Netherlands vs South Africa Head to Head Stats & Records in ODI Cricket
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NED Vs SA in all seasons
| # | Team 1 | Team 2 | Winner | Margin | Date | Venue | Scorecard |
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| 1 | South Africa | Netherlands | NED | 38 runs. | 17 Oct 2023 | Dharamsala | NED won by 38 runs. |
| 2 | South Africa | Netherlands | SA | 146 runs. | 02 Apr 2023 | Johannesburg | SA won by 146 runs. |
| 3 | South Africa | Netherlands | SA | 8 wickets | 31 Mar 2023 | Benoni | SA won by 8 wickets |
| 4 | South Africa | Netherlands | - | 26 Nov 2021 | Centurion | Match abandoned due to rain | |
| 5 | South Africa | Netherlands | SA | won by 84 runs | 31 May 2013 | Amstelveen | SA won by 84 runs |
| 6 | Netherlands | South Africa | SA | 231 runs | 03 Mar 2011 | Chandigarh | SA won by 231 runs |
| 7 | South Africa | Netherlands | SA | won by 221 runs | 16 Mar 2007 | Basseterre | SA won by 221 runs |
| 8 | South Africa | Netherlands | SA | won by 160 runs | 05 Mar 1996 | Rawalpindi | SA won by 160 runs |
Netherlands vs South Africa Head to Head in ODI Cricket
Netherlands and South Africa have played 8 One Day International matches against each other, the first in 1996 and the latest on 17 October 2023. Netherlands have won 1 and South Africa 6, and 1 finished without a result. South Africa hold the advantage by 5. Netherlands's highest total in the fixture is 258 and South Africa's is 370. Their lowest completed totals against each other are 120 and 207 respectively. Netherlands batters have scored 0 centuries here, South Africa batters 6. The full match list, with dates, venues and margins, is above. Updated 9 September, 2026.
The fifty-over record is usually the deepest thing two international sides share. The format goes back to January 1971, when a washed-out Melbourne Test between Australia and England was replaced by a forty-over exhibition that ended up being recognised as the first ODI, and it has been cricket's main global currency since the first World Cup in 1975. Matches were not standardised at fifty overs a side until 1983, so the earliest games here were played over 55 or 60, under field restrictions and bouncer limits that would look alien today. Scores from different eras simply do not compare: a total that won a match comfortably in the 1980s would rarely be defended now.
Two rule changes explain most of that gap. Since October 2011 each innings has been bowled with two new balls, one from each end, which keeps the ball hard for longer and has all but killed reverse swing at the death. Since 2015 only four fielders have been allowed outside the circle in non-powerplay overs, and the batting powerplay went altogether. Between them they turned 300 from a par-plus score into a routine one. Where the matches were played is worth a look too - home advantage counts for a great deal in this format. Rain-hit games are decided on DLS once twenty overs of the second innings have been bowled, and a tie brings a Super Over at ICC events.
