SA vs NZ, Semi Final 1 - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
MATCH DETAILS
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Venue
Kolkata
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Series
ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026
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Toss
New Zealand won the toss and elected to bowl.
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Umpire
Alexander Wharf , Richard Illingworth
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Match Referee
Javagal Srinath
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Tv Umpire
Nitin Menon
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Man of the Match
Finn Allen
SA
NZ
Key Stats
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finn Allen | 100 | 33 | 10 | 8 | 303.03 |
| Rachin Ravindra | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 118.18 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marco Jansen | 2.5 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 18.71 |
12.4 Marco Jansen to Finn Allen
SIX! Marco Jansen to Finn Allen. Off cutter length ball, to leg on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.
12.3 Marco Jansen to Finn Allen
SIX! Marco Jansen to Finn Allen. Back of a length, to leg on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over deep square leg for 6 runs.
12.2 Marco Jansen to Finn Allen
FOUR! Marco Jansen to Finn Allen. Full toss, down leg side on the front foot flick, well timed in the air under control past deep backward square leg for 4 runs.
12.1 Marco Jansen to Finn Allen
FOUR! Marco Jansen to Finn Allen. Off cutter half volley, to leg moves in front Scoop, well timed in the air under control past fine leg for 4 runs.
11.6 Keshav Maharaj to Finn Allen
11.5 Keshav Maharaj to Finn Allen
SIX! Keshav Maharaj to Finn Allen. Stock length ball, off stump on the back foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.
11.4 Keshav Maharaj to Finn Allen
FOUR! Keshav Maharaj to Finn Allen. Stock length ball, middle stump on the back foot flick, inside edge past fine leg for 4 runs.
11.3 Keshav Maharaj to Rachin Ravindra
Keshav Maharaj to Rachin Ravindra. Stock length ball, off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Jansen.
11.2 Keshav Maharaj to Rachin Ravindra
Keshav Maharaj to Rachin Ravindra. Stock length ball, to leg on the back foot driving, to silly mid on for no runs.
11.1 Keshav Maharaj to Rachin Ravindra
Keshav Maharaj to Rachin Ravindra. Stock length ball, to leg on the front foot working, mis-timed to short mid wicket for no runs, run save by Miller.
10.6 Corbin Bosch to Finn Allen
SIX! Corbin Bosch to Finn Allen. Back of a length, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
10.5 Corbin Bosch to Rachin Ravindra
Corbin Bosch to Rachin Ravindra. Length ball, down leg side on the front foot Slog, mis-timed to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Stubbs.
10.4 Corbin Bosch to Finn Allen
Corbin Bosch to Finn Allen. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Jansen.
10.3 Corbin Bosch to Rachin Ravindra
Corbin Bosch to Rachin Ravindra. Length ball, down leg side on the back foot pushing, to mid off for 1 run, shy attempt by Markram, fielded by de Kock.
10.2 Corbin Bosch to Rachin Ravindra
Corbin Bosch to Rachin Ravindra. Length ball, down leg side on the front foot working, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Stubbs.
10.1 Corbin Bosch to Rachin Ravindra
FOUR! Corbin Bosch to Rachin Ravindra. Length ball, down leg side on the front foot flick, well timed past long on for 4 runs.
9.6 Kagiso Rabada to Rachin Ravindra
Kagiso Rabada to Rachin Ravindra. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Jansen.
9.5 Kagiso Rabada to Rachin Ravindra
FOUR! Kagiso Rabada to Rachin Ravindra. Off cutter length ball, middle stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past deep backward point for 4 runs.
9.4 Kagiso Rabada to Finn Allen
Kagiso Rabada to Finn Allen. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, hit pad to square leg for 1 run, fielded by Rickelton.
9.3 Kagiso Rabada to Rachin Ravindra
Kagiso Rabada to Rachin Ravindra. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot working, to square leg for 1 run, fielded by Brevis.
9.2 Kagiso Rabada to Rachin Ravindra
Kagiso Rabada to Rachin Ravindra. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Markram.
