SA vs NZ: South Africa defeated New Zealand due to Aiden Markram’s captaincy innings, scored a hat-trick of victory

SA vs NZ Match Highlights: South Africa’s brilliant campaign continues in the T20 World Cup 2026. The Proteas team gave a strong performance in its third consecutive match and scored a hat-trick of victories by defeating New Zealand by 7 wickets. With this victory, the team has reached the top position in the points table of Group D and has further strengthened its claim for the title.

In this match played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, South Africa gave a balanced performance in every department. First the bowlers prevented New Zealand from scoring a big score and then the match-winning innings of captain Aiden Markram made the target easy.

Captain Aiden Markram provided excellent leadership to South Africa while chasing the target of 176 runs. He played an explosive inning of unbeaten 86 runs in 44 balls, which included 8 fours and 4 sixes. Markram maintained his composure in moments of pressure and led the team to victory in 17.1 overs. David Miller supported him well by scoring 24 runs and ended the match by hitting the winning six. Apart from this, Dewald Brewis (21), Ryan Rickelton (21) and Quinton de Kock (20) made useful contributions.

Earlier, the decision to bowl after winning the toss proved to be right for South Africa. New Zealand scored 175 runs losing 7 wickets in 20 overs, but no batsman of the team could score a half-century. Mark Chapman scored the highest score of 48 runs, while Daryl Mitchell (32) and Finn Allen (31) played important innings. Marco Johnson bowled brilliantly for South Africa and took 4 wickets and became the hero of the match. Lungi Ngidi, Keshav Maharaj and Corbin Bosch took one wicket each.