Predictions, XIs, Where to Watch

With the 1st T20 Cricket match of this five-match series in the rearview, the second New Zealand vs South Africa men’s clash is on the horizon.

Given the low-scoring affair of the first go-around, the second match is promising to deliver much more in the way of run support. In the first match, neither team was able to eclipse 100 runs. That is an incredibly strange occurrence, but it should not happen again, especially at the venue for this match.

Here are match predictions, the starting XI for both squads, and where you can watch the action.

New Zealand vs South Africa 2nd T20 Cricket Match Predictions

The second match of this 2026 T20 cricket series will move venues, from Mount Maunganui to Seddon Park, Hamilton. Because of this venue change, it is believed the second match of this series will be a much higher-scoring affair.

ESPNcricinfo reports that team scores of at least 180 runs are commonplace for the Hamilton venue.

“Tuesday’s game will be the 14th T20I at Seddon Park, and eight of those games had first-innings scores of 180 and more,” the outlet wrote. “Both New Zealand and South Africa might enjoy the change of scenery on Tuesday when the series shifts to Hamilton, which yielded a first innings total of 240 in its most recent T20 game.”

CricketAddictor believes South Africa has the advantage heading into Tuesday’s match.

“South Africa has the upper hand against New Zealand in the T20I format,” wrote the outlet prior to the second match. “They have won four games in the five outings in the T20 World Cups, with one match they lost was in the recently concluded ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026. Both sides have come into this T20I series with a mixture of experienced and inexperienced players.”

As far as Google’s win probability is concerned, the odds favor New Zealand. Google has a 61 percent win probability for New Zealand and 39 percent for South Africa.

Starting XIs for New Zealand vs South Africa

Here are the predicted starting XIs for the second T20 cricket match of the New Zealand vs South Africa series. *Note: The XIs will be updated when the captains confirm following the coin toss.

New Zealand Predicted Starting XI

Devon Conway (Wicketkeeper)

Tom Latham

Tim Robinson

Nick Kelly

Josh Clarkson

Mitchell Santner (Captain)

James Neesham

Cole McConchie

Zak Foulkes

Kyle Jamieson

Lockie Ferguson

South Africa Predicted Starting XI

Tony de Zorzi

Wiaan Mulder/Jordan Hermann

Connor Esterhuizen

Rubin Hermann

Jason Smith

Dian Forrester

George Linde

Gerald Coetzee

Keshav Maharaj (Captain)

Nqobani Mokoena

Ottneil Baartman

Where to Watch New Zealand vs South Africa 2nd T20 Cricket Match

Most countries will be able to stream the match on either Fubo or Willow. In New Zealand, cricket fans can enjoy the matches on TVNZ+, TVNZ 1, and Sport Nation.

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