SA vs NZ Semi-Final: The first semi-final match of T20 World Cup 2026 is being played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. New Zealand won the toss and decided to bowl first. The South African team, which came to bat first, was in a lot of trouble. The team had lost 5 wickets on the score of 77 runs. Then Marco Jansen became the troubleshooter for the team and played an unbeaten inning of 55 runs. On the basis of his innings, South Africa has scored 169 runs for 8 wickets. Now if New Zealand wants a ticket to the final, it will have to score 170 runs.

South Africa had a bad start

After losing the toss in the semi-final match, South Africa came to bat first and the captain started the innings. Aiden Markram and Quinton de Kock did it. South Africa had a bad start. South Africa lost 5 wickets at the score of 77 runs. Cole McConchie gave two consecutive blows to South Africa at the score of 12 runs in the second over of the innings itself. On the fourth ball of this over, Cole McConchie showed De Kock the way to the pavilion. De Kock left after scoring 10 runs on 8 balls. After this, McConchie sent Ryan Rickelton to the pavilion on the very next ball. Ryan Rickelton could not even open the account.

South Africa had lost 5 wickets at the score of 77 runs.

After this, South Africa got its third blow in the form of captain Adam Markram on the score of 55 runs. Rachin Ravindra sent him to the pavilion. Markram returned to the pavilion after scoring 18 runs on 20 balls. After this, South Africa lost 2 wickets in the 10th and 11th overs. Rachin Ravindra dismissed David Miller on a personal score of just 6 runs. After this, in the very next over, Cole McConchie showed the way to the pavilion to the set batsman Dewald Brewis. Dewald Brevis was out after scoring 34 runs on 27 balls. During this, 3 fours and 2 sixes came from his bat.

Marco Yansen played an unbeaten inning of 55 runs.

After losing 5 wickets at the score of 77 runs, Tristan Stubbs and Marco Jansen took over the innings of South Africa and made a half-century partnership for the sixth wicket, but then at the score of 150 runs, Lockie Ferguson gave the sixth blow to South Africa. He dismissed Tristan Stubbs on a personal score of 29 runs. Marco Jansen stayed till the end and scored a half-century and took the team’s score to 169. Marco Yansen played an unbeaten inning of 55 runs in 30 balls. During this, 2 fours and 5 sixes came from his bat.

Whereas for New Zealand, Matt Henry, Cole McConchie and Rachin Ravindra took 2-2 wickets. While Jimmy Neesham and Lockie Ferguson got 1-1 success.

Such is the playing 11 of both the teams

South Africa’s playing 11: Aiden Markram (captain), Quinton de Kock (wk), Ryan Rickelton, Dewald Brewis, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Janssen, Corbin Bosch, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi.

New Zealand’s playing 11: Tim Seifert (wk), Finn Allen, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Mitchell Santner (c), Cole McConchie, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson.