New Zealand and South Africa have met 35 times in ODIs in our ball-by-ball record (2003–2025) — South Africa lead 18–15 in decided matches, with 2 producing no result. Every number is computed from the ball-by-ball record of these 35 meetings.
| Matches | New Zealand wins | South Africa wins | No result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All seasons | 35 | 15 | 18 | 2 |
“No result” covers washouts — and, in T20 leagues, super-over finishes, which the ball-by-ball record stores without a winner. Coverage: ball-by-ball data from 2003–2025; earlier ODIs matches predate the ball-by-ball record and are not counted here.
In decided ODI matches South Africa lead 18–15: New Zealand 15, South Africa 18. 2 produced no result.
| Season | Matches | New Zealand | South Africa | D/T | NR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | Venue | New Zealand result | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2025-03-05 | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | W | 50 runs |
| 2024 | 2025-02-10 | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | W | 6 wickets |
| 2023 | 2023-11-01 | MCA Stadium, Pune | L | 190 runs |
| 2019 | 2019-06-19 | Edgbaston, Birmingham | W | 4 wickets |
| 2016 | 2017-03-04 | Eden Park, Auckland | L | 6 wickets |
| 2016 | 2017-03-01 | Seddon Park, Hamilton | W | 7 wickets |
| 2016 | 2017-02-25 | Sky Stadium, Wellington | L | 159 runs |
| 2016 | 2017-02-22 | Hagley Oval, Christchurch | W | 6 runs |
| 2016 | 2017-02-19 | Seddon Park, Hamilton | L | 4 wickets |
| 2015 | 2015-08-26 | Kingsmead, Durban | L | 62 runs |
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