Live Cricket Scorecard - SA vs NZ 1st Semi-Final, South Africa tour of ICC MT20 WC, 2026

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South Africa vs New Zealand MATCH HIGHLIGHTS

CRICKET MATCH TEAMS

South Africa
Aiden Markram (C)
Quinton de Kock (W)
Ryan Rickelton
Dewald Brevis
David Miller
Tristan Stubbs
Marco Jansen
Corbin Bosch
Kagiso Rabada
Keshav Maharaj
Lungi Ngidi

New Zealand
Tim Seifert (W)
Finn Allen
Rachin Ravindra
Glenn Phillips
Mark Chapman
Daryl Mitchell
Mitchell Santner (C)
James Neesham
Cole McConchie
Matt Henry
Lockie Ferguson

South Africa vs New Zealand MATCH INFO

Toss:New Zealand, who chose to field
Umpires:Richard Illingworth (ENG), Alex Wharf (ENG) and Nitin Menon (IND)
Match Referee:Javagal Srinath (IND)
Match Date:Wed, 04th Mar 2026

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SA - INN NZ - INN

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12.5: Marco Jansen to Finn Allen, FOUR! HUNDRED FOR FINN ALLEN! Off just 33 balls. South Africa are left absolutely stunned at the Eden Gardens by what Allen has produced tonight. Simply outstanding. As per the on-air commentator, Aaron Finch, this is the fastest T20 World Cup century by any batter. Coming to the delivery, it is a full ball from Jansen, outside the off stump. Finn Allen stays put and blasts it over the mid off fielder for a boundary to finish things off in style and authority. NEW ZEALAND QUALIFY FOR THE GRAND FINALE! They win by 9 wickets and 43 balls to spare.

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12.4: Marco Jansen to Finn Allen, SIX! He has got an answer for everything, has Allen. He goes to 96 off just 32 balls. A real slot ball, on the stumps, Finn Allen clears the front leg and butchers it over the long on fence for a cracking six. SCORES ARE LEVEL!

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12.3: Marco Jansen to Finn Allen, SIX! That has been deposited into the Hooghly River. Short from Jansen, on the bodyline, Finn Allen stands tall and authoritatively nails the pull shot miles into the crowd behind deep mid-wicket for an enormous six.

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12.2: Marco Jansen to Finn Allen, FOUR MORE! Jansen goes searching for the yorker but ends up serving a low full toss, on the pads. Allen hangs low to swat it away. One hand comes off the bat handle but he manages to get it away to the right of deep square leg for a boundary. 13 more needed for the Kiwis.

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12.1: Marco Jansen to Finn Allen, FOUR! Cheeky! Full and across the right-hander. Allen walks across the stumps and gets low to get under the ball. He uses the pace on the ball and scoops it towards deep fine leg for a four.

End of over 12
NZ149/1
NZ Batting F Allen 76(28) R Ravindra 13(11)

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11.6: Keshav Maharaj to Finn Allen, On off, on a nagging length. Finn hits it to long off and retains the strike with a single. 21 more needed for New Zealand.

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11.5: Keshav Maharaj to Finn Allen, SIX! Hit flat but wide enough! Fractionally short, on middle and leg. Finn is quick to pick up the length. He goes back in the crease and just jabs at it. Hits it away from Marco Jansen at long on to his right for a six.

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11.4: Keshav Maharaj to Finn Allen, FOUR! Gets it away! Sliding into the pads from around the wicket, on a length. Allen goes deep in the crease and nurdles it behind square leg. The fine leg is up inside the circle and the ball skips across the practice pitches to find the fence.

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11.3: Keshav Maharaj to Rachin Ravindra, Shorter and outside off, Rachin hits it along the ground to long off for a run.

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11.2: Keshav Maharaj to Rachin Ravindra, Across again, on a good length, Ravindra punches it back to the bowler.

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11.1: Keshav Maharaj to Rachin Ravindra, At the stumps, on a length, Rachin jabs it to mid-wicket, where the fielder dives to his right to prevent the single.

End of over 11
NZ137/1
NZ Batting F Allen 65(25) R Ravindra 12(8)

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10.6: Corbin Bosch to Finn Allen, SIX! BANG! Bosch bends his back and digs it in short, over middle. Allen stays leg side of the ball and stands tall to pull it over deep mid-wicket. Not quite from the middle of the blade but more than enough to clear the fence. Allen hobbles after completing the shot. Rachin calls for the physio for his partner. New Zealand need 33 more runs.

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10.5: Corbin Bosch to Rachin Ravindra, Across off, on a good length, swatted towards wide mid on for a run.

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10.4: Corbin Bosch to Finn Allen, Short of a length, on top of off. Allen has a heave across the line. Mistimes it off the inner half to deep square leg. He limps a bit as he crosses over.

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10.3: Corbin Bosch to Rachin Ravindra, A hint of seam movement away from the batter, on a good length. Rachin taps it in front of mid off and takes a quick single.

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10.2: Corbin Bosch to Rachin Ravindra, On middle and leg, on a good length, Ravindra punches it with a straight bat to mid on.

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10.1: Corbin Bosch to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR! Lovely wristwork! Honing in at the stumps, on a length. Ravindra brings his wrists into play and works it to the left of the diving mid on fielder for a boundary.

