South Africa defeated New Zealand by 7 wickets, Aiden Markram created history by playing a stormy innings.
NZ vs SA: New Zealand has lost to South Africa by 7 wickets in the 24th match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026. In this match, New Zealand, batting first, scored 175 runs at the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs. South Africa achieved the target of 176 runs for victory by losing 3 wickets in 17.1 overs. Aidan Markram and Marco Jansen played important roles in this victory.
South Africa’s stormy start
Quinton de Kock and Aiden Markram came to open the innings for South Africa to chase the target of 181 runs to win from New Zealand. Both of them added 62 runs for the first wicket in 4.4 overs. The first blow to the team came in the form of De Kock. He returned to the pavilion after scoring 20 runs in 14 balls with 3 fours and 1 six. Africa scored 83 runs losing 1 wicket in 6 overs power play.
Into the death! β οΈ#TheProteas tighten their grip on the contest, advancing to 148/3 after 15 overs. π₯π
Just 28 runs needed from the final 30 balls as we head into a thrilling finish. ππΏπ¦#Unbreakable#T20WorldCuppic.twitter.com/5Pxg3rIBsj
β Proteas Men (@ProteasMenCSA) February 14, 2026
Aiden Markram spits fire with his bat
Captain Aiden Markram played a stormy innings for South Africa right from the beginning. He completed his half-century in 19 balls with the help of 6 fours and 4 sixes. With this, he has become the number 1 South African batsman to score the fastest T20 half-century against New Zealand. Whereas he has become the third batsman in the world to do so. In this match, Markram played an unbeaten inning of 70 runs with 10 fours and 6 sixes in 50 balls and led the team to victory.
These batsmen also contributed
Apart from Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton and Dewald Brewis played innings of 21-21 runs for the team, while David Miller contributed 20 runs. For New Zealand, James Neesham, Rachin Ravindra and Lockie Ferguson took 1 wicket each.
Halfway through the first innings! β³οΈ
New Zealand move to 92/4 after 10 overs. π#TheProteas have controlled the middle phase well and will look to build on that pressure heading into the back end. πΏπ¦#Unbreakablepic.twitter.com/CXK5BZ0C8P
β Proteas Men (@ProteasMenCSA) February 14, 2026
Marco Jansen shines with the ball
Earlier, after losing the toss and batting first, Phil Allen played an inning of 31 runs for New Zealand. For the team, Chapman played an inning of 48 runs in 26 balls with 6 fours and 2 sixes. Whereas Daryl Mitchell played an inning of 32 runs in 23 balls with 2 fours and 1 six. Marco Jansen took maximum 4 wickets for South Africa.
Fastest 50 (by balls) against New Zealand in T20 International cricket
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- 15 Shivam Dubey Vizag 2026
- 19 Aiden Markram Ahmedabad 2026
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