Overview
- The five T20Is start March 15 at Bay Oval in Tauranga and are scheduled as double-headers alongside the men's New Zealand–South Africa fixtures.
- Suzie Bates returns from a quad injury and Sophie Devine is set for her first T20I appearance since the 2025 World Cup.
- Georgia Plimmer (shoulder) and Flora Devonshire (broken finger) have regained fitness and rejoin the 15-player squad.
- Bree Illing and Polly Inglis will feature in the first two matches before Lea Tahuhu and Devonshire come in for the final three as part of a preset rotation.
- Head coach Ben Sawyer highlighted the senior duo’s on-field quality and cultural influence, with Amelia Kerr captaining a group limited to 13 on match days.