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SA vs NZ T20 World Cup 2026 Highlights: A performance unlike any other from Finn Allen! When the calling is the greatest, with a spot in the final on the line, he produces a 33-ball century, sprinting away with a 170-run chase in incredible fashion to book New Zealand's spot in the final clash!
- 10:05 PM IST, March 4Finn Allen speaks!
- 9:58 PM IST, March 433-ball CENTURY FOR FINN ALLEN, and New Zealand are in the finals!!!
- 9:52 PM IST, March 4Allen running away with it – just 21 needed now
- 9:44 PM IST, March 4Rabada gets Seifert – but control still with Kiwis
- 9:35 PM IST, March 4Fifty for Allen off just 19 balls!
- 9:32 PM IST, March 4Seifert reaches fifty – and 100 up!
- 9:25 PM IST, March 422 off the over and 84/0 off the powerplay
- 9:19 PM IST, March 462/0 after 5 overs! Openers chewing it up
- 9:10 PM IST, March 418-run over! Openers take down Jansen
- 9:03 PM IST, March 4Shot! Finn Allen squeezes it into the narrowest gap
- 8:58 PM IST, March 4Back for the chase! Seifert gets four
- 8:46 PM IST, March 4South Africa finish on 169/8
- 8:41 PM IST, March 4Henry with two in two balls!
- 8:37 PM IST, March 46, 6! Jansen reaches half-century
- 8:32 PM IST, March 4Lockie Ferguson strikes! Bowls Stubbs
- 8:31 PM IST, March 422-run over! Jansen fights back
- 8:30 PM IST, March 44, 6! Stubbs gets going
- 8:25 PM IST, March 4Jansen launches! And Stubbs follows
- 8:18 PM IST, March 4108/5 after 15
- 8:09 PM IST, March 4Jansen hits a big six! Move on
- 7:58 PM IST, March 4NOW BREVIS IS GONE! South Africa in trouble
- 7:55 PM IST, March 4MILLER GONE!!!! Ravindra strikes again
- 7:51 PM IST, March 4ANOTHER DROP! Phillips puts down Miller
- 7:43 PM IST, March 4HUGE MOMENT! Excellent catch from Mitchell, Markram is gone!
- 7:31 PM IST, March 4Good follow-up from Lockie, just 3 off it
- 7:25 PM IST, March 417-run over! Neesham gets punished
- 7:23 PM IST, March 4Shot! Markram with six more
- 7:19 PM IST, March 4DROPPED! Markram gets a bonus life
- 7:11 PM IST, March 4BACK-TO-BACK WICKETS FOR COLE McCONCHIE!
- 7:06 PM IST, March 4De Kock lands the first blow! Big six
- 7:01 PM IST, March 4Ready for action!
- 6:51 PM IST, March 4South Africa return to full strength with three changes
- 6:49 PM IST, March 4New Zealand make on change in playing XI
- 6:35 PM IST, March 4NEW ZEALAND WIN TOSS, OPT TO BOWL FIRST
- 6:18 PM IST, March 4South Africa’s attack is spread across multiple heavy-usage options
- 6:07 PM IST, March 4South Africa’s strike-control sweet spot gives Proteas the edge as New Zealand lean on Ravindra-Henry combo
- 5:54 PM IST, March 4SA’s volume engines stand out, NZ’s impact cluster stays dangerous
- 5:47 PM IST, March 4Boundary mix before SA vs NZ semi: SA’s six-hitting spread stands out, NZ’s top order leans harder on fours
- 5:40 PM IST, March 4One hour to toss
- 5:32 PM IST, March 4Bowling impact map before SA vs NZ semi: Proteas seam trio and Ravindra sit in the danger zone
- 5:24 PM IST, March 4Batting impact map before SA vs NZ semi: Markram-Miller headline SA’s power, Allen-Seifert-Phillips keep NZ in range
- 5:17 PM IST, March 4Wicket chart before SA vs NZ semi: Proteas pace trio dominate, Ravindra leads Black Caps’ response
- 5:11 PM IST, March 4Run chart before SA vs NZ semi: Markram leads, Rickelton gives Proteas a second big pillar
- 5:00 PM IST, March 4Santner leads the field, SA seamers stack up close behind
- 4:50 PM IST, March 4Six hitting on both sides
- 4:39 PM IST, March 4SA vs NZ H2H check: Proteas lead overall, own World Cup rivalry
- 4:35 PM IST, March 4Spot in the finals on the line
- 3:15 PM IST, March 4HELLO AND WELCOME!
