Four Players Ruled Out from New Zealand vs South Africa Series: The ongoing unique series between New Zealand and South Africa remains very exciting for the fans. Matches of both men’s and women’s teams are being played on the same day and on the same ground, that is, this is a double header format series. As soon as this series started, injuries have spoiled the planning of both the teams. In the very first match, a total of 4 players got injured and were out of the series, due to which the teams of New Zealand and South Africa have suffered a big blow.

Two New Zealand players out of the series

The New Zealand team was the first to suffer a shock when their star leg spinner Ish Sodhi was ruled out of the series. He got injured while bowling on March 14 during training at Bay Oval. The scan confirmed that his thumb was broken. The team management took an immediate decision and dropped him from the rest of the series. However, his replacement has not been announced yet. Shortly after this, another bad news came out for the Kiwi team. New Zealand batsman Bevon Jacobs had fallen on his left knee while fielding during the first T20 International match. After this he had to leave the field and in the scan it was found that the side part of the knee was injured. In such a situation, now he is also out of the entire series. In his place, Katen Clarke has been included with the team in Hamilton as a replacement.

South Africa team also got a big shock

South Africa has also suffered a double blow in this double header format series. Their batsman Jordan Harman is out of the series due to hamstring injury. On the other hand, the women’s team has suffered the biggest setback. Their experienced player Dane van Niekerk has been ruled out of the entire series due to a knee muscle injury. This was her first foreign tour after retiring last year, but she could not even play her first match. Now Anneke Bosch has been included in the South African team in her place.

Quinton de Kock Was Also Dismissed By Off Spinner Against New Zealand: The first semi-final match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 was played between South Africa and New Zealand on 4 March. In this great match played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, South African wicketkeeper batsman Quinton de Kock did something which is very difficult to believe. This player was out on the off-spinner’s ball for the fourth consecutive time in this tournament. De Kock lost his wicket by playing a very bad shot in the semi-final match against New Zealand. He became the victim of off-spinner Cole McConkie.

Quinton de Kock surrendered against the off spinner

In the semi-final match against New Zealand, Quinton de Kock had hit a brilliant six in the very first over, but his game ended in the second over of the match. De Kock was caught out on the boundary line while trying to hit a big shot on the ball of off-spinner McConkie. The surprising thing here is that De Kock was seen getting stuck against the off-spinners in the entire tournament, but despite this he tried to play big shots forcibly against McConkie, due to which he had to suffer the consequences.

Quinton de Kock looked defeated against the off-spinner

In the first semi-final of this T20 World Cup against New Zealand, Quinton de Kock did not become the victim of an off-spinner for the first time, but this wicketkeeper batsman has been out on the ball of an off-spinner a total of four times. In this T20 World Cup, De Kock could score only 54 runs in 44 balls against the spinners and gave away his wicket four times. De Kock’s average against off-spinners in the T20 World Cup 2026 was only 13.5 and he also played 20 dot balls against off-spinners.

Quinton de Kock has a very poor record at Eden Gardens.

Quinton de Kock has a very poor record at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. He has been able to score only 95 runs in a total of 10 innings on this ground. His strike rate at Eden Gardens has been just 110.46. His best score is just 28 runs. It is clear from this that De Kock’s bat does not work against off-spinners and on the ground of Eden Gardens.

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.