9.1 Kagiso Rabada to Tim Seifert
OUT! Bowled. Kagiso Rabada to Tim Seifert. Seaming in length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed. Finally, something to cheer for South Africa.
8.6 Keshav Maharaj to Finn Allen
Keshav Maharaj to Finn Allen. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep backward point for 2 runs, fielded by Rickelton.
8.5 Keshav Maharaj to Finn Allen
Keshav Maharaj to Finn Allen. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, mis-timed to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Markram.
8.4 Keshav Maharaj to Finn Allen
SIX! Keshav Maharaj to Finn Allen. Stock length ball, to leg on the back foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
8.3 Keshav Maharaj to Tim Seifert
Keshav Maharaj to Tim Seifert. Stock length ball, off stump on the back foot driving, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Stubbs.
8.2 Keshav Maharaj to Finn Allen
Keshav Maharaj to Finn Allen. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, in the air under control to long off for 1 run, fielded by Jansen.
8.1 Keshav Maharaj to Finn Allen
FOUR! Keshav Maharaj to Finn Allen. Stock length ball, middle stump on the front foot sweeping, well timed past fine leg for 4 runs.
12.4 Marco Jansen to Finn Allen
SIX! Marco Jansen to Finn Allen. Off cutter length ball, to leg on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.
12.3 Marco Jansen to Finn Allen
SIX! Marco Jansen to Finn Allen. Back of a length, to leg on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over deep square leg for 6 runs.
12.2 Marco Jansen to Finn Allen
FOUR! Marco Jansen to Finn Allen. Full toss, down leg side on the front foot flick, well timed in the air under control past deep backward square leg for 4 runs.
12.1 Marco Jansen to Finn Allen
FOUR! Marco Jansen to Finn Allen. Off cutter half volley, to leg moves in front Scoop, well timed in the air under control past fine leg for 4 runs.
11.6 Keshav Maharaj to Finn Allen
Keshav Maharaj to Finn Allen. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, well timed to long off for 1 run, fielded by Stubbs.
11.5 Keshav Maharaj to Finn Allen
SIX! Keshav Maharaj to Finn Allen. Stock length ball, off stump on the back foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.
11.4 Keshav Maharaj to Finn Allen
FOUR! Keshav Maharaj to Finn Allen. Stock length ball, middle stump on the back foot flick, inside edge past fine leg for 4 runs.
11.3 Keshav Maharaj to Rachin Ravindra
Keshav Maharaj to Rachin Ravindra. Stock length ball, off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Jansen.
11.2 Keshav Maharaj to Rachin Ravindra
Keshav Maharaj to Rachin Ravindra. Stock length ball, to leg on the back foot driving, to silly mid on for no runs.
11.1 Keshav Maharaj to Rachin Ravindra
Keshav Maharaj to Rachin Ravindra. Stock length ball, to leg on the front foot working, mis-timed to short mid wicket for no runs, run save by Miller.
10.6 Corbin Bosch to Finn Allen
SIX! Corbin Bosch to Finn Allen. Back of a length, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
10.5 Corbin Bosch to Rachin Ravindra
Corbin Bosch to Rachin Ravindra. Length ball, down leg side on the front foot Slog, mis-timed to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Stubbs.
10.4 Corbin Bosch to Finn Allen
Corbin Bosch to Finn Allen. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Jansen.
10.3 Corbin Bosch to Rachin Ravindra
Corbin Bosch to Rachin Ravindra. Length ball, down leg side on the back foot pushing, to mid off for 1 run, shy attempt by Markram, fielded by de Kock.
10.2 Corbin Bosch to Rachin Ravindra
Corbin Bosch to Rachin Ravindra. Length ball, down leg side on the front foot working, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Stubbs.
10.1 Corbin Bosch to Rachin Ravindra
FOUR! Corbin Bosch to Rachin Ravindra. Length ball, down leg side on the front foot flick, well timed past long on for 4 runs.
9.6 Kagiso Rabada to Rachin Ravindra
Kagiso Rabada to Rachin Ravindra. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Jansen.
