New Zealand-W vs South Africa-W 1st T20 Match Scoreboard

RESULT

1st T20I (N), Mount Maunganui, March 15, 2026, South Africa Women tour of New Zealand 

NZ-W 190/7

SA-W (20 ov, T:191) 110/7

NZ Women won by 80 runs

New Zealand Women (20 ovs maximum)

Batting R B 4s 6s SR

Georgia Plimmer 

63 44 5 3 143.18

st †Jafta b Mlaba

Isabella Gaze †

0 0 0 0 -

run out (de Klerk)

Amelia Kerr (c)

78 44 11 2 177.27

c †Jafta b Klaas

Sophie Devine 

12 10 1 0 120.00

c Brits b Khaka

Brooke Halliday 

13 10 1 0 130.00

c Dercksen b Klaas

Maddy Green 

10 8 1 0 125.00

c Dercksen b de Klerk

Izzy Sharp 

4 4 0 0 100.00

c Mlaba b de Klerk

Jess Kerr 

1 1 0 0 100.00

not out

Extras 9 (lb 2, nb 1, w 6)

Total 190/7  (20 Ov)

 (RR: 9.50)

Did not bat

Suzie Bates, 

Rosemary Mair, 

Bree Illing 

Fall of wickets

1-0 (Isabella Gaze, 0.1 ov), 2-146 (Amelia Kerr, 13.6 ov), 3-155 (Georgia Plimmer, 15.2 ov), 4-163 (Sophie Devine, 16.3 ov), 5-184 (Brooke Halliday, 18.4 ov), 6-189 (Izzy Sharp, 19.3 ov), 7-190 (Maddy Green, 19.6 ov)

Bowling O M R W ECON WD NB

Sune Luus

1 0 8 0 8.00 0 0

Masabata Klaas

4 0 15 

2

3.75 0 0

Ayabonga Khaka

3 0 37 

1

12.33 2 0

Kayla Reyneke

1 0 19 0 19.00 2 1

Nonkululeko Mlaba

3 0 29 

1

9.66 1 0

Nadine de Klerk

4 0 32 

2

8.00 0 0

Annerie Dercksen

2 0 22 0 11.00 1 0

Chloe Tryon

2 0 26 0 13.00 0 0

South Africa Women (T: 191 runs from 20 ovs)

Batting R B 4s 6s SR

Tazmin Brits 

29 35 3 0 82.85

c AC Kerr b Devine

Sune Luus 

10 11 1 0 90.90

c Bates b JM Kerr

Laura Wolvaardt (c)

0 3 0 0 0.00

c Green b JM Kerr

Annerie Dercksen 

7 16 0 0 43.75

run out (Mair)

Chloe Tryon 

9 12 1 0 75.00

c Plimmer b Devine

Nadine de Klerk 

19 19 2 0 100.00

b Devine

Kayla Reyneke 

24 18 4 0 133.33

not out

Sinalo Jafta †

0 3 0 0 0.00

c Mair b Devine

Masabata Klaas 

6 3 1 0 200.00

not out

Extras 6 (lb 2, w 4)

Total 110/7 

20 Ov

 (RR: 5.50)

Did not bat

Ayabonga Khaka, 

Nonkululeko Mlaba 

Fall of wickets

1-17 (Sune Luus, 3.3 ov), 2-17 (Laura Wolvaardt, 3.6 ov), 3-41 (Annerie Dercksen, 8.6 ov), 4-55 (Chloe Tryon, 11.5 ov), 5-73 (Tazmin Brits, 14.4 ov), 6-98 (Nadine de Klerk, 18.3 ov), 7-98 (Sinalo Jafta, 18.6 ov)

Bowling O M R W ECON WD NB

Jess Kerr

4 1 13 

2

3.25 0 0

Suzie Bates

2 0 17 0 8.50 1 0

Bree Illing

3 0 12 0 4.00 2 0

Amelia Kerr

4 0 24 0 6.00 1 0

Rosemary Mair

3 0 30 0 10.00 0 0

Sophie Devine

4 0 12 

4

3.00 0 0

Match Flow

New Zealand Women innings

Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 61 runs, 1 wicket)

New Zealand Women: 50 runs in 5.1 overs (32 balls), Extras 4

2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 31 balls (GE Plimmer 21, AC Kerr 27, Ex 4)

AC Kerr: 50 off 28 balls (6 x 4, 2 x 6)

New Zealand Women: 100 runs in 9.6 overs (61 balls), Extras 7

Drinks: New Zealand Women - 100/1 in 10.0 overs (GE Plimmer 35, AC Kerr 58)

2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 60 balls (GE Plimmer 35, AC Kerr 58, Ex 7)

GE Plimmer: 50 off 37 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)

New Zealand Women: 150 runs in 14.2 overs (87 balls), Extras 7

Innings Break: New Zealand Women - 190/7 in 20.0 overs (JM Kerr 1)

South Africa Women innings

Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 19 runs, 2 wickets)

Drinks: South Africa Women - 44/3 in 10.0 overs (T Brits 22, CL Tryon 1)

South Africa Women: 50 runs in 10.5 overs (65 balls), Extras 5

South Africa Women: 100 runs in 19.2 overs (116 balls), Extras 6

Match Details

Ground

Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui

Toss

New Zealand Women, elected to bat first

Series

South Africa Women tour of New Zealand

Season

2025/26

Player Of The Match

NZ Women

Amelia Kerr

Series result

New Zealand Women led the 5-match series 1-0

Match number

WT20I no. 2683

Hours of play (local time)

14.45 start, First Session 14.45-16.15, Interval 16.15-16.35, Second Session 16.35-18.05

Match days

15 March 2026 - night (20-over match)

Umpires

Australia

Claire Polosak

New Zealand

Shaun Haig

TV Umpire

New Zealand

Kim Cotton

Reserve Umpire

New Zealand

Chris Brown

Match Referee

New Zealand

Trudy Anderson