Heart broken again… After India, now New Zealand broke South Africa’s dream, pictures of captain Aiden Markram will make you emotional

Aiden Markram, SA vs NZ Semifinal: New Zealand faced South Africa in the first semi-final of the T20 World Cup 2026. In this World Cup, the South African team under the captaincy of Aiden Markram was invincible but in the semi-final match, its dream of becoming world champion was once again shattered.

In the 2024 T20 World Cup, India defeated South Africa by 7 runs in the final. Even at that time, South Africa had remained unbeaten in the entire tournament. After suffering a crushing defeat in the semi-finals at the hands of New Zealand, some pictures of South African captain Aiden Markram are becoming increasingly viral on social media. Seeing which your heart will burst.

New Zealand broke South Africa’s dream

In the first semi-final played between New Zealand and South Africa at Eden Gardens, Kolkata on Wednesday, March 4, the Kiwis won the match one-sidedly. The South African team was neither able to bat well nor bowl well. The New Zealand team, along with bowling, batted aggressively and explosively.

Aiden Markram’s broken heart

The opening partnership of 117 runs between Finn Allen and Tim Seifert ensured South Africa’s defeat. Finn Allen’s blistering century put the final nail in South Africa’s defeat. After the defeat of Proteas, some pictures of captain Aiden Markram went viral on social media, seeing which your heart will melt.

SA vs NZ: What was the condition of the match?

The New Zealand team won the toss and decided to bowl first and this decision was in their favor. South Africa’s top 3 batsmen i.e. captain Aiden Markram were out after scoring 18 runs, De Kock was out after scoring 10 runs while Rickleton was out without opening the account on the first ball. Dewald Brewis scored 34 runs and Marco Janson scored unbeaten 55 runs to somehow take South Africa to 169 runs but these runs proved to be too few for New Zealand.

Partnership of Finn Allen and Tim Seifert

The script of New Zealand’s victory was written by openers Finn Allen and Tim Seifert. Both added 117 runs for the first wicket. Seifert played an innings of 58 runs in 33 balls but Finn Allen scored a century in just 33 balls. Allen hit 8 sixes and 10 fours in his innings. The strike rate of this player was 303.03 which is a record.

New Zealand achieved the target of 170 runs in just 12.5 overs. While chasing the target, New Zealand hit 10 sixes and 19 fours and defeated South Africa’s strong bowling unit. After South Africa’s batsmen, its bowlers also crossed the limits of performing poorly.

South Africa’s disappointing performance

Marco Yanson gave away 53 runs in 17 balls. Rabada gave 28 runs, Bosch gave 35 runs in 2 overs. Keshav Maharaj also gave 33 runs in 3 overs. Ngidi gave away 22 runs. New Zealand’s openers Seifert and Allen together completely took them out of the game.