ODINo. 1539WomenUpset 43

South Africa v New Zealand

New Zealand won by 2 wickets

South Africa Women tour of New Zealand, Match 21 April 2026Basin Reserve, Wellington

South Africabatted first

346/650 ov

New Zealandtarget 347 in 50 overs

350/849.4 ov

New Zealand won the toss and chose to fieldPlayer of the match AC Kerr

South Africa innings

346/650 ov

South Africa batting
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
L Wolvaardt	c IC Gaze b BG Illing	69	74	8	1	93.2
T Brits	c IC Gaze b BG Illing	9	23	2	0	39.1
A Bosch	c JM Kerr b KA Knight	91	90	12	0	101.1
S Luus	c AC Kerr b JM Kerr	40	43	4	0	93.0
S Jafta	c ML Green b KA Knight	37	29	5	1	127.6
CL Tryon	not out	52*	25	5	3	208.0
N de Klerk	c IC Gaze b BG Illing	18	11	3	0	163.6
K Reyneke	not out	9*	6	1	0	150.0
Extras	lb 2, w 18, nb 1	21
Total	6 wickets, 50 overs, run rate 6.92	346

Did not batA Khaka, M Klaas, N Mlaba

Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 350

1-35 T Brits2-167 L Wolvaardt3-211 A Bosch4-245 S Luus5-285 S Jafta6-321 N de Klerk

Bowling to South Africa
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	Dots	4s	6s	Wd	Nb
JM Kerr	10	0	71	1	7.10	26	9	1	2	0
BG Illing	10	1	60	3	6.00	37	9	0	7	0
RA Mair	10	0	81	0	8.10	23	9	2	2	1
KA Knight	10	0	65	2	6.50	27	10	0	2	0
AC Kerr	10	0	67	0	6.70	24	3	2	2	0

New Zealand innings chasing 347

350/849.4 ov

New Zealand batting
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
SW Bates	b A Khaka	8	18	0	0	44.4
GE Plimmer	c K Meso (sub) b K Reyneke	23	33	3	0	69.7
AC Kerr	not out	179*	139	23	1	128.8
ML Green	lbw b K Reyneke	13	20	1	0	65.0
BM Halliday	c N de Klerk b S Luus	14	13	2	0	107.7
IC Gaze	c N de Klerk b M Klaas	68	48	11	0	141.7
IG Sharp	c T Brits b A Khaka	11	17	0	0	64.7
JM Kerr	c N Mlaba b M Klaas	14	7	1	1	200.0
RA Mair	c S Luus b A Khaka	2	3	0	0	66.7
KA Knight	not out	1*	1	0	0	100.0
Extras	lb 3, w 13, nb 1	17
Total	8 wickets, 49.4 overs, run rate 7.05	350

Did not batBG Illing

Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 350

1-21 SW Bates2-73 GE Plimmer3-101 ML Green4-130 BM Halliday5-250 IC Gaze6-290 IG Sharp7-329 JM Kerr8-334 RA Mair

Bowling to New Zealand
Bowler	O	R	W	Econ	Dots	4s	6s	Wd	Nb
A Khaka	10	51	3	5.10	26	5	0	1	0
M Klaas	8	61	2	7.63	19	6	1	3	0
N de Klerk	8.4	79	0	9.12	21	12	1	3	0
N Mlaba	9	54	0	6.00	19	5	0	1	0
K Reyneke	7	54	2	7.71	15	8	0	0	1
S Luus	3	21	1	7.00	5	2	0	0	0
CL Tryon	4	27	0	6.75	8	3	0	0	0

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Player of the match

AC KerrNew Zealand

179*off 139 balls, 23 fours and 1 sixes, strike rate 128.8

Match facts

Format: One-Day International No. 1539
Competition: South Africa Women tour of New Zealand
Toss: New Zealand, chose to field
Powerplays: Overs 1 to 10, both innings
Umpires: Kim Cotton and T Semmens
TV umpire: CA Polosak
Match referee: TL Anderson
Season: 2025/26

Conditions

The day's weather at the ground.

Temperature: 11 to 15°C
Rain: none
Humidity: 71%
Dew point: 8°C
Wind: 8 km/h

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