| 2020 South Africa Malawi netball series | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 |  | ||
| South Africa | Malawi | ||
| Dates | 26 November – 29 November | ||
| Test series | |||
| Result | South Africa won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
The 2020 South Africa Malawi netball series saw South Africa host [Malawi in November 2020 for a three-match series. [1] The series was won by South Africa, who won all three of the matches. [2]
| South Africa vs. Malawi | |
|---|---|
 South Africa [3] |  Malawi [4] |
| 26 November 7:00 pm | Report | South Africa | 65–25 | Malawi | Sun City, Rustenburg | SuperSport | |
| Scoring by quarter: 15-6, 16-3, 17-7, 17-9 | |||||||
Venter  28/30 (93%)Potgieter 19/21 (90%)Rademan 15/17 (88%)Maseko 3/4 (75%) | Simtowe 14/22 (64%) Mazengera 4/5 (80%)Masamba 4/6 (67%)Nyirenda 3/3 (100%) | ||||||
| 28 November 9:00 pm | Report | South Africa | 62–29 | Malawi | Sun City, Rustenburg | SuperSport | |
| Scoring by quarter: 18-7, 17-8, 16-6, 11-8 | |||||||
| 29 November 1:00 pm | Report | South Africa | 69–28 | Malawi | Sun City, Rustenburg | SuperSport | |
| Scoring by quarter: 14-9, 22-7, 20-4, 13-8 | |||||||
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