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NZ vs SA Dream11 Prediction, 3rd T20, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Injury Updates, Pitch Report for South Africa tour of New Zealand 2026

NZ vs SA Dream11 Prediction
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NZ vs SA Dream11 Prediction, 3rd T20, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Injury Updates, Pitch Report for South Africa tour of New Zealand 2026

New Zealand is set to face South Africa in the 3rd T20 match of the South Africa tour of New Zealand 2026 at Eden Park, Auckland, on Friday, March 20.

Preview

In the 3rd T20 match of the South Africa tour of New Zealand 2026, New Zealand ( NZ) is set to face South Africa (SA). New Zealand’s performance was excellent in the last match as they scored 175 runs while batting first, in response to which South Africa could score only 107 runs. Devon Conway performed well with the bat and scored 60 runs, while Josh Clarkson scored 29 off just 9 balls. Lockie Ferguson and Ben Sears performed well in the bowling department as both took three wickets each.

On the other hand, chasing a big total, South Africa did not get a good start, and their top order completely flopped. Although George Linde played a good innings of 33 runs in the middle order, the rest of the batsmen failed completely, while Wiaan Mulder performed well in bowling and took two wickets.

Match Information

New Zealand vs South Africa, 3rdT20I

South Africa tour of New Zealand, 20 Mar 2026, Fri, 11:45 AM IST ,Auckland

Probable PlayingXI

New Zealand

Tim Robinson, NF Kelly, JA Clarkson, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner(C), CE McConchie, Tom Latham, Devon Conway, KA Jamieson, LH Ferguson, Ben Sears

Bench: D Cleaver, Katene Clarke, B Jacobs, Ish Sodhi, Zak Foulkes, Nathan Smith, Jayden Lennox

South Africa

Connor Esterhuizen, D Forrester, Wiaan Mulder, G Coetzee, T de Zorzi, JF Smith, N Mokoena, GF Linde, RA Herman, KA Maharaj(C), OEG Baartman

Bench: Jordan Hermann, P Subrayen, Andile Simelane, L Sipamla

Injury News

(Will be added when there is an update)

Weather Report

Clear

Win Prediction

New Zealand

Pitch Condition

Average

Avg 1st Inning Score

168

Pitch Report

The pitch at Eden Park in Auckland is generally well-balanced but leans slightly towards favouring batters. Its relatively small size enables batters to hit freely and score quickly, with even a gentle flick off the pads potentially leading to six, thanks to the short boundaries. Pacers might find some success with slight movement early in the game using the new ball, but overall, conditions provide little help to spinners throughout the match. The average first-innings score here is 168, and a similar total is anticipated in this game.

Captains

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Connor Esterhuizen SA | WICKETKEEPER

Connor Esterhuizen is a brilliant top-order batter who has performed well recently. Moreover, he has scored 53 runs in the last two games. South African fans will be expecting a good performance from him in this match.

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George Linde SA | all

George Linde is an excellent all-rounder who has played many outstanding innings for his team. He ‌scored 33 runs and took a wicket as well in the last game.

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Mitchell Santner NZ | ALL

Santner has performed outstandingly in the recent past. He has scored 20 runs and taken two wickets in the last game. Moreover, he also scored 138 runs in the last 9 games.

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Devon Conway NZ | WKBAT

Devon Conway is a top-class batter. He has performed outstandingly well in recent times and scored 60 runs in the previous game.

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Lockie Ferguson NZ | bowl

Lockie Ferguson is a brilliant T20 all-rounder. He took three wickets in the previous game.

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Wiaan Mulder SA | ALL-ROUNDER

Wiaan Mulder is a top-class T20 all-rounder. He scored 16 runs and also took two wickets in the previous game.

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8.5

Dian Forrester

SA | ALL-ROUNDER

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Jordan Hermann

SA | BAT

Mega League

Players
11/11

Team 1

5 : 6

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17.5/100

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Rubin Hermann

7.5

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Devon Conway

8

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Jason Smith

7

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George Linde

7

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James Neesham

8

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Mitchell Santner

7.5

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Ottniel Baartman

7.5

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Lockie Ferguson

8.5

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Ben Sears

8.5

Head To Head

Players
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Team 1

6 : 5

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Devon Conway

8

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Tony de Zorzi

6.5

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George Linde

7

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Cole McConchie

8

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James Neesham

8

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Mitchell Santner

7.5

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Keshav Maharaj

8

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Lockie Ferguson

8.5

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Ben Sears

8.5

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