New Zealand VS South Africa, 1st Semi-Final, T20 World Cup 2026 - Live Cricket Score, ball by ball Commentary

1st Semi-Final, T20 World Cup 2026

NEW ZEALAND BEAT SOUTH AFRICA BY 9 WICKETS
MATCH ENDED

South Africa
169/8 (20.0)

VS

New Zealand
173/1 (12.5)

Match Information Desktop Scorecard

Toss	New Zealand elected to field
Match Status	New Zealand beat South Africa by 9 wickets Match Ended
Umpires	Richard Illingworth (ENG), Alex Wharf (ENG) and Nitin Menon (IND)
Man of the Match	Finn Allen

South Africa (169/8 in 20.0 ovs)

Batting	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Aiden Markram c Daryl Mitchell b Rachin Ravindra	18	20	1	1	90
Quinton de Kock c Lockie Ferguson b Cole McConchie	10	8	1	1	125
Ryan Rickelton c Finn Allen b Cole McConchie	0	1	0	0	0
Dewald Brevis c Mitchell Santner b James Neesham	34	27	3	2	126
David Miller c Daryl Mitchell b Rachin Ravindra	6	6	0	0	100
Tristan Stubbs b Lockie Ferguson	29	24	2	1	121
Marco Jansen not out	55	30	2	5	183
Corbin Bosch b Matt Henry	2	3	0	0	67
Kagiso Rabada c James Neesham b Matt Henry	0	1	0	0	0
Keshav Maharaj not out	1	1	0	0	100

Extras	(b 0, lb 1, w 12, nb 1)				14
Total	(Wicket 8, Overs 20.0)				169
(8.45 runs per over)

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

New Zealand (173/1 in 12.5 ovs)

Batting	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Tim Seifert b Kagiso Rabada	58	33	7	2	176
Finn Allen not out	100	33	10	8	303
Rachin Ravindra not out	13	11	2	0	118

Extras	(b 0, lb 2, w 0, nb 0)				2
Total	(Wicket 1, Overs 12.5)				173
(13.48 runs per over)

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

Team Sqaud

South

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

Tim Seifert (w), Finn Allen, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner (c), James Neesham, Cole McConchie, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson

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