ICC T-20 World Cup 2026- New Zealand made it to the final by defeating South Africa, Allen scored the fastest T-20 World Cup century.

Friends, on March 4, the first semi-final of the T20 World Cup 2026 was played between South Africa and New Zealand at Eden Garden, Kolkata, in which New Zealand performed brilliantly and reached the final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026. Under the leadership of Mitchell Santner, the New Zealand cricket team achieved a huge victory by nine wickets at Eden Gardens. Once again South Africa was defeated by their own fear, let’s know the complete situation of the match-

New Zealand’s Historic Chase

This victory was achieved due to the tremendous innings of Finn Allen and the strong support of Tim Seifert.

Allen scored an unbeaten century in just 33 balls, which is one of the fastest centuries in the history of T20 World Cup.

He hit 8 sixes and 10 fours, and scored at an impressive strike rate of 303.03.

Seifert scored a quick 58 runs in 33 balls.

The opening pair added 117 runs for the first wicket, putting a lot of pressure on South Africa.

Chasing a target of 170 runs, New Zealand completed the chase in just 12.5 overs. During the innings, the team hit 10 sixes and 19 fours, and devastated the South African bowling attack.

South African conflict

March 4 was a disappointing day for South Africa. After losing the toss, their top order collapsed early.

Captain Aiden Markram scored only 18 runs.

Quinton de Kock could score only 10 runs.

Ricky Ponting was out on the very first ball.

Dewald Brevis added 34 runs.

Marco Jensen played a fighting inning of 55* runs and took the team to 169.

Despite a late recovery, this total was not enough against New Zealand’s aggressive batting lineup.

Bowlers could not stop New Zealand

South African bowlers were also seen struggling badly during the chase.

Marco Jensen gave 53 runs in just 17 balls.

Kagiso Rabada gave 28 runs.

Bosch gave 35 runs in just two overs.

Keshav Maharaj gave 33 runs in three overs.

Lungi ngidi also proved expensive.

With this emphatic win, New Zealand have made a strong mark in the tournament and are now one step closer to lifting the T20 World Cup trophy.