South Africa Vs New Zealand Highlights, T20 World Cup 2026: Jansen, Markram Lead Proteas To Dominant Win

Good Morning folks. Welcome to our live coverage of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 match number 24 between New Zealand and South Africa from the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. This is the start of our blog, stay tuned for the real-time updates, live scores and more.

T20 World Cup 2026 matches will be available for live TV telecast across Star Sports Network channels in India. Fans can also watch the live stream on the JioHotstar app and website. The New Zealand vs South Africa match has a scheduled start time of 07:00 PM Indian Standard Time (IST).

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Matches Played: 18

New Zealand Won: 7

South Africa Won: 11

No Result: 0

New Zealand: Tim Seifert(w), Finn Allen, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner(c), James Neesham, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Jacob Duffy, Ish Sodhi, Kyle Jamieson, Devon Conway, Cole McConchie

South Africa: Aiden Markram(c), Quinton de Kock(w), Ryan Rickelton, Dewald Brevis, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, George Linde, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Corbin Bosch, Jason Smith, Anrich Nortje, Kwena Maphaka

England defeated Scotland by five wickets in Group C encounter at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Check the live scorecard of the match here.

South Africa have won the toss and have opted to field first

New Zealand: Finn Allen, Tim Seifert(w), Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner(c), James Neesham, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Jacob Duffy

South Africa: Aiden Markram(c), Quinton de Kock(w), Ryan Rickelton, Dewald Brevis, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi

Explosive New Zealand openers Finn Allen and Tim Seifert are out on the crease and Seifert commences the innings with a four off his outside edge. A big game and intensity across it is high. Lungi Ngidi bowled the opening over.

The two explosive openers of New Zealand start in their natural manner. After watchfully negotiating the first two overs, they came out hard on Lungi Ngidi and plundered him for 18 runs off one over. South Africa will know if they allow these two to stay for long, they will be in trouble.

Tim Seifert departs after playing a short cameo. Aiden Markram can claim much of the credits here. He changed the fields and forced Tim Seifert to move around to manufacture some room. As he moved across to open up the offside, Marco Jansen bounced him. The top edge ended up safely in the gloves of the wicketkeeper. South Africa are happy to get the breakthrough.

Rachin Ravindra's lean run continues. He was finding no timing and got boundaries two loose deliveries. Got saved once due to luck but this time the fielder grabs the catch. Slashes at a Marco Jansen delivery outside off and the edge flies to the short third man, where David Miller grabs a very good diving catch. New Zealand are scoring quickly but also losing wickets.

Brilliant bowling from Marco Jansen and he closes out the powerplay successfully. After Ravindra's dismissal, Finn Allen also departs. Jansen sensed he will go after his bowling and he kept it full and took pace off. Allen didn't pick it and went ahead with the shot. Didn't get the elevation and the mid-off fielder took an easy catch. Two wickets in one over.

South Africa keep chipping in with wickets in regular intervals. After closing out the powerplay with a double wicket over, they remove another dangerman, Glenn Phillips. Keshav Maharaj's ball, comes in with the arm and Phillips barely gets his feet moving. The ball sneaks in and wrecks his stumps. New Zealand in trouble now.

After the loss of four wickets very early, Daryl Mitchell and Mark Chapman have looked to consolidate in the innings. They have mostly rotated the strike and opted for risk free boundaries to keep the scorecard ticking. South Africa have kept the pressure on but the Kiwis so no rush to dominate the phase. They want to take it deep and then launch.

Another one bites the dust. Finally a breakthrough for South Africa after a long time. Mark Chapman departs two short of his half-century. Slower delivery from Marco Jansen, sticks to the surface and Chapman is early into the shot, closes the bat face and the leading-edge lobs to backward point. Jansen has been sensational with the ball tonight. Daryl Mitchell still unbeaten at the other end and he will have to go big for New Zealand to post a above par total.

The dot ball pressure finally gets to Daryl Mitchell and he holes out in the deep. Tries to loft Lungi Ngidi down the ground but cannot get under the ball. Doesn't get the elevation and the long on fielder settled to take an easy catch. Mitchell knew the moment he hit it. New Zealand are now in trouble.

Mitchell Santer got caught at backward point and now with Jimmy Neesham and Matt Henry out on the crease, New Zealand desperately needs a big finish. Their current score looks under par for a surface really good for batting and South Africa boast of a lot of explosive power.

James Neesham batted the entire last over and he found two boundaries off the final two balls of the twentieth over to lead New Zealand's score to a respectable place. New Zealand started out well, but two collapses in the powerplay and the middle over made sure they didn't get what they would have ideally looked for. Their batters have provided a fighting total and now it is on the bowlers to work with it. South Africa and specially Marco Jansen will be happy with his bowling effort.

Just what New Zealand didn't want, South Africa start their innings in an explosive manner. Quinton de Kock and Aiden Markram tear down on Lockie Ferguson and plunder him for 18 runs off one over. They raced to 31/0 in just two overs and look to utilise the entire powerplay. New Zealand will have to find a solution.

Lockie Ferguson gets the breakthrough after a carnage from Quinton de Kock and Aiden Markram. Markram was the one on charge but de Kock was joining in and the two were troubling the Kiwi bowlers. Ferguson returned for his second over, mixed it up well and then cramped de Kock with a change up and sneaked in one to clean him up. South Africa are dominant here despite the wicket.

South Africa dominate the powerplay. They have covered almost halfway the chase in just the powerplay. Aiden Markram was the man in lead, who gave an explosive start to the Proteas and then Quinton de Kock and Ryan Rickelton joined in. New Zealand need a really good bowling performance to get back in the game from the position they are right now.

South Africa race towards New Zealand's target but the Kiwis are not ready to give up. Ryan Rickelton tries to loft James Neesham straight over long on. It was almost going for six, but Daryl Mitchell intervenes and completes a very good juggling catch near the boundary ropes. Little bit of relief for New Zealand but South Africa are too ahead in the game now.

South Africa have slowed down after the dismissal of Ryan Rickelton but they are well ahead of the required rate and doesn't need to rush. They are dominating here and controlling the pace of the chase. Aiden Markram is out there, well-set and he will look to finish things off soon.

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David Miller and Aiden Markram hit two boundaries and Proteas come closer to the victory. They have absolutely dominated the chase so far and are touching distance away from sealing their position in the Super Eight. David Miller and Markram are out on the crease and they aim to see out the game.

David Miller finishes things off with a brutal six. They cruised in the chase and were never troubled. Sealed the victory now by seven wickets. The target was modest and under par for the surface, but South Africa's start in the powerplay was good enough for them to break the back of the chase. Markram stayed throughout the innings and controlled it while others chipped in as well. Earlier, Jansen bowled brilliantly scalping four wickets an restricted New Zealand to a modest total. From here, South Africa's qualification to the Super Eight looks sealed.

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