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New Zealand vs South Africa T20 World Cup Preview & Tips - Seifert to lead New Zealand to statement World Cup win

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  • New Zealand have won their last three T20's against South Africa 
  • Tim Seifert is averaging 154.00 for New Zealand at the 2026 WC 
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New Zealand's Tim Seifert (Getty Images)
New Zealand's Tim Seifert (Getty Images)

New Zealand vs South Africa T20 World Cup Preview & Tips


New Zealand are looking to build on two excellent performances at the 2026 World Cup after beating Afghanistan and the UAE.

South Africa needed a historic double Super Over to eventually beat Afghanistan in their clash in midweek. 

  • South Africa have lost their last three T20's against the Black Caps 
  • Tim Seifert has scored 65 and 89 not out at the World Cup for New Zealand 

Head To Head


Across their last 10 T20 meetings, New Zealand have won five times, with the Proteas winning the other five meetings. 

New Zealand Form 


New Zealand have impressed at the 2026 T20 World Cup, beating Afghanistan by five wickets before hammering the UAE in a statement 10-wicket win. 

Their clash with Afghanistan was one in which the bat was on top against the ball, with a total of 11 wickets falling for 365 runs. Against the UAE, New Zealand were too good with bat and ball. They restricted their opponents to just 173/6 in their 20 overs before cruising to their target with 10 wickets and 28 balls to spare. 

There will of course be far more difficult games to come, but it will please the Black Caps that their openers went about chasing down their target without needing any help. Tim Seifert continues to impress, top scoring with 89 not out as he hammered 12 boundaries and three maximums. 

While South Africa's bowling attack will provide New Zealand with a lot more issues, I back the Black Caps to continue their winning run. They have been excellent so far, juggling bowling intelligently and going after the opposition bowlers at the right time.

Tim Seifert continues to give the opposition issues with his aggressive batting. Not just content with a strike rate of 183.33, his average of 154.00 at the tournament means I am backing him to continue to impress as he goes after the South African bowlers. 

South Africa Form

 
South Africa may arrive for their third match of the 2026 World Cup with a perfect record, but they were pushed all the way by Afghanistan in their last outing. 

A 57-run win over Canada in game one meant nothing as the Proteas saw their score of 187/6 matched by their opponents. While they did eventually come out on top in a second Super Over after the first ended in a draw, they came close to losing their clash with Afghanistan three times before eventually coming out on top. 

Against New Zealand, I am backing South Africa to struggle. The Proteas have been poor against New Zealand in recent meetings, losing their last three, and I back this losing run to stretch to four matches as the Black Caps take complete control of World Cup Group D. 

Verdict

I am backing New Zealand to edge to victory over South Africa as Seifert continues to score runs at the World Cup. 

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