9.5 Kagiso Rabada to Rachin Ravindra
FOUR! Kagiso Rabada to Rachin Ravindra. Off cutter length ball, middle stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past deep backward point for 4 runs.
9.4 Kagiso Rabada to Finn Allen
Kagiso Rabada to Finn Allen. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, hit pad to square leg for 1 run, fielded by Rickelton.
9.3 Kagiso Rabada to Rachin Ravindra
Kagiso Rabada to Rachin Ravindra. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot working, to square leg for 1 run, fielded by Brevis.
9.2 Kagiso Rabada to Rachin Ravindra
Kagiso Rabada to Rachin Ravindra. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Markram.
9.1 Kagiso Rabada to Tim Seifert
OUT! Bowled. Kagiso Rabada to Tim Seifert. Seaming in length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed. Finally, something to cheer for South Africa.
8.6 Keshav Maharaj to Finn Allen
Keshav Maharaj to Finn Allen. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep backward point for 2 runs, fielded by Rickelton.
8.5 Keshav Maharaj to Finn Allen
Keshav Maharaj to Finn Allen. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, mis-timed to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Markram.
8.4 Keshav Maharaj to Finn Allen
SIX! Keshav Maharaj to Finn Allen. Stock length ball, to leg on the back foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
8.3 Keshav Maharaj to Tim Seifert
Keshav Maharaj to Tim Seifert. Stock length ball, off stump on the back foot driving, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Stubbs.
8.2 Keshav Maharaj to Finn Allen
Keshav Maharaj to Finn Allen. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, in the air under control to long off for 1 run, fielded by Jansen.
8.1 Keshav Maharaj to Finn Allen
FOUR! Keshav Maharaj to Finn Allen. Stock length ball, middle stump on the front foot sweeping, well timed past fine leg for 4 runs.
NZ Batting: 173/1 in 12.5 ov
| Batsmen | How Out | R | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Seifert | b: Kagiso Rabada | 58 (33) | 7 | 2 | 175.76 |
| Finn Allen | not out | 100 (33) | 10 | 8 | 303.03 |
| Rachin Ravindra | not out | 13 (11) | 2 | 0 | 118.18 |
| Glenn Phillips | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mark Chapman | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Daryl Mitchell | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mitchell Santner | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| James Neesham | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Cole McConchie | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Matt Henry | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Lockie Ferguson | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
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| Marco Jansen | 2.5 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.71 |
| Kagiso Rabada | 3 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.33 |
| Lungi Ngidi | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.00 |
| Corbin Bosch | 2 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.50 |
| Keshav Maharaj | 3 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.00 |
SA Batting: 169/8 in 20.0 ov
| Batsmen | How Out | R | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiden Markram | c: Daryl Mitchell b: Rachin Ravindra | 18 (20) | 1 | 1 | 90.00 |
| Quinton de Kock | c: Lockie Ferguson b: Cole McConchie | 10 (8) | 1 | 1 | 125.00 |
| Ryan Rickelton | c: Finn Allen b: Cole McConchie | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Dewald Brevis | c: Mitchell Santner b: James Neesham | 34 (27) | 3 | 2 | 125.93 |
| David Miller | c: Daryl Mitchell b: Rachin Ravindra | 6 (6) | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Tristan Stubbs | b: Lockie Ferguson | 29 (24) | 2 | 1 | 120.83 |
| Marco Jansen | not out | 55 (30) | 2 | 5 | 183.33 |
| Corbin Bosch | b: Matt Henry | 2 (3) | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Kagiso Rabada | c: James Neesham b: Matt Henry | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Keshav Maharaj | not out | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Lungi Ngidi | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Henry | 4 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8.50 |
| Cole McConchie | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Lockie Ferguson | 4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.25 |
| James Neesham | 3 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14.00 |
| Mitchell Santner | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.25 |
| Rachin Ravindra | 4 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7.25 |
Keshav Maharaj to Finn Allen. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, well timed to long off for 1 run, fielded by Stubbs.