NZ vs SA Dream11 Prediction, 3rd 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 3rd T20 match of the South Africa tour of New Zealand 2026 at Eden Park, Auckland, on Friday, March 20.

By Bhupender Sharma

Updated - 20 Mar 2026, 00:47 IST

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Table Of Contents

Match InfoPlaying XIC & VCTeamsWeather ReportTeam FormInjury NewsPitchAvoidable Players

Preview

In the 3rd 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 was excellent in the last match as they scored 175 runs while batting first, in response to which South Africa could score only 107 runs. Devon Conway performed well with the bat and scored 60 runs, while Josh Clarkson scored 29 off just 9 balls. Lockie Ferguson and Ben Sears performed well in the bowling department as both took three wickets each.

On the other hand, chasing a big total, South Africa did not get a good start, and their top order completely flopped. Although George Linde played a good innings of 33 runs in the middle order, the rest of the batsmen failed completely, while Wiaan Mulder performed well in bowling and took two wickets.

Match Information

New Zealand vs South Africa, 3rdT20I

South Africa tour of New Zealand, 20 Mar 2026, Fri, 11:45 AM IST ,Eden Park, Auckland

Broadcast

Fancode

Live Stream

Fancode

Weather Report

Eden Park, Auckland

Clouds

18.6°C

66% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

New Zealand

W
L
L
W
L

South Africa

L
W
L
W
W

Players Stats in current Series

1

Devon Conway

NZ - wkbat

61 Runs

2 Matches

2

Connor Esterhuizen

SA - WICKETKEEPER

53 Runs

2 Matches

3

Mitchell Santner

NZ - all

35 Runs

2 Matches

4

James Neesham

NZ - all

34 Runs

2 Matches

5

George Linde

SA - all

33 Runs

2 Matches

6

Cole McConchie

NZ - all

33 Runs

2 Matches

1

Josh Clarkson

NZ - all

288.89

1 Match

2

George Linde

SA - all

275.00

2 Matches

3

Rubin Hermann

SA - wk

144.44

2 Matches

4

Cole McConchie

NZ - all

143.48

2 Matches

5

Bevon Jacobs

NZ - bat

142.86

1 Match

6

Nick Kelly

NZ - bat

135.29

2 Matches

1

Mitchell Santner

NZ - all

3 Wkts

2 Matches

2

Lockie Ferguson

NZ - bowl

3 Wkts

1 Match

3

Ben Sears

NZ - bowl

3 Wkts

2 Matches

4

Gerald Coetzee

SA - BOWLER

3 Wkts

2 Matches

5

Nqobani Mokoena

SA - bat

3 Wkts

2 Matches

6

Ottniel Baartman

SA - bowl

3 Wkts

2 Matches

1

Mitchell Santner

NZ - all

3.86

2 Matches

2

Zak Foulkes

NZ - ALL-ROUNDER

4.00

1 Match

3

Lockie Ferguson

NZ - bowl

4.57

1 Match

4

Ben Sears

NZ - bowl

5.00

2 Matches

5

Gerald Coetzee

SA - BOWLER

6.00

2 Matches

6

Nqobani Mokoena

SA - bat

6.40

2 Matches

Probable Playing XI

New Zealand

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

Bench : D Cleaver, Katene Clarke, B Jacobs, Ish Sodhi, Zak Foulkes, Nathan Smith, Jayden Lennox

South Africa

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

Bench : Jordan Hermann, P Subrayen, Andile Simelane, L Sipamla

Injury and availability news

(Will be added when there is an update)

Pitch Report

The pitch at Eden Park in Auckland is generally well-balanced but leans slightly towards favouring batters. Its relatively small size enables batters to hit freely and score quickly, with even a gentle flick off the pads potentially leading to six, thanks to the short boundaries. Pacers might find some success with slight movement early in the game using the new ball, but overall, conditions provide little help to spinners throughout the match. The average first-innings score here is 168, and a similar total is anticipated in this game.

60%

Pace Bowling

40%

Spin Bowling

65%

Batting Pitch

168

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 53 runs in the last two games. 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 33 runs and took a wicket as well in the last game.

7.5

Mitchell Santner NZ | ALL

Santner has performed outstandingly in the recent past. He has scored 20 runs and taken two wickets in the last game. Moreover, he also scored 138 runs in the last 9 games.

8

Devon Conway NZ | WKBAT

Devon Conway is a top-class batter. He has performed outstandingly well in recent times and scored 60 runs in the previous game.

8.5

Lockie Ferguson NZ | BOWL

Lockie Ferguson is a brilliant T20 all-rounder. He took three wickets in the previous game.

7

Wiaan Mulder SA | ALL-ROUNDER

Wiaan Mulder is a top-class T20 all-rounder. He scored 16 runs and also took two wickets in the previous game.

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8.5

Dian Forrester

SA | ALL-ROUNDER

8

Jordan Hermann

SA | BAT

Teams will be updated after Toss

Last Updated On - Mar 19 2026 12:47 AM

Players
11/11

Team 1

NZ

5 : 6

SA

Credits Left
17.5/100

Mega League
Connor Esterhuizen

6

Rubin Hermann

7.5

Jason Smith

7

Devon Conway

8

George Linde
C

7

James Neesham

8

Mitchell Santner

7.5

Wiaan Mulder
VC

7

Ottniel Baartman

7.5

Lockie Ferguson

8.5

Ben Sears

8.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

NZ

6 : 5

SA

Credits Left
17/100

Head To Head
Connor Esterhuizen
C

6

Tony de Zorzi

6.5

Devon Conway
VC

8

George Linde

7

Cole McConchie

8

James Neesham

8

Mitchell Santner

7.5

Wiaan Mulder

7

Keshav Maharaj

8

Lockie Ferguson

8.5

Ben Sears

8.5

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