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South Africa

49 verified results in the last 12 months: 28 won, 21 lost (57% won), across 7 competitions. Next match: v Australia, 9 Oct 2026 at 13:00 IST.

Upcoming fixtures

Start times in India Standard Time. FairPlay rates are open on 1 market in South Africa matches: see FairPlay rates.

  1. 9 Oct 2026 · 13:00 IST

    Match centre: South Africa v Australia →

Recent results

  1. Lost

    30 Sept 2026 · 17:00 IST

    One Day International · ODI

    South Africa145/4 (28 ov)

    Australia322/9 (50 ov)

    Australia won by 47 runs (D/L method)

    Scorecard: South Africa v Australia →

  2. Won

    27 Sept 2026 · 13:30 IST

    One Day International · ODI

    South Africa365/9 (50 ov)

    Australia333 (49.5 ov)

    South Africa won by 32 runs

    Scorecard: South Africa v Australia →

  3. Won

    24 Sept 2026 · 13:30 IST

    One Day International · ODI

    South Africa297/8 (50 ov)

    Australia230 (41.2 ov)

    South Africa won by 67 runs

    Scorecard: South Africa v Australia →

  4. Won

    13 Sept 2026 · 13:00 IST

    One Day International · ODI

    Namibia156 (36.2 ov)

    South Africa157/1 (21.3 ov)

    South Africa won by 9 wickets (with 171 balls remaining)

    Scorecard: Namibia v South Africa →

  5. Won

    11 Sept 2026 · 13:00 IST

    One Day International · ODI

    Namibia178 (41.5 ov)

    South Africa335/9 (50 ov)

    South Africa won by 157 runs

    Scorecard: Namibia v South Africa →

  6. Won

    9 Sept 2026 · 13:00 IST

    One Day International · ODI

    Namibia162/8 (31 ov)

    South Africa348/6 (50 ov)

    South Africa won by 99 runs (DLS method)

    Scorecard: Namibia v South Africa →

  7. Won

    6 Sept 2026 · 17:30 IST

    Tri-Series · T20I

    South Africa205/5 (20 ov)

    Zimbabwe157 (18 ov)

    South Africa won by 48 runs

    Scorecard: South Africa v Zimbabwe →

  8. Won

    4 Sept 2026 · 17:30 IST

    Tri-Series · T20I

    Namibia217/3 (20 ov)

    South Africa228/4 (20 ov)

    South Africa won by 11 runs

    Scorecard: Namibia v South Africa →

  9. Won

    29 Aug 2026 · 17:30 IST

    Tri-Series · T20I

    South Africa146/3 (13.4 ov)

    Zimbabwe144/8 (20 ov)

    South Africa won by 7 wickets (with 38 balls remaining)

    Scorecard: South Africa v Zimbabwe →

  10. Lost

    28 Aug 2026 · 17:30 IST

    Tri-Series · T20I

    Namibia163/9 (20 ov)

    South Africa145/9 (20 ov)

    Namibia won by 18 runs

    Scorecard: Namibia v South Africa →

  11. Won

    25 Mar 2026 · 11:45 IST

    Twenty20 International · T20I

    New Zealand154/8 (20 ov)

    South Africa187/4 (20 ov)

    South Africa won by 33 runs

    Scorecard: New Zealand v South Africa →

  12. Won

    22 Mar 2026 · 11:45 IST

    Twenty20 International · T20I

    New Zealand145 (18.5 ov)

    South Africa164/5 (20 ov)

    South Africa won by 19 runs

    Scorecard: New Zealand v South Africa →

  13. Lost

    20 Mar 2026 · 11:45 IST

    Twenty20 International · T20I

    New Zealand137/2 (16.2 ov)

    South Africa136/9 (20 ov)

    New Zealand won by 8 wickets (with 22 balls remaining)

    Scorecard: New Zealand v South Africa →

  14. Lost

    17 Mar 2026 · 11:45 IST

    Twenty20 International · T20I

    New Zealand175/6 (20 ov)

    South Africa107 (15.3 ov)

