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South Africa Defeated New Zealand In ICC T20 World Cup 2026: Group D in ICC T20 World Cup 2026 In the 24th match, South Africa has defeated New Zealand by 7 wickets. This match was played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. After losing the toss and batting first, the Kiwi team scored 175 runs on the board. In reply, the Proteas team easily chased this target in the 18th over. South African captain Aiden Markram played an amazing inning in this match.
Aiden Markram played an excellent innings
South African captain Aiden Markram played an excellent inning of 86 not out in 44 balls. In this innings he also hit 8 fours and 4 sixes. Apart from them, Ryan Rickelton and Dewald Brewis also scored 21-21 runs, while David Miller also contributed 24 unbeaten runs. For New Zealand, Rachin Ravindra, James Neesham and Lockie Ferguson took one wicket each.
Mark Chapman and Daryl Mitchell made a great partnership
Mark Chapman and Daryl Mitchell made a great partnership for New Zealand. Chapman scored 48 runs in 26 balls and Mitchell scored 32 runs in 24 balls. On the basis of a 74-run counter partnership between these two, the Kiwi team was successful in scoring 175 runs for 7 wickets against South Africa. In this Group D match, South Africa decided to bowl first on a fast and bouncy pitch. Tim Seifert welcomed Marco Jansen with a six, while Finn Allen took an aggressive stance against Lungi Ngidi and hit a six and a four in the same over.
New Zealand team lost wickets continuously
New Zealand team’s score had just reached 33 runs when Tim Seifert was caught by wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock on Marco Jansen’s extra bounce ball. After this, he got Rachin Ravindra (13) caught by David Miller and soon the dangerous Finn Allen (31 runs on 17 balls) was caught out by captain Aiden Markram. Left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj bowled Glenn Phillips (1 run), who was in great form, and put the New Zealand team in trouble by falling four wickets for 64 runs in 7 overs.