South Africa vs New Zealand

South Africa vs New Zealand, ICC Men's T20 World Cup, 4 Mar 2026 T20

Result

South Africa (20 ov) 169/8
New Zealand (12.5 ov) 173/1

New Zealand won by 9 wickets

Full scorecard

South Africa — 1st innings

169/8 (20 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
AK Markram c DJ Mitchell b R Ravindra 18 20 1 1 90.00
Q de Kock c LH Ferguson b CE McConchie 10 8 1 1 125.00
RD Rickelton c FH Allen b CE McConchie 0 1 0 0 0.00
D Brevis c MJ Santner b JDS Neesham 34 27 3 2 125.93
DA Miller c DJ Mitchell b R Ravindra 6 6 0 0 100.00
T Stubbs b LH Ferguson 29 24 2 1 120.83
M Jansen * not out 55 30 2 5 183.33
C Bosch b MJ Henry 2 3 0 0 66.67
K Rabada c JDS Neesham b MJ Henry 0 1 0 0 0.00
KA Maharaj * not out 1 1 0 0 100.00
Extras (lb 1, w 12, nb 1) 14
Total 8 wkts, 20 ov 169

Did not bat L Ngidi

Fall of wickets 1-12 (Q de Kock, 1.4 ov), 2-12 (RD Rickelton, 1.5 ov), 3-55 (AK Markram, 7.4 ov), 4-77 (DA Miller, 9.6 ov), 5-77 (D Brevis, 10.2 ov), 6-150 (T Stubbs, 18.1 ov), 7-166 (C Bosch, 19.3 ov), 8-166 (K Rabada, 19.4 ov)

Bowling OMRWEconWdNb
MJ Henry 4 0 34 2 8.50 7 0
CE McConchie 1 0 9 2 9.00 0 0
LH Ferguson 4 0 29 1 7.25 1 1
JDS Neesham 3 0 42 1 14.00 1 0
MJ Santner 4 0 25 0 6.25 2 0
R Ravindra 4 0 29 2 7.25 1 0

New Zealand — 2nd innings

T 170 173/1 (12.5 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
TL Seifert b K Rabada 58 33 7 2 175.76
FH Allen * not out 100 33 10 8 303.03
R Ravindra * not out 13 11 2 0 118.18
Extras (lb 2) 2
Total 1 wkt, 12.5 ov 173

Did not bat GD Phillips, MS Chapman, DJ Mitchell, MJ Santner, JDS Neesham, CE McConchie, MJ Henry, LH Ferguson

Fall of wickets 1-117 (TL Seifert, 9.1 ov)

Bowling OMRWEconWdNb
M Jansen 2.5 0 53 0 18.71 0 0
K Rabada 3 0 28 1 9.33 0 0
L Ngidi 2 0 22 0 11.00 0 0
C Bosch 2 0 35 0 17.50 0 0
KA Maharaj 3 0 33 0 11.00 0 0

South Africa — 1st innings · 20 overs

Runs per over peak 22
Over 1 MJ Henry 1 • • • 6 • 7 runs
Over 2 CE McConchie 1 • 4 W W 4 9 runs 2 wkt
Over 3 MJ Henry • 5wd • 1 • • • 6 runs
Over 4 LH Ferguson • • • 4 1 1 6 runs
Over 5 JDS Neesham 1 wd • 6 1 4 4 17 runs
Over 6 LH Ferguson 1 • • • wd 1 • 3 runs
Over 7 MJ Santner • • 1 1lb 1 1 4 runs
Over 8 R Ravindra wd • 1 1 W 1 1 5 runs 1 wkt
Over 9 MJ Santner 6 1 1 • 1 1 10 runs
Over 10 R Ravindra 2 1 6 • 1 W 10 runs 1 wkt
Over 11 JDS Neesham • W 1 1 1 • 3 runs 1 wkt
Over 12 R Ravindra 1 1 • 1 1 • 4 runs
Over 13 MJ Santner • 1 1 1 • 4 7 runs
Over 14 R Ravindra 1 6 1 • 1 1 10 runs
Over 15 LH Ferguson 1 1 1 1nb 1 1 • 7 runs
Over 16 MJ Santner 1 • wd 1 • wd • 1 5 runs
Over 17 MJ Henry 1 wd 6 1 4 1 1 15 runs
Over 18 JDS Neesham 1 4 6 1 4 6 22 runs
Over 19 LH Ferguson W 1 • 6 6 • 13 runs 1 wkt
Over 20 MJ Henry 1 1 wd W W 1 2 6 runs 2 wkt

New Zealand — 2nd innings · 13 overs

Runs per over peak 24
Over 1 M Jansen • 4 • 2 4 1 11 runs
Over 2 K Rabada • 1 4 1 1 1 8 runs
Over 3 M Jansen 6 1 • 6 4 1 18 runs
Over 4 L Ngidi 3 1 • 1 • 6 11 runs
Over 5 K Rabada 3 1 • 6 4 • 14 runs
Over 6 C Bosch 6 4 4 4 4 • 22 runs
Over 7 KA Maharaj • • 4 1 1 1 7 runs
Over 8 L Ngidi 2 4 1lb 1 4 • 12 runs
Over 9 KA Maharaj 4 1 1 6 • 2 14 runs
Over 10 K Rabada W • 1 1lb 4 1 7 runs 1 wkt
Over 11 C Bosch 4 • 1 1 1 6 13 runs
Over 12 KA Maharaj • • 1 4 6 1 12 runs
Over 13 M Jansen 4 4 6 6 4 24 runs

Run progression

South Africa 169 New Zealand 173 wicket
0 44 88 132 0 3 6 9 12 15 18

Overs

Partnerships

South Africa — 1st innings

1 12 Q de Kock 10 · AK Markram 2
2 0 RD Rickelton 0
3 43 AK Markram 16 · D Brevis 18
4 22 D Brevis 16 · DA Miller 6
5 0 D Brevis 0
6 73 M Jansen 40 · T Stubbs 28
7 16 M Jansen 13 · C Bosch 2
8 0 K Rabada 0
9 3 KA Maharaj 1 · M Jansen 2

New Zealand — 2nd innings

1 117 TL Seifert 58 · FH Allen 58
2 56 R Ravindra 13 · FH Allen 42

Bars show the full stand including extras; the two figures beside each are the runs each batter made off the bat.

Match details

Format T20
Ground Eden Gardens, Kolkata, Kolkata
Season 2025/26
Toss New Zealand won the toss and chose to bowl
Umpires AG Wharf, RK Illingworth
Match referee J Srinath

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