South Africa and New Zealand will face-off in the second semifinal of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 at the Gaddafi stadium in Lahore on Wednesday.
South Africa and New Zealand have shared a competitive rivalry in ICC tournaments. New Zealand has had the upper hand in crucial knockout games, winning the iconic 2015 ODI World Cup semifinal.
New Zealand and South Africa have faced each other twice in ICC Champions Trophy with both teams winning one match apiece.
New Zealand recently defeated South Africa in the Pakistan tri-series, but the Proteas will be determined to turn the tables.
SA vs NZ HEAD-TO-HEAD IN ODIs
Matches played: 73
South Africa won: 42
New Zealand won: 26
No results: 5
SA vs NZ HEAD-TO-HEAD IN ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY
Matches played: 2
South Africa won: 1
New Zealand won: 1
SA vs NZ in ODIs
SA (highest score) vs NZ: 324/4 in 50 overs (Centurion, 2000)
SA (lowest score) vs NZ: 108/10 in 34.1 overs (Brabourne, 2006)
NZ (highest score) vs SA: 299/6 in 42.5 overs (Auckland, 2015)
NZ (lowest score) vs SA: 112/10 in 32.2 overs (Wellington, 2017)
SA (highest individual score) vs NZ: Dave Callaghan 169* (143)
SA (best bowling figures) vs NZ: Makhaya Ntini – 5/31
NZ (highest individual score) vs SA: Martin Guptill – 180* (138)
NZ (best bowling figures) vs SA: Kyle Mills – 5/25
MOST RUNS IN SA vs NZ ODIs
| Batter | Innings | Runs | Avg. | S/R | HS |
| Jacques Kallis (SA) | 45 | 1449 | 40.25 | 69.42 | 111 |
| Stephen Fleming (NZ) | 40 | 1280 | 35.55 | 70.40 | 134* |
| Gary Kirsten (SA) | 31 | 1180 | 43.70 | 71.77 | 103 |
| Herchelle Gibbs (SA) | 29 | 1042 | 37.21 | 77.29 | 143 |
| AB de Villiers (SA) | 25 | 991 | 61.93 | 97.92 | 106* |
MOST WICKETS IN NZ vs SA ODIs
| Bowlers | Innings | Wkts. | Avg. | Econ. | BBI |
| Shaun Pollock (SA) | 43 | 48 | 27.31 | 3.74 | 4/45 |
| Allan Donald (SA) | 25 | 40 | 21.07 | 4.04 | 4/43 |
| Makhaya Ntini (SA) | 22 | 37 | 23.21 | 4.50 | 5/31 |
| Jacques Kallis (SA) | 45 | 37 | 29.62 | 4.84 | 3/23 |
| Chris Cairns (NZ) | 30 | 33 | 34.54 | 4.96 | 2/22 |