New Zealand vs South Africa ODI Head To Head Stats & Record Ahead of ICC World Cup 2023 Match 32 in Pune

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New Zealand vs South Africa ODI Head To Head Stats and Record: With semifinal spot in sight, heavyweights New Zealand and South Africa clash in match 32 of the ongoing ICC World Cup 2023 at the MCA Stadium in Pune on Wednesday (November 1).

Both Tom Latham’s New Zealand and Temba Bavuma-led South Africa will look to cement their spots in the top four when they head into the contest on the back of mixed results. While New Zealand lost by a whisker to Australia, South Africa pulled off a 1-wicket win over Pakistan.

New Zealand, in fact, have lost two matches on the trot after an unbeaten start, suffering defeats against India and Australia after wins over England, Netherlands, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.

South Africa, on the other hand, started the ODI World Cup with a bang, beating Sri Lanka and Australia before they were stunned by Netherlands, but followed that with wins over England, Bangladesh and Pakistan.

The two sides, who last met in an ODI in the 2019 World Cup, will clash for the 72nd time in the format, but have never met at the MCA Stadium in Pune, where New Zealand has played once before in the 50-over format.

Now, ahead of the NZ vs SA World Cup 2023 match we take a look at their ODI head to head record, stats as well as both New Zealand and South Africa’s record in the ODI World Cup before they face off at the MCA Stadium in Pune.

NZ vs SA ODI Head to Head Record

In the 71 NZ vs SA head to head matches in ODI format so far, South Africa hold the advantage, having won 41 times against New Zealand, who have won 25 such encounter with 5 matches ending in No Result. In the last 5 meetings, it’s 3-2 in favour of New Zealand.

Among the 41 wins, South Africa has won 16 times when batting first and 25 times when chasing, while New Zealand has won 16 times when chasing and 9 times when setting a target. Here is a look at the New Zealand vs South Africa head to head stats and top performances:

NZ vs SA ODI Stats and Record

In the ODI World Cup history, the two nations have met eight times with New Zealand holding a 6-2 advantage over South Africa. In the 2019 World Cup, the New Zealand beat South Africa by 4 wickets. Here is a look at NZ vs SA CWC record.

New Zealand vs South Africa Head to Head in ODI World Cup

In Pune at the MCA Stadium, New Zealand and South Africa have never met so far, but the Kiwis have lost their only match at the venue, which has so far hosted 9 ODI matches.

In ODI World Cup, both teams have never managed to lift the title. While New Zealand finished runners up in the last two editions, South Africa have never managed to pass the semifinal stage so far. Here is a look at New Zealand and South Africa’s overall record in ODI World Cup.

New Zealand and South Africa record in ODI World Cup