NZ W vs SA W Dream11 Prediction, 1st T20, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Injury Updates, Pitch Report for South Africa Women tour of New Zealand 2026

New Zealand Women is set to face South Africa Women in the 1st T20 match of the South Africa Women tour of New Zealand 2026 at the Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui, on Sunday, March 15.

By Bhupender Sharma

Updated - 14 Mar 2026, 18:32 IST

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Preview

In the 1st T20 match of the South Africa Women's tour of New Zealand 2026, New Zealand Women (NZ W) are set to face South Africa Women (SA W). New Zealand Women have been consistently impressive. They defeated Zimbabwe Women in their last series as well, inflicting a one-sided whitewash in the three-match series. They will now look to continue that form here as well.

On the other hand, South African women have also performed well recently, winning their last T20I series against Pakistan by 2-1 last month. They will now look to maintain their series-winning streak with a strong performance here as well.

Match Information

New Zealand Women vs South Africa Women, 1st T20I

South Africa Women tour of New Zealand, 15 Mar 2026, Sun, 7:15 AM IST ,Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui

Broadcast

Fancode

Live Stream

Fancode

Weather Report

Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui

Clear

22.4°C

51% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

New Zealand Women

W
W
W
W
W

South Africa Women

L
W
W
L
W

Probable Playing XI

New Zealand Women

Izzy Sharp, SW Bates, SFM Devine, IC Gaze (wk), ML Green, AC Kerr (C), PM Inglis, BM Halliday, Jess Kerr, RA Mair, Bree Illing

Bench : Georgia Plimmer, Flora Devonshire, NH Patel, LMM Tahuhu

South Africa Women

L Wolvaardt (C), T Brits, CL Tryon, S Luus, D van Niekerk, N de Klerk, S Jafta (wk), Ayanda Hlubi, N Mlaba, TS Sekhukhune, A Khaka

Bench : Karabo Meso, Annerie Dercksen, Kayla Reyneke, M Klaas

Injury and availability news

(Will be added when there is an update)

Pitch Report

The pitch at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui is a balanced, high-scoring venue with a flat, hard pitch that offers consistent pace and true bounce, which will be helpful for batters. While fast bowlers may get early movement with the new ball. It generally favours the chasing side most. The average T20I score of this venue is around 146.

55%

Pace Bowling

45%

Spin Bowling

60%

Batting Pitch

146

Average Score

40%

Bowling Pitch

Player Picks

9
C

Amelia Kerr NZ-W | ALL

Amelia Kerr has performed well in the recent past. Furthermore, she has scored 383 runs and taken 9 wickets as well in the last 7 games.

8
VC

Laura Wolvaardt SA-W | BAT

Laura Wolvaardt is an excellent batter who has played many outstanding innings for her team. She ‌scored 327 runs in the last 9 games with a strike rate of 150.

8

IC Gaze NZ-W | BAT

Isabella Gaze has performed well, as she has scored 192 runs in the last 4 games. Kiwi fans will be expecting a brilliant performance from her in this match.

8.5

Sune Luus SA-W | ALL

Sunn Luus is a top-class batter. She performed outstandingly well in the recent past. Luus has scored 197 runs in the last 6 games with a strike rate of 144.

8.5

Jess Kerr NZ-W | BOWL

Jess Kerr is a brilliant T20 bowler and is currently performing well. She has taken 10 wickets in the last 8 games.

8.5

Nonkululeko Mlaba SA-W | BOWL

N Mlaba is a top-class T20 bowler. She has taken 10 wickets in the last 9 games.

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8.5

Georgia Plimmer

NZ-W | BAT

9

Karabo Meso

SA-W | WK

Last Updated On - Mar 14 2026 6:32 PM

Players
11/11

Team 1

NZ-W

5 : 6

SA-W

Credits Left
6.5/100

Grand League
IC Gaze

8

Laura Wolvaardt
VC

8

Tazmin Brits

8

Dane van Niekerk

9.5

Suzie Bates

9

Amelia Kerr
C

9

Sune Luus

8.5

Nadine de Klerk

7.5

Sophie Devine

9

Jess Kerr

8.5

Nonkululeko Mlaba

8.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

NZ-W

5 : 6

SA-W

Credits Left
6.5/100

Head To Head
IC Gaze

8

Laura Wolvaardt

8

Tazmin Brits

8

Dane van Niekerk

9.5

Suzie Bates

9

Amelia Kerr

9

Sune Luus

8.5

Nadine de Klerk
VC

7.5

Chloe Tryon

8.5

Sophie Devine
C

9

Jess Kerr

8.5

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