South Africa vs New Zealand in semi-final 1
New Zealand won the toss and invited Africa to bat
South Africa lost 4 wickets in 10 overs

South Africa National Cricket Team vs New Zealand National Cricket Team: T20 World Cup 2026 The first semi-final match today South Africa and New Zealand (SA vs NZ) is being played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. In today’s match, New Zealand won the toss and invited South Africa to bat. South Africa have given New Zealand a target of 169 runs in 20 overs.

Batting first, South Africa lost 5 wickets in 10 overs. Markram scored 18 runs and Quinton de Kock scored 10 runs for South Africa. Even Ryan Rickelton couldn’t open his account. Dewald Brewis scored 34 runs off 27 balls. David Miller was dismissed for just 6 runs.

Marco Jansson stormed South Africa to 169 runs. He was well supported by Stubbs. Marco Jansson scored a half-century of 55 runs. He hit 2 fours and 5 sixes. So South Africa could build a respectable innings. New Zealand did well today. Cole McConchie, Matt Henry and Rachin Ravindra took two wickets each. This kept the pressure on the African batsmen. Lockie Ferguson and Jimmy Neesham took one wicket each.

Playing of both teams 11

South Africa: Aiden Markram (captain), Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Ryan Rickelton, Dewald Bruys, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansson, Corbin Bosh, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi.

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New Zealand: Tim Seifert (wicketkeeper), Finn Allen, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner (captain), Cole McConchie, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson.

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