53rd Match, 1st Semi-Final, South Africa vs New Zealand ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026

South Africa vs New Zealand

New Zealand needs 173 runs to win

New Zealand won by 9 wickets (with 43 balls remaining)

Batting	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Aiden Markram (c) c Mitchell b Ravindra	18	20	39	1	1	90.00
Quinton de Kock † c Ferguson b McConchie	10	8	7	1	1	125.00
Ryan Rickelton c Allen b McConchie	0	1	1	0	0	0.00
Dewald Brevis c Santner b Neesham	34	27	45	3	2	125.92
David Miller c Mitchell b Ravindra	6	6	10	0	0	100.00
Tristan Stubbs b Ferguson	29	24	39	2	1	120.83
Marco Jansen not out	55	30	47	2	5	183.33
Corbin Bosch b Henry	2	3	7	0	0	66.66
Kagiso Rabada c Neesham b Henry	0	1	1	0	0	0.00
Keshav Maharaj not out	1	1	2	0	0	100.00
Extras (lb 1, nb 1, w 12)	14
Total (20 Ov, RR: 8.45)	169/8

Batting	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Tim Seifert † b Rabada	58	33	42	7	2	175.75
Finn Allen not out	100	33	62	10	8	303.03
Rachin Ravindra not out	13	11	19	2	0	118.18
Extras (lb 2)	2
Total (12.5 Ov, RR: 13.48)	173/1

Fall of wickets DRS 1-12 (Quinton de Kock, 1.4 ov), 2-12 (Ryan Rickelton, 1.5 ov), 3-55 (Aiden Markram, 7.4 ov), 4-77 (David Miller, 9.6 ov), 5-77 (Dewald Brevis, 10.2 ov), 6-150 (Tristan Stubbs, 18.1 ov), 7-166 (Corbin Bosch, 19.3 ov), 8-166 (Kagiso Rabada, 19.4 ov)

Fall of wickets DRS 1-117 (Tim Seifert, 9.1 ov)

Bowling	O	R	W	ECON	0s
Marco Jansen	2.5	53	0	18.70	3
Kagiso Rabada	3	28	1	9.33	6
Lungi Ngidi	2	22	0	11.00	4
Corbin Bosch	2	35	0	17.50	2
Keshav Maharaj	3	33	0	11.00	5

Bowling	O	R	W	ECON	0s	WD	NB
Matt Henry	4	34	2	8.50	11	3	0
Cole McConchie	1	9	2	9.00	3	0	0
Lockie Ferguson	4	29	1	7.25	11	1	1
James Neesham	3	42	1	14.00	4	1	0
Mitchell Santner	4	25	0	6.25	9	2	0
Rachin Ravindra	4	29	2	7.25	7	1	0

Runs Per Over(South Africa)

South Africa Innings (20 Overs) – 169/8
Over	Runs (Cumulative)	Wickets Fallen
1	9	0
2	18	0
3	24	1 – Quinton de Kock
4	25	2 – Ryan Rickelton
5	33	2
6	41	2
7	50	2
8	58	3 – Aiden Markram
9	66	3
10	74	4 – David Miller
11	83	4
12	92	4
13	102	5 – Dewald Brevis
14	111	5
15	121	6 – Tristan Stubbs
16	135	6
17	148	6
18	158	7 – Corbin Bosch
19	165	8 – Kagiso Rabada
20	169	8
South Africa set a target of 170 runs

Runs Per Over(New Zealand)

New Zealand Innings (Target: 170) – 173/1 (12.5 Overs)
Over	Runs (Cumulative)	Wickets Fallen
1	11	0
2	23	0
3	36	0
4	51	0
5	66	0
6	81	0
7	99	0
8	116	0
9	131	1 – Tim Seifert
10	145	1
11	156	1
12	166	1
12.5	173	1
✅ New Zealand won by 9 wickets (with 43 balls remaining)

Match Details
Ground	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Toss	New Zealand, elected to field first
Series	ICC Men’s T20 World Cup
Season	2025/26
Player Of The Match	New Zealand – Finn Allen
Series Result	New Zealand advanced
Hours of Play (Local Time)	19:00 start, First Session 19:00–20:30, Interval 20:30–20:50, Second Session 20:50–22:20
Match Days	4 March 2026 – Night (20-over match)
Umpires	Alex Wharf (England)
DRS	Richard Illingworth (England)
TV Umpire	Nitin Menon (India)
Reserve Umpire	Rod Tucker (Australia)
Match Referee	Javagal Srinath (India)