The second semifinal of the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy 2025 will be played between South Africa and New Zealand. The game is scheduled to be played at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Wednesday (March 5).
The last ODI between South Africa and New Zealand took place last month when both the teams faced each other in the ODI tri-series in Pakistan. On that occasion, a century from Kane Williamson had helped New Zealand chase down 305 runs against the Proteas.
New Zealand will be eyeing a similar performance in the upcoming game. On the other hand, South Africa will be looking to extend their unbeaten run. So ahead of the semifinal, we are taking a look at the head-to-head record between the two teams in ODIs.
SA vs NZ Head-to-Head Records- ICC Champions Trophy 2025, Semifinal 2:
| Stats | Matches | NZ won | SA won | Draw | Tied | NR |
| Overall | 73 | 26 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| At Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| In the last 5 matches | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| In ongoing series | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| In Pakistan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| In 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SA vs NZ Head-to-Head Records: Key Statistics
According to New Zealand vs South Africa head-to-head records in ODIs, the Proteas have maintained an upper hand in this rivalry. The African outfit has won more than 50 percent of the ODIs between the two teams so far.
Out of the 73 ODIs between the two teams so far, South Africa have won 42 while New Zealand have won 26. 5 ODIs between the two teams ended in no result.
They have also played two ODIs against each other in Pakistan. The first match between the two teams in Pakistan took place way back in 1996 when they locked horns against each other in Faisalabad during the World Cup. South Africa have won that game by 5 wickets.
Last month, both the teams were up against each other during the tri-series match. The game took place in Lahore and New Zealand ended up winning the contest.
SA vs NZ Head-to-Head Records: Last 5 matches
In recent times, the SA vs NZ rivalry has been intense. Of the last 5 ODIs between the two teams, New Zealand have won 3 while South Africa have emerged victorious in 2 games.
SA vs NZ Head-to-Head Records: Best performers
The record for scoring most runs in SA vs NZ ODIs belongs to former South Africa allrounder Jacques Kallis. The former allrounder played 45 ODIs against the Black Caps and scored 1449 runs with the help of three centuries and nine half-centuries. Apart from Kallis, no other batsman has even managed to reach the 1300-run mark in this fixture.
For New Zealand, their former captain Stephen Fleming holds the record for scoring the most runs against South Africa in the 50-over format. Fleming played 40 ODIs against South Africa and scored 1280 runs with the help of two centuries and seven half-centuries.
Among the bowlers, Shaun Pollock holds the record for taking the most wickets in NZ vs SA ODIs. He picked up 48 wickets in 43 games against New Zealand. For New Zealand, Chris Cairns has taken the most ODI wickets against South Africa – 33 in 31 games.
Conclusion
South Africa have maintained an upper hand in the SA vs NZ ODIs so far but there is no denying that New Zealand are more than capable of beating them. Both the teams will be keen to win the upcoming contest and book their place in the final.