End of over 20
SA169/8
SA Batting M Jansen 55(30) K Maharaj 1(1)

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19.6: Matt Henry to Marco Jansen, Nice and full, not allowing Jansen to get under the ball. Marco shanks it off the inner half towards long on. Daryl Mitchell swoops in, gets to the ball and fires in a throw at the batting end. Tim Seifert collects it on a couple of bounces and whips the bails off. Jansen puts his giant strides to good use and makes it home before the stumps are broken, confirmed by the smart replays. Just 6 runs off the final over, this could prove to be the difference by the end of the night. South Africa finish with 169/8.

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19.5: Matt Henry to Keshav Maharaj, No hat-trick! Around the off stump, on a length. Maharaj guides it behind point for a single.

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19.4: Matt Henry to Kagiso Rabada, OUT! CAUGHT! Oh, dear! Just a chip from Kagiso Rabada, and he ends up picking out the fielder. Marco Jansen is stuck at the other end. Henry spots Rabada backing away and he follows him with a full ball. Kagiso swings through the line and just checks his lofted hit instead of going through the shot completely. He times it too well, and it goes straight down the throat of long on, where James Neesham makes no mistake. Henry is on a hat-trick.

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19.3: Matt Henry to Corbin Bosch, OUT! TIMBER! Excellent execution from Matt Henry. Cross-seam delivery, right at the base of the off stump. Bosch has a swing at it, but the ball drops on him and dips under his bat to shatter the stumps. Henry gets his first and South Africa are 166/7.

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19.3: Matt Henry to Corbin Bosch, WIDE! Well beyond the tramline, trying to keep it away from Bosch's wingspan. Bosch swings and misses.

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19.2: Matt Henry to Marco Jansen, Full and lasered on middle, Jansen tries to whip it across, but gets an inside edge to the square leg region for a single.

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19.1: Matt Henry to Corbin Bosch, Short and on the body, Corbin Bosch pulls it on the bounce to deep mid-wicket for a single. The fielder, Glenn Phillips, is very quick to get across to his left from deep mid-wicket and scores a direct hit at the non-striker's end, but Bosch is comfortably in by then. The ball ricochets to the off side, but there is a backup fielder to cut it off.

End of over 19
SA163/6
SA Batting M Jansen 52(28) C Bosch 1(1)

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18.6: Lockie Ferguson to Marco Jansen, Nicely done! Around leg, leg cutter, on a length. Marco has a heave across the line but is beaten on the inside edge as the ball dribbles behind to the keeper. 13 runs off the over.

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18.5: Lockie Ferguson to Marco Jansen, SIX MORE! Back-to-back sixes and Jansen brings up his FIFTY in style. Ferguson goes full this time but this is right in the hitting arc, on middle and leg. Jansen clears the front leg and clobbers it over wide long on for a biggie. This is a knock worth its weight in gold from South Africa's perspective.

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18.4: Lockie Ferguson to Marco Jansen, SIX! Into the crowd! Ferguson goes short and around off. Another short ball from a Kiwi pacer, where the height does not trouble the tall man at all. Marco climbs into it as he parks it over deep mid-wicket for a six.

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18.3: Lockie Ferguson to Marco Jansen, A big swing and a miss! Pace taken off, on a good length, outside off. Marco hangs low and swings for the hills, but he does not pick the slower one and fails to connect.

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18.2: Lockie Ferguson to Corbin Bosch, Across the right-hander, on a back of a length. Bosch punches it to deep point for one.

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18.1: Lockie Ferguson to Tristan Stubbs, OUT! CLEANED HIM UP! Lockie Ferguson strikes on his return to the attack. Ferguson steams in from around the wicket and serves it on a good length, on middle and leg. Stubbs is standing with an open stance. He clears the front leg and has a swing across the line. The leg-cutter goes under the blade and brushes the back leg before uprooting the middle pole. Ferguson gets his first wicket and he breaks the 73-run partnership. South Africa are 150/6.

End of over 18
SA150/5
SA Batting M Jansen 40(24) T Stubbs 29(23)

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17.6: James Neesham to Marco Jansen, SIX! Taken but Mark Chapman cannot release it quick enough. Neesham bangs it into the deck, on off. Jansen stands tall and is deep in the crease. He does not quite get hold of it and Chapman sprints to his left from deep square leg. He takes the catch but cannot apply the brakes and ends up running over the ropes with the ball in hand. 22 runs off the over. 150 UP FOR SOUTH AFRICA!

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17.5: James Neesham to Marco Jansen, FOUR! James Neesham errs and pays the price. The length was not bad at all but the line was. Yorker, too straight, sliding down leg. Jansen walks inside the line and tickles it past the keeper to his left for a boundary. 16 runs off the over with a ball to go.

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17.4: James Neesham to Tristan Stubbs, Well bowled! Nails the yorker, right at the toes. Stubbs digs it out to long on and crosses over.

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17.3: James Neesham to Tristan Stubbs, SIX! All the way! Neesham digs it in short, outside off. He fails to get it high enough to trouble the batter. Stubbs unleashes the pull over deep mid-wicket. Mark Chapman looked to be in business for a moment but eventually watched it sail over his head.

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17.2: James Neesham to Tristan Stubbs, FOUR! Hit hard and wide enough! Pushes the length up does Neesham, on off. Stubbs clears the front leg and swings through the line. He drills it down the ground and although the bat turns in his hand, he manages to beat the long on fielder to his left, who is standing a bit wide.

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17.1: James Neesham to Marco Jansen, Starts with the leg-cutter, on a good length, outside off. Jansen waits on it and punches it to deep cover for a single.

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ICC MT20 WC, 2026 Eden Gardens, Kolkata

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