The New Zealand national cricket team toured South Africa during the 2000–01 season, playing six One Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Test matches, as well as five tour matches, between 18 October and 12 December 2000. South Africa won the ODI series 5–0 after the first match was rained off during play. They also won the Test series 2–0; the third match finished in a draw as play was not possible on three of the five scheduled days.
Rain stopped play for 80 minutes after 33 overs of the South Africa innings with no loss of overs, before causing the game to be called off after 38 overs.
Rain stopped play for 90 minutes after 4.2 overs of the New Zealand innings. This caused a loss of 7 overs, giving New Zealand a revised target of 305 runs.
Rain stopped play after 27.2 overs of the New Zealand innings, causing a reduction of 1 over per side, and again after 32.4 overs, causing the closure of the New Zealand innings. South Africa's target was revised to 153 runs off 32 overs.
Note: during the isolation of South Africa from international cricket between 1970 and 1991, there were seven unofficial tours (italicised below) by various teams, collectively known as the South African rebel tours.
