SA vs NZ Live Score, T20 World Cup 2026: South Africa will aim to extend their flawless campaign at the T20 World Cup 2026 when they face New Zealand in the first semi final at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Wednesday.
The Proteas, playing their fourth semi final, are chasing a maiden T20 World Cup title after finishing runners up to India in 2024. New Zealand, featuring in their fifth final four, will look to go one better than their 2021 runners up finish.
The two teams met earlier in the tournament, with South Africa chasing 175 in just 17.1 overs to seal a seven wicket win. South Africa topped Super 8 Group 1 with wins over India, West Indies and Zimbabwe, making it seven straight victories. New Zealand advanced from Group 2 on superior net run rate after beating Sri Lanka, sharing points with Pakistan due to rain and narrowly losing to England.
Aiden Markram has