, Kyle Jamieson, Zak Foulkes, and Mitchell Santner managed to take one wicket each.

On the other hand, South Africa started the series with a massive seven-wicket win. Their bowlers played a key role in the victory in the last match. Moreover, in batting, Conor Esterhuizen scored 45 runs, while in the bowling department, Nqobani Mokoena took 3 wickets.

Match Information

New Zealand vs South Africa, 2nd T20I

South Africa tour of New Zealand, 17 Mar 2026, Tue, 11:45 AM IST, Seddon Park, Hamilton

Match Starts In

00:10:41:04

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Weather Report

stadiumSeddon Park, Hamilton

Clouds

9.7°C

humidity93% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

India vs New Zealand
L

IND

vs

NZ

T20 World Cup

South Africa vs New Zealand
W

SA

vs

NZ

T20 World Cup

England vs New Zealand
L

ENG

vs

NZ

T20 World Cup

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka
W

NZ

vs

SL

T20 World Cup

South Africa vs New Zealand
L

SA

vs

NZ

T20 World Cup

Zimbabwe vs South Africa
W

ZIM

vs

SA

T20 World Cup

West Indies vs South Africa
W

WI

vs

SA

T20 World Cup

India vs South Africa
W

IND

vs

SA

T20 World Cup

Probable Playing XI

New Zealand

Devon Conway (wk), Tom Latham, Tim Robinson, NF Kelly, JA Clarkson, Mitchell Santner (C), CE McConchie, James Neesham, Zak Foulkes, KA Jamieson, LH Ferguson

Bench : D Cleaver, Katene Clarke, B Jacobs, Ish Sodhi, Nathan Smith, Jayden Lennox, Ben Sears

South Africa

T de Zorzi, Jordan Hermann, Connor Esterhuizen (wk), RA Herman, JF Smith, D Forrester, GF Linde, G Coetzee, KA Maharaj (C), OEG Baartman, N Mokoena

Bench : P Subrayen, Andile Simelane, L Sipamla, Wiaan Mulder

Injury and availability news

(Will be added when there is an update)

Pitch Report

Seddon Park in Hamilton is known for its well-balanced surface, though it generally favours the batters. However, fast bowlers can also find some early swing from this surface. Teams batting second have historically had a slight advantage in limited-overs formats at this venue. The average first-innings total ‌this season here stands at 182, and a similar score is expected in this match as well.

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182

Average Score

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Player Picks

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Connor Esterhuizen SA | WICKETKEEPER

Connor Esterhuizen is a brilliant top-order batter who has performed well recently. Moreover, he has scored 45 runs in the previous game. South African fans will be expecting a good performance from him in this match.

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George Linde SA | ALL

George Linde is an excellent all-rounder who has played many outstanding innings for his team. He ‌scored 47 runs and took three wickets as well in the last 3 games.

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Jordan Hermann

SA | BAT

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Bevon Jacobs

NZ | BAT

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Teams will be updated after Toss

Last Updated On - Mar 16 2026 11:28 PM

Players
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Connor Esterhuizen
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Rubin Hermann

7.5

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Tony de Zorzi

6.5

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Tim Robinson

7

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Nick Kelly

8

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George Linde

7

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James Neesham
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8

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Mitchell Santner

7.5

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Ottniel Baartman

7.5

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Nqobani Mokoena

6.5

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Lockie Ferguson

8.5

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