This is the record of how many times South Africa and New Zealand have clashed in the T20 World Cup.

SA vs NZ Semi-finals: The first semi-final match of T20 World Cup 2026 will be played between South Africa and New Zealand on March 4. This match between the two teams will be played in the historic Eden Gardens of Kolkata. The South African team has been invincible so far in this tournament. That means, not a single match has been lost. Whereas the New Zealand team has reached the semi-finals by finishing second in Group-2, so let us know how many times South Africa and New Zealand have faced each other in the T20 World Cup history.

South Africa and New Zealand will clash for the first time in the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup.

For the first time in T20 World Cup history, the semi-final match will be played between South Africa and New Zealand. Before this, the semi-final match of T20 World Cup has not been played even once between the two teams. In such a situation, this time both will meet in the semi-finals for the first time, which is going to be a tremendous competition.

T20 World Cup head to head record of South Africa and New Zealand

A total of 5 matches have been played between South Africa and New Zealand so far in the T20 World Cup. South Africa has defeated New Zealand in these five matches. That means New Zealand has not won even once. These figures show how much better South Africa’s record is in the T20 World Cup against New Zealand. This time also South Africa looks very strong. In such a situation, it is not going to be easy for New Zealand. In such a situation, an exciting match is going to be seen between the two teams.

The squads of both the teams for T20 World Cup 2026 are like this:

South Africa squad: Aiden Markram (captain), Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Ryan Rickelton, Dewald Brewis, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Janssen, Corbin Bosch, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, George Linde, Anrich Nortje, Kwena Mafaka, Jason Smith.

New Zealand squad: Tim Seifert (wk), Finn Allen, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner (c), Cole McConchie, Matt Henry, Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson, James Neesham, Jacob Duffy, Kyle Jamieson, Devon Conway.

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