T20 World Cup 2026: South Africa becomes first team to go to Super 8, beats New Zealand for 5th time

• South Africa enter Super 8
• Defeated New Zealand for the fifth time
• Admitted to Dimakh

South Africa won three matches in a row T20 World Cup Placed in Super 8. Aiden Markram’s team beat New Zealand by seven wickets to advance to the next round. Markram scored a single-handed victory and scored an unbeaten 86 off 44 balls with eight fours and four sixes. The win gave South Africa six points from three matches and strengthened their position in the Group D points table. South Africa’s net run rate is 1.477. New Zealand are second in the group with four points and UAE are third with two points. South Africa defeated New Zealand for the fifth time in a row in T20 World Cup. The South African team is almost through to the last eight, although the official announcement is yet to be made.

South Africa beat New Zealand by seven wickets in a Group D match to register their third straight win. After restricting New Zealand to 175 for 7 wickets, South Africa reached the target in just 17.1 overs. Captain Aiden Markram scored an unbeaten 86 for South Africa.

Chapman and Mitchell put on a partnership of 74 runs

before that, By New Zealand 175 for 7 against South Africa, thanks to a 74-run partnership between Mark Chapman (48) and Darryl Mitchell (32). In this Group D match, South Africa opted to bowl first on a fast and bouncy pitch. Despite being a non-Indian match, the match generated the expected excitement in front of a crowd estimated at 30,000. Both teams were undefeated before this match. Tim Seifert (13 off nine balls) welcomed Marco Janssen with a six, while Finn Allen took the offensive against Lungi Ngidi, hitting a six and a four in the same over.

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New Zealand scored 64 for 4 in 7 overs

With the team’s score reaching 33, Jansen had Seifert caught by wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock on an extra-bouncing ball. He then had Rachin Ravindra (13) caught by David Miller and soon after, the dangerous Allen (31 off 17 balls) was caught by skipper Aiden Markram. Left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj dismissed the in-form Glenn Phillips (1) to take New Zealand to four for 64 in seven overs.

Kagiso Rabada gets help from the pitch

Ngidi (34/1) and Kagiso Rabada got help from the pitch, but could not capitalize on it. Chapman and Mitchell then recovered the innings with composure and controlled aggression. Chapman scored 48 off 26 balls, hitting six fours and two sixes. Mitchell (32 off 24 balls) supported him well. He took the pressure off Markram with a long six. Chapman hit a six off Markram to bring the team back into the match.

With New Zealand looking set for a big score in the final over, Janson denied Chapman a half-century and brought the team back into the match. Ryan Rickelton takes his catch. Mitchell too was soon dismissed by Ngidi’s bowling. Skipper Mitchell Santner (4) is dismissed cheaply by Corbin Bosch.

Janson was South Africa’s best bowler with four wickets. Janson was the best bowler of the team with four wickets for 40 runs. Bosh took one wicket for 34 runs in four overs. Maharaj took one wicket for 24 runs. James Neesham’s unbeaten 23 in the last over saw New Zealand post a challenging score of 175 for seven.

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