NZW vs RSAW Today Match Prediction and Betting Tips, Odds and Live Score

New Zealand Women are set to face South Africa Women in the 2nd T20 match of the South Africa Women tour of New Zealand 2026, scheduled for March 17 at the Seddon Park, Hamilton. New Zealand started this T20 series by defeating South Africa. Women in the first match established their superiority, while South Africa will try their best to make a comeback in the second match.

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SA-W vs IRE-W 2025

South Africa Women beat Ireland Women by 65 runs

07 Dec 2025

HEAD TO HEAD

New Zealand Women Preview

New Zealand performed brilliantly in the last match. Batting first, they scored 190 runs, in response to which South Africa could manage to score only 110 runs, and the host won the match by a huge margin of 80 runs.

Batting first, New Zealand got off to a good start at the top order, with Georgia Plimmer scoring 63 runs in 44 balls, while captain Amelia Kerr’s 78 runs in 44 balls helped New Zealand post a big total of 190 runs.

New Zealand then put up a strong bowling performance, especially Sophie Devine, who took four wickets for 12 runs in four overs, while Jess Kerr also got two crucial wickets for 13 runs in four overs; that helped them to defeat South Africa by a huge margin.

Amelia Kerr has been a consistent performer for New Zealand in the overall batting department, scoring 418 runs in the last seven matches at an average of 104.5 with a strike rate of over 151. While Jess Kerr did a brilliant performance with the ball and took 12 wickets in the last 9 games.

New Zealand Women Predicted Playing XI:

Georgia Plimmer, Isabella Gaze, Amelia Kerr (c), Sophie Devine, Brooke Halliday, Maddy Green, Izzy Sharp, Jess Kerr, Suzie Bates, Rosemary, Mair, Bree Illing.

South Africa Women Preview

South Africa’s performance in the previous match was extremely disappointing. Chasing 191 runs, the South African women could manage only 110 runs and suffered a crushing defeat in the series opener.

In batting, South Africa’s top-order batsman Tazmin Brits scored 29 runs, while Kayla Reyneke’s 24-run innings in the middle order helped the team reach a respectable total in the previous game. 

For South Africa in bowling, Masabata Klaas and Nadine de Klerk took two wickets each, while Ayabonga Khaka and Nonkululeko Mlaba got one wicket each. South Africa definitely need to improve their bowling lineup.

Overall, in the batting department for South Africa, Laura Wolvaardt performed well and scored 302 runs in the last 9 games, while in the bowling department, Nonkululeko Mlaba took 11 wickets in the last 9 games.

South Africa Women Predicted Playing XI:

Tazmin Brits, Sune Luus, Laura Wolvaardt (c), Annerie Dercksen, Chloe Tryon, Nadine de Klerk, Kayla Reyneke, Sinalo Jafta, Masabata Klaas, Ayabonga Khaka, Nonkululeko Mlaba.

Weather Conditions

The forecast predicts cloudy skies on match day. The temperature will be expected to be between 23 and 12 degrees Celsius. There may be light rain during the match.

NZW vs RSAW Pitch Report

The Seddon Park in Hamilton is known as a well-balanced surface, though it generally favours the batters. However, fast bowlers can also find some early swing from this surface. Teams batting second have historically had a slight advantage in limited-overs formats at this venue. The average first-innings total in this season here stands at 169, and a similar score is expected in this match as well. Additionally, Amelia Kerr smashed a brilliant hundred at this venue against Zimbabwe Women in their last series.

Toss: To Bowl

Chasing a target at Seddon Park, Hamilton, is generally considered easier. The pitch offers a batting-friendly surface, although bowlers can find some assistance in the early stages of the first innings. This early movement can help restrict the batting side to a manageable total, while conditions tend to become more favourable for batting later in the match. Therefore, the team winning the toss is likely to prefer bowling first.