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.

By Bhupender Sharma

Updated - 16 Mar 2026, 23:28 IST

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Match InfoPlaying XIC & VCTeamsWeather ReportTeam FormInjury NewsPitchAvoidable Players

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

Broadcast

Fancode

Live Stream

Fancode

Weather Report

Seddon Park, Hamilton

Clear

4.4°C

95% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

New Zealand

L
L
W
L
W

South Africa

W
L
W
W
W

Players Stats in current Series

1

Connor Esterhuizen

SA - WICKETKEEPER

200 Runs

5 Matches

2

Devon Conway

NZ - wkbat

100 Runs

3 Matches

3

Rubin Hermann

SA - wk

97 Runs

5 Matches

4

Dian Forrester

SA - all

83 Runs

5 Matches

5

Tim Robinson

NZ - BATTER

81 Runs

5 Matches

6

Tom Latham

NZ - wk

81 Runs

3 Matches

1

Gerald Coetzee

SA - BOWLER

180.00

5 Matches

2

George Linde

SA - all

179.49

5 Matches

3

Josh Clarkson

NZ - all

168.97

3 Matches

4

Bevon Jacobs

NZ - bat

158.06

4 Matches

5

Cole McConchie

NZ - all

146.67

5 Matches

6

Connor Esterhuizen

SA - WICKETKEEPER

145.99

5 Matches

1

Gerald Coetzee

SA - BOWLER

8 Wkts

5 Matches

2

Ben Sears

NZ - bowl

8 Wkts

5 Matches

3

Ottniel Baartman

SA - bowl

7 Wkts

4 Matches

4

Keshav Maharaj

SA - bowl

7 Wkts

5 Matches

5

Mitchell Santner

NZ - all

5 Wkts

3 Matches

6

Wiaan Mulder

SA - ALL-ROUNDER

5 Wkts

4 Matches

1

Lockie Ferguson

NZ - bowl

3.33

2 Matches

2

Mitchell Santner

NZ - all

4.80

3 Matches

3

Prenelan Subrayen

SA - all

5.00

2 Matches

4

Gerald Coetzee

SA - BOWLER

6.21

5 Matches

5

Ben Sears

NZ - bowl

6.44

5 Matches

6

Zak Foulkes

NZ - all

6.50

3 Matches

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.

60%

Pace Bowling

40%

Spin Bowling

65%

Batting Pitch

182

Average Score

35%

Bowling Pitch

Player Picks

6
C

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.

7
VC

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.

7.5

Mitchell Santner NZ | ALL

Santner has performed outstandingly in the recent past. He has scored 135 runs in the last 9 games. Moreover, also scored 15 runs and took one wicket as well in the last game.

6.5

Nqobani Mokoena SA | BAT

Nqobani Mokoena is a top-class bowler. He has performed outstandingly well in recent times and took three wickets in the previous game.

8

James Neesham NZ | ALL

James Neesham is a brilliant T20 all-rounder. He scored 26 runs and took a wicket as well in the previous game.

7.5

Ottniel Baartman SA | BOWL

Ottneil Baartman is a top-class T20 bowler. He also took two wickets in the previous game.

Avoid Having These Players In Your Fantasy Sports Team

8

Jordan Hermann

SA | BAT

6

Bevon Jacobs

NZ | BAT

Last Updated On - Mar 16 2026 11:28 PM

Players
11/11

Team 1

NZ

5 : 6

SA

Credits Left
20/100

Mega League
Connor Esterhuizen
C

6

Rubin Hermann

7.5

Tony de Zorzi

6.5

Tim Robinson

7

Nick Kelly

8

George Linde

7

James Neesham
VC

8

Mitchell Santner

7.5

Ottniel Baartman

7.5

Nqobani Mokoena

6.5

Lockie Ferguson

8.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

NZ

4 : 7

SA

Credits Left
21.5/100

Head To Head
Connor Esterhuizen

6

Rubin Hermann

7.5

Devon Conway

8

Tony de Zorzi

6.5

Jason Smith

7

Tim Robinson

7

George Linde
VC

7

James Neesham

8

Mitchell Santner
C

7.5

Ottniel Baartman

7.5

Nqobani Mokoena

6.5

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