tt16507 itt3751 wctt369	New Zealand v South Africa
	ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2025/26 (Semi-Final)
Venue	Eden Gardens, Kolkata on 4th March 2026 (20-over match) (night)
Balls per over	6
Toss	New Zealand won the toss and decided to field
Result	New Zealand won by 9 wickets
Umpires	RK Illingworth (England), AG Wharf (England)
TV umpire	NN Menon
Referee	J Srinath
Reserve Umpire	RJ Tucker (Australia)
Player of the Match	FH Allen

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South Africa innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots	S-Rate
*AK Markram	c Mitchell b Ravindra	18	20	39	1	1	10	90.00
+Q de Kock	c Ferguson b McConchie	10	8	7	1	1	6	125.00
RD Rickelton	c Allen b McConchie	0	1	1	-	-	1	0.00
DT Brevis	c Santner b Neesham	34	27	45	3	2	12	125.93
DA Miller	c Mitchell b Ravindra	6	6	10	-	-	1	100.00
T Stubbs	b Ferguson	29	24	39	2	1	6	120.83
M Jansen	not out	55	30	47	2	5	7	183.33
C Bosch	b Henry	2	3	7	-	-	1	66.67
K Rabada	c Neesham b Henry	0	1	1	-	-	1	0.00
KA Maharaj	not out	1	1	2	-	-	0	100.00
LT Ngidi	did not bat
Extras	(1 lb, 1 nb, 12 w)	14
Total	(8 wickets, innings closed, 102 minutes, 20 overs)	169
Fall of wickets:
1-12 (de Kock, 1.4 ov), 2-12 (Rickelton, 1.5 ov), 3-55 (Markram, 7.4 ov), 4-77 (Miller, 9.6 ov), 5-77 (Brevis, 10.2 ov), 6-150 (Stubbs, 18.1 ov), 7-166 (Bosch, 19.3 ov), 8-166 (Rabada, 19.4 ov)

New Zealand bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s	S-Rate	Econ
Henry	4	0	34	2	3	-	11	1	2	12.00	8.50
McConchie	1	0	9	2	-	-	3	2	-	3.00	9.00
Ferguson	4	0	29	1	1	1	11	1	2	24.00	7.25
Neesham	3	0	42	1	1	-	4	4	3	18.00	14.00
Santner	4	0	25	0	2	-	9	1	1	-	6.25
Ravindra	4	0	29	2	1	-	7	-	2	12.00	7.25

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New Zealand innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots	S-Rate
+TL Seifert	b Rabada	58	33	42	7	2	12	175.76
FH Allen	not out	100	33	62	10	8	4	303.03
R Ravindra	not out	13	11	19	2	-	4	118.18
GD Phillips	did not bat
MS Chapman	did not bat
DJ Mitchell	did not bat
*MJ Santner	did not bat
JDS Neesham	did not bat
CE McConchie	did not bat
MJ Henry	did not bat
LH Ferguson	did not bat
Extras	(2 lb)	2
Total	(1 wicket, 62 minutes, 12.5 overs)	173
Fall of wickets:
1-117 (Seifert, 9.1 ov)

South Africa bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s	S-Rate	Econ
Jansen	2.5	0	53	0	-	-	3	6	4	-	18.71
Rabada	3	0	28	1	-	-	6	3	1	18.00	9.33
Ngidi	2	0	22	0	-	-	4	2	1	-	11.00
Bosch	2	0	35	0	-	-	2	5	2	-	17.50
Maharaj	3	0	33	0	-	-	5	3	2	-	11.00

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Notes
--> South Africa powerplay 1: overs 1 to 6 (48/2)
--> New Zealand powerplay 1: overs 1 to 6 (84/0)
--> South Africa innings: 50 in 6.4 overs
--> South Africa innings: 100 in 13.5 overs
--> South Africa innings: 150 in 17.6 overs
--> New Zealand innings: 50 in 4.1 overs
--> New Zealand innings: 100 in 7.5 overs
--> New Zealand innings: 150 in 12.1 overs
--> M Jansen 50 in 27 balls with 2 fours and 5 sixes
--> M Jansen passed his previous highest score of 54 in International Twenty20 matches
--> TL Seifert 50 in 28 balls with 6 fours and 2 sixes
--> FH Allen 50 in 19 balls with 6 fours and 3 sixes
--> FH Allen 100 in 33 balls with 10 fours and 8 sixes
--> T Stubbs (18) and M Jansen (28) added 50 in 40 balls for the South Africa 6th wicket
--> TL Seifert (31) and FH Allen (20) added 50 in 25 balls for the New Zealand 1st wicket
--> TL Seifert (57) and FH Allen (45) added 100 in 47 balls for the New Zealand 1st wicket
--> FH Allen (38) and R Ravindra (13) added 50 in 21 balls for the New Zealand 2nd wicket

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Over 2.3: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - AG Wharf, Batter - TL Seifert (decision upheld)