NZ vs SA T20 World Cup Yesterday Semi Final Match Result: Who won yesterday’s match in the New Zealand vs South Africa T20 World Cup semi-final, know the full result, important moments and highlights of the match here.
NZ vs SA T20 Semi Final Results: The first semi-final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 was played between South Africa and New Zealand on Wednesday, March 4. In this one-sided match held at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, New Zealand defeated South Africa by 9 wickets and secured its ticket to the final. Batting first, South Africa scored 169 runs losing 8 wickets. In reply, the Kiwi team, chasing the target, won the match by scoring 173 runs after losing 1 wicket in just 12.5 overs. Finn Allen was chosen player of the match for his excellent batting.
South Africa blown away by Finn Allen’s storm
The hero of New Zealand’s victory was Finn Allen, who scored an unbeaten century in 33 balls. In his innings he hit 10 fours and 8 skyscraper sixes. Along with him, Tim Seifert also scored a brilliant half-century. Both of them made a partnership of 117 runs for the first wicket. The first wicket fell in the 10th over, but by then the match was far out of South Africa’s reach. After this, Rachin Ravindra supported Allen well and led the team to victory.
South Africa choked again
South Africa once again could not withstand the pressure in an ICC knockout match. Interestingly, South Africa had reached the semi-finals in the Super-8 stage without losing any match. At the same time, New Zealand had overtaken Pakistan on the basis of net run rate and reached the semi-finals. The Kiwi team progressed with the help of luck and entered the finals brilliantly.
Who will New Zealand face in the final?
New Zealand will now play in the final to be held in Ahmedabad on March 8. It will face the winning team of the second semi-final on March 5, which could be either India or England.
South Africa’s batting
South Africa, who came to bat first, had a very bad start. Opener Quinton De Kock was out in the very second over. At that time the team’s score was 12 runs. After this Ryan Rickleton returned to the pavilion on a golden duck. The middle order also could not show anything special and wickets kept falling continuously. However, in the last few overs, all-rounder Marco Jansen scored a brilliant half-century, due to which the team could reach 169 runs for 8 wickets in 20 overs. For New Zealand, Matt Henry, Rachin Ravindra and Cole McConchie got 2-2 wickets.