SA vs NZ T20 World Cup 2026 Highlights: No time to catch a breath – it's all over quicker than anyone expected in Kolkata, where South Africa set a target of 170 after being asked to bat first – only to see it eaten up in 12.5 overs, thanks to Finn Allen who scored 100*(33). A record-breaking showing, and an absolutely clinical one – Proteas never even in with a chance after the destruction from his bat, alongside Tim Seifert, as they made easy work....Read More
A battle of cricket’s two almost-but-not-quite teams awaits in Kolkata, where the Eden Gardens is set to host the first semifinal of the T20 World Cup between New Zealand and South Africa. In a rematch of a group stage game from earlier this tournament, both teams enter with plenty of historic and recent experience of reaching deeper stages of tournaments – but also a history of failing to convert them into trophies.
The South African men's team has never won a white-ball ICC tournament in its history, although they did end their overall duck with the World Test Championship trophy last year. The Kiwis do have a white-ball trophy – the 2000 iteration of the Champions Trophy – but also don't have a World Cup to their name. The women's team, the White Ferns, beat the South African women to win the Women's T20 World Cup in 2024, and for Mitchell Santner’s men, that might well be the example to try and emulate over the next week.
On the pitch itself, South Africa enter as favourites – something acknowledged by head coach Shukri Conrad, who knows the Proteas have played themselves into a position where they are the team to beat for the remainder of the competition. The batting is clicking from the top right to the death, the bowling has a variety of options stepping up with Lungi Ngidi in the form of his life, and they have the momentum of being unbeaten right through the tournament so far.
To boot, the Proteas absolutely hammered the Blackcaps when the teams met in the group stages, where they chased down 178 in 17 overs on Valentine's Day in Ahmedabad. Aiden Markram shone on that day, just as the captain has throughout this tournament and in a phase of his career where he is delivering on his immense potential. But the key to South Africa's batting has been the heft and power in the middle order. David Miller has been the experienced head at number five, but either side of him, the young pair of Dewald Brevis and Tristan Stubbs have had massive game-winning impact.
New Zealand will need their bowling to be on top form to keep South Africa from cantering to a win the way they did in Ahmedabad – and this will be a bowling unit slightly low on confidence following a poor defence in the death overs against England in their final Super 8 game. Captain Santner hasn't had quite the season he needed to given his pedigree as a leading spinner, with Rachin Ravindra picking up plenty of recent wickets in Sri Lanka but not being a go-to weapon on flatter decks like will be available at the Eden Gardens. A lot of responsibility will be on the shoulders of Matter Henry, who has been in-form but slightly underbowled in recent weeks: his opening burst against Markram and Quinton de Kock will be key to give the underconfident Kiwis a good start with the ball.
With the batting, meanwhile, New Zealand will also be served better with flatter decks themselves. Tim Seifert and Finn Allen have succeeded in getting off to good starts, but struggled to convert them into match-winning performances, while the lower middle order has struggled to get going at all. Against a bowling unit which has managed to keep run rates low throughout the tournament, which Ngidi and Marco Jansen in particular being in top form, it will take a very spirited performance from the Kiwi batting order to keep pace with their rivals on the day.
South Africa are definitely odds-on to keep their run going and reach the final, starting off in a stronger position given that the team feels more settled and more players are in form. But the Kiwis are a difficult team to rule out given they have a tendency to show up with strong performances when it tends to matter most. Whatever the case, should be a real firecracker on Holi night in Kolkata.
SA vs NZ T20 World Cup 2026 LIVE Score: Finn Allen speaks!
SA vs NZ T20 World Cup 2026 LIVE Score: Man of the match – no surprises.
"Yeah I'd say it's up there. Wanted to get in good positions and put on a good performance for the team. We wanted to start looking straight and put them on the back foot early. Easy for me when Tim is going like that, I can wait for when it's in my area.
It's easy in a semifinal to stay up for the fight. Timmy and I keep each other going, keep it straight hit it hard, and keep it going together. You adapt to the wicket… the series was important for our boys coming into the World Cup.
You take the positives, celebrate a little bit of success, and we have the final to wi on Sunday."
SA vs NZ T20 World Cup 2026 LIVE Score: 33-ball CENTURY FOR FINN ALLEN, and New Zealand are in the finals!!!
SA vs NZ T20 World Cup 2026 LIVE Score: Take a bow! What an innings! 33 balls, 100 not-out, and NZ wrap up the chase in just 12.5 overs! Wow, wow, wow – fastest century against a full member team of the ICC, fastest-ever in the T20 World Cup, and certainly many other records broken!
