Who Won Yesterday Cricket Match: Three exciting matches were played in the T20 World Cup 2026 on Saturday, 14 February. The matches of South Africa-New Zealand, England-Scotland and Ireland-Oman were also enjoyed by the spectators. Know the highlights of the match and who won?
T20 World Cup Yesterday Match Result: Three matches were played in the T20 World Cup on Saturday, 14 February. The first match was between Ireland and Oman, the second match was between England and Scotland and the third match was between South Africa vs New Zealand. Who won yesterday’s match in T-20 World Cup 2026, know the complete result, important moments and highlights of the match here. South Africa won its third consecutive win and defeated New Zealand by 7 wickets. This exciting match played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad was memorable for the fans. Whereas the remaining two matches should also be very exciting.
South Africa defeated New Zealand by 7 wickets
The excitement of T20 World Cup 2026 is increasing and South Africa has increased this excitement further. In the third Group D match played on Saturday, South Africa defeated New Zealand by 7 wickets and registered its third consecutive win. With this victory, the team reached first place in the points table of Group D, while New Zealand is now at second place. South Africa won the toss and decided to bowl first at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. New Zealand team was successful in scoring 175 runs by losing 7 wickets in 20 overs. In response, the African team won the match by scoring 176 runs in just 17.1 overs, which made the team’s victory easy.
South Africa excels in batting and bowling
Captain Aiden Markram made the biggest contribution to South Africa’s victory. He scored unbeaten 86 runs in 44 balls, which included 8 fours and 4 sixes. Also David Miller added 24 unbeaten runs. Apart from these, Dewald Brevis scored 21 runs, Ryan Rickelton scored 21 runs and Quinton de Kock scored 20 runs. Marco Jansson gave the best performance of his career and took 4 wickets. Apart from this, Lungi Ngidi, Keshav Maharaj and Corbin Bosch got one wicket each. For New Zealand, Mark Chapman scored the highest score of 48 runs, while Daryl Mitchell added 32 runs and Finn Allen added 31 runs.
Player of the match and records
Marco Jansson was adjudged Player of the Match for this spectacular victory. With this victory, South Africa continued its unbeaten record against New Zealand in the T20 World Cup. So far, South Africa has won 5 out of 5 matches played between the two teams.
England won against Scotland
The second match of the day took place between England and Scotland at Eden Gardens. This match was very exciting. Scotland came out to bat first, but the entire team remained around 150. England comfortably completed the target and won the match after losing 5 wickets. Tom Banton’s unbeaten innings added life to England’s victory. For Scotland, captain Richie Berrington was out early, which weakened the team’s score. With this win, England has secured a good position in Group C, while Scotland suffered its second consecutive defeat.
Ireland defeated Oman by a huge margin
The first match of the day took place between Ireland and Oman in Colombo. Ireland batted brilliantly and set a huge target of 235 runs for Oman. Lorcan Tucker played a strong inning of 94 runs and Delaney also batted well. Oman team could not chase this big target and were reduced to 139 runs. Ireland’s Joshua Little and the rest of the bowlers performed brilliantly. This was Ireland’s first win in the tournament and was a great boost to the team’s morale.
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