T20 World Cup 2026 - Rapid-fire review: South Africa vs New Zealand
Faf du Plessis and Ian Bishop tackle the big questions from New Zealand's thumping win
04/03Result
1st Semi-Final (N), ICC Men's T20 World Cup at Kolkata, Mar 4 2026
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![South Africa]( "South Africa")
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![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
173/1 (12.5/20 ov)
Player of the Match
04/03Result
1st Semi-Final (N), ICC Men's T20 World Cup at Kolkata, Mar 4 2026
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![South Africa]( "South Africa")
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![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
173/1 (12.5/20 ov)
Player of the Match
T20 World Cup 2026 - SA vs NZ - Du Plessis: Allen combines strength and smarts in his batting
Faf du Plessis and Ian Bishop on a record-breaking knock by Allen
T20 World Cup 2026 - SA vs NZ - Could SA have batted differently?
Faf du Plessis and Ian Bishop revisit SA's approach to the first innings
T20 World Cup - SA vs NZ - Finn Allen on his match-winning century against South Africa
Finn Allen smashed the fastest century in men's T20 World Cups - 100* in 33 balls - to take New Zealand past South Africa and into the final
T20 World Cup - SA vs NZ - Shukri Conrad on where it went wrong for South Africa
"We needed to create more opportunities, which we couldn't," South Africa coach Shukri Conrad says
Match Coverage
All Match NewsNew Zealand do New Zealand things to beat the odds
Faced with one hurdle after another, New Zealand kept finding a way to reach their second T20 World Cup final
Du Plessis: 'You lose the powerplay, you more often than not lose the game'
Faf du Plessis feels that South Africa should have worked harder to keep wickets in hand and gone for broke later in the innings when the surface became easier
One battle after another: SA confront another knockout loss
They put on a stellar campaign in this T20 World Cup but now need to learn from another exit after coming so close
Finn-omenal! Allen calls the shots on heady night at Eden
Finn Allen hit the fastest T20 World Cup century to make it a cakewalk for New Zealand against South Africa in the first T20 World Cup semi-final in Kolkata
Final spot in the bag, Henry can catch his breath after frenetic but 'special' week
Matt Henry flew back home to be around for his son's birth and flew back for the T20 World Cup semi-final, all during the crisis in West Asia, will now "get ready for what's to come"
ICC Men's T20 World Cup
| Super Eights, Group 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| SA | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2.259 |
| IND | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.106 |
| WI | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.993 |
| ZIM | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -3.415 |
| Super Eights, Group 2 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| ENG | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1.096 |
| NZ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.39 |
| PAK | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -0.123 |
| SL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1.95 |
| Group A | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| IND | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2.5 |
| PAK | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0.976 |
| USA | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.788 |
| NED | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1.217 |
| NAM | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -3.108 |
| Group B | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| ZIM | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1.506 |
| SL | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1.741 |
| AUS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.523 |
| IRE | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.15 |
| OMA | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -4.845 |
| Group C | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| WI | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1.874 |
| ENG | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0.201 |
| SCOT | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.184 |
| ITA | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1.02 |
| NEP | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1.349 |
| Group D | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| SA | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1.943 |
| NZ | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1.227 |
| AFG | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.889 |
| UAE | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1.364 |
| CAN | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -2.426 |