Kiwis, more importantly, are in the finals without even breaking a sweat!
SA vs NZ T20 World Cup 2026 LIVE Score: Allen running away with it – just 21 needed now
SA vs NZ T20 World Cup 2026 LIVE Score: More or less a formality at this point now. This has been some performance in the semifinals. On the verge of a win thanks to this knock.
149/1 after 12.
SA vs NZ T20 World Cup 2026 LIVE Score: Rabada gets Seifert – but control still with Kiwis
SA vs NZ T20 World Cup 2026 LIVE Score: Partnership broken! Nice one from Rabada, gets some lateral movement off the pitch and breaks through Seifert. But no celebration – they know they are well behind the play at the moment.
SA vs NZ T20 World Cup 2026 LIVE Score: Fifty for Allen off just 19 balls!
SA vs NZ T20 World Cup 2026 LIVE Score: And now Finn Allen reaches his fifty! Not just power – deft touch too, stepping across and lap-sweeping Maharaj for four. But don't forget the power either – rocks back and deposits Maharaj over midwicket! Still going, that one.
Just 53 needed off 66. Wow. Stunning.
SA vs NZ T20 World Cup 2026 LIVE Score: Seifert reaches fifty – and 100 up!
SA vs NZ T20 World Cup 2026 LIVE Score: This pair is scoring at a canter on a ground which will be their IPL home in a couple of weeks. But the focus is here and now, where Seifert has saved his best for when it has mattered most.
Even Ngidi getting the treatment – 22 off his two overs, 103/0 after 8 overs. Demolition.
SA vs NZ T20 World Cup 2026 LIVE Score: 22 off the over and 84/0 off the powerplay
SA vs NZ T20 World Cup 2026 LIVE Score: Truly large and in charge! What a powerplay. Allen goes 6, 4, 4, 4, 4 to close out the powerplay -- slightly streaky at times, but so dominant. 86 now needed off 84 – already in their hands.
SA vs NZ T20 World Cup 2026 LIVE Score: 62/0 after 5 overs! Openers chewing it up
SA vs NZ T20 World Cup 2026 LIVE Score: They're making light work of this chase now! Don't even look like they're playing the best bowlers of the tournament. Seifert clears his front leg and hammers another big six. There's no stopping them at the moment!
SA vs NZ T20 World Cup 2026 LIVE Score: 18-run over! Openers take down Jansen
SA vs NZ T20 World Cup 2026 LIVE Score: What a start for the Kiwis! Well on their way now. Allen gets width from Jansen and hammers it down the ground for six. A couple of balls later, Seifert shuffles across his stump and scoops him for six more. Icing on the cake – lovely drive on the up from Seifert, right down the ground, for four more. Risk-free, excellent cricket.
SA vs NZ T20 World Cup 2026 LIVE Score: Shot! Finn Allen squeezes it into the narrowest gap
SA vs NZ T20 World Cup 2026 LIVE Score: What a shot that is! Finn Allen uses all of Rabada's pace, guides it off the face of his bat. To the right of slip, to the left of short third man. Runs away for four.
Previous ball, it was a big top edge into the sky, but always just evading Quinton de Kock as he tries to cover the distance. Can't get there for the catch.
SA vs NZ T20 World Cup 2026 LIVE Score: Back for the chase! Seifert gets four
SA vs NZ T20 World Cup 2026 LIVE Score: Welcome back for the chase! Seifert takes strike – and second ball, hammers Jansen for four! The lefty trying to prompt a false stroke early on.
SA vs NZ T20 World Cup 2026 LIVE Score: South Africa finish on 169/8
SA vs NZ T20 World Cup 2026 LIVE Score: Excellent last over by Henry to minimise the scoring. 180 a long way off, it will be 170 that the Blackcaps have to chase.
Jansen top scores, a lot of bowlers chipping in for wickets.
SA vs NZ T20 World Cup 2026 LIVE Score: Henry with two in two balls!
SA vs NZ T20 World Cup 2026 LIVE Score: First a slower ball that crepps under Bosch's drive, then Rabada tries to find the boundary but chips it rather than being able to drive through it – caught at long-on.
166/8 with two balls left to play. Can Jansen get the last ball?