    New Zealand won by 68 runs

    Scorecard: New Zealand v South Africa →

  15. Won

    15 Mar 2026 · 11:45 IST

    Twenty20 International · T20I

    New Zealand91 (14.3 ov)

    South Africa93/3 (16.4 ov)

    South Africa won by 7 wickets (with 20 balls remaining)

    Scorecard: New Zealand v South Africa →

  16. Lost

    4 Mar 2026 · 19:00 IST

    ICC Men's T20 World Cup · T20I

    South Africa169/8 (20 ov)

    New Zealand173/1 (12.5 ov)

    New Zealand won by 9 wickets (with 43 balls remaining)

    Scorecard: South Africa v New Zealand →

  17. Won

    1 Mar 2026 · 15:00 IST

    ICC Men's T20 World Cup · T20I

    Zimbabwe153/7 (20 ov)

    South Africa154/5 (17.5 ov)

    South Africa won by 5 wickets (with 13 balls remaining)

    Scorecard: Zimbabwe v South Africa →

  18. Won

    26 Feb 2026 · 15:00 IST

    ICC Men's T20 World Cup · T20I

    West Indies176/8 (20 ov)

    South Africa177/1 (16.1 ov)

    South Africa won by 9 wickets (with 23 balls remaining)

    Scorecard: West Indies v South Africa →

  19. Won

    22 Feb 2026 · 19:00 IST

    ICC Men's T20 World Cup · T20I

    India111 (18.5 ov)

    South Africa187/7 (20 ov)

    South Africa won by 76 runs

    Scorecard: India v South Africa →

  20. Won

    18 Feb 2026 · 11:00 IST

    ICC Men's T20 World Cup · T20I

    South Africa123/4 (13.2 ov)

    United Arab Emirates122/6 (20 ov)

    South Africa won by 6 wickets (with 40 balls remaining)

    Scorecard: South Africa v United Arab Emirates →

Players

Players named in South Africa's playing XIs in matches with a full FairPlay scorecard, most appearances first. Player pages show figures from those matches only, not career records.

Pages for players with fewer than 3 recorded matches are kept out of search results until more scorecards are in.

FairPlay rating

FairPlay's own team-strength rating for each format group, built from verified results. Every team starts at 1500; beating stronger teams raises it more. A rating is shown once a team has 8 rated matches.

  • T20 and shorter

    1570

    47 rated matches · last played 6 Sept 2026

  • One-day

    1531

    26 rated matches · last played 30 Sept 2026

  • Test and first-class

    1627

    13 rated matches · last played 22 Nov 2025

How FairPlay ratings work and how accurate they have been

Record by competition

Verified results in the last 12 months, most matches first.
CompetitionPWLWin %
Twenty20 International167944%
One Day International127558%
ICC Men's T20 World Cup87188%
Hong Kong Sixes41325%
ICC World Test Championship43175%
Tri-Series43175%
ICC Mens T20 World Cup Warm-up Matches1010%

Most frequent opponents

South Africa's record against teams met at least twice in the last 12 months.
OpponentPWLWin %
India115645%
Pakistan93633%
New Zealand74357%
Namibia64267%
West Indies43175%
Australia32167%
Zimbabwe330100%
Afghanistan21150%

Highest totals

TotalTeamMatch
489 all out151.1 ovSouth Africav India22 Nov 2025ICC World Test Championship · Test/5day
404 all out119.3 ovSouth Africav Pakistan20 Oct 2025ICC World Test Championship · Test/5day
365/950 ovSouth Africav Australia27 Sept 2026One Day International · ODI
362/649.2 ovSouth Africav India3 Dec 2025One Day International · ODI
348/650 ovSouth Africav Namibia9 Sept 2026One Day International · ODI

About this page

  • Scores, fixtures and results come from FairPlay's verified Sportmonks match data. Matches the source does not cover are not counted.
  • Records cover the last 12 months (11 Oct 2025 to 30 Sept 2026) and are calculated by FairPlay. They are not official records. “No winner” covers draws, ties and no results; abandoned matches are not counted as played (1 abandoned in this period).
  • Past results and ratings describe what has happened. They are not a tip or a prediction for any match.
  • Updated Sun, 4 Oct, 04:23 IST.

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