SA vs NZ T20 World Cup 2026 LIVE Score: 6, 6! Jansen reaches half-century
SA vs NZ T20 World Cup 2026 LIVE Score: What an innings from Jansen thus far! He's hitting them so well. Clearing his front leg and swinging away to clear the boundary with ease. Onto 52* – last over and still looking for 180 at the moment.
SA vs NZ T20 World Cup 2026 LIVE Score: Lockie Ferguson strikes! Bowls Stubbs
SA vs NZ T20 World Cup 2026 LIVE Score: Around the wicket slower ball which Stubbs swings through too early. Big wicket for New Zealand – that will save a lot of runs for the Kiwis if they can see this out. Need to starve Jansen of the strike.
SA vs NZ T20 World Cup 2026 LIVE Score: 22-run over! Jansen fights back
SA vs NZ T20 World Cup 2026 LIVE Score: Jansen joins it! Down leg and he can flick it away for four, then next ball from Neesham is on a length which he doesn't hold back against, hoicks away for six more.
South Africa getting a move on. 150/5 with two to play – 180 will be the target from here.
SA vs NZ T20 World Cup 2026 LIVE Score: 4, 6! Stubbs gets going
SA vs NZ T20 World Cup 2026 LIVE Score: Much more like it from Stubbs! Flexing his power now. First drives along the floor with plenty of power, then pulls a bouncer over square leg – doesn't get all of it, but enough to send it flying.
SA vs NZ T20 World Cup 2026 LIVE Score: Jansen launches! And Stubbs follows
SA vs NZ T20 World Cup 2026 LIVE Score: Here comes the acceleration! This pair don't mind trying on the express of Matt Henry. Jansen first gets one pitched up and hammers it for a six, then Stubbs a couple of balls later is able to pull him in front of square for four more.
15 off the over. 128/5 with three overs to play.
SA vs NZ T20 World Cup 2026 LIVE Score: 108/5 after 15
SA vs NZ T20 World Cup 2026 LIVE Score: Both batters taking their time to get set heading into the death overs. Stubbs batting at below run-a-ball – he wants to ensure some sort of platform late on ahead of anything else.
SA vs NZ T20 World Cup 2026 LIVE Score: Jansen hits a big six! Move on
SA vs NZ T20 World Cup 2026 LIVE Score: Much needed shot for South Africe. Jansen gets one in his arc, and he is able extend his arms and loft it looooong straight back over the bowler.
101/5 after 14 overs.
SA vs NZ T20 World Cup 2026 LIVE Score: NOW BREVIS IS GONE! South Africa in trouble
SA vs NZ T20 World Cup 2026 LIVE Score: Uh-oh! Big trouble for South Africa now! Brevis was looking good and was only getting better – but his feet don't move as he tries to drive Neesham! Spoons over to cover, where it is gobbled up happily! Big pressure on Stubbs and Jansen as batting is running out.
SA vs NZ T20 World Cup 2026 LIVE Score: MILLER GONE!!!! Ravindra strikes again
SA vs NZ T20 World Cup 2026 LIVE Score: Rachin Ravindra you beauty! Wicket after wicket after wicket in these last few matches. You back Miller to take this down as a matchup but he can't get enough of it. Outer half of the bat, higher than it is long, and Mitchell can settle underneath it – for more routine than the last chance he took!
77/4 after 10 over, South Africa in trouble.
SA vs NZ T20 World Cup 2026 LIVE Score: ANOTHER DROP! Phillips puts down Miller
SA vs NZ T20 World Cup 2026 LIVE Score: Another big drop! Rachin almost has another – Miller mistimes it towards cover, where Phillips runs around and gets to it. Once there, you expect him to take it – but he can't! Shells it, looks awkward going for it. Not quite.
Punishment follows – Dewald Brevis swipes a big one-hitted six!
SA vs NZ T20 World Cup 2026 LIVE Score: HUGE MOMENT! Excellent catch from Mitchell, Markram is gone!
SA vs NZ T20 World Cup 2026 LIVE Score: Rachin Ravindra strikes again! He can't stop taking wickets. Markram feels the need to get going so targets Ravindra – but doesn't get enough of it! Was very low to the ground, but the third umpire judges that Mitchell managed to get his fingers underneath it diving forward!
And that's a key moment in this game. It's 57/3 after 8 overs.
SA vs NZ T20 World Cup 2026 LIVE Score: Good follow-up from Lockie, just 3 off it
SA vs NZ T20 World Cup 2026 LIVE Score: Lockie Ferguson needed to keep it tight in this over, and he has delivered. One wide ball, but otherwise a tidy over.
48/2 at the end of the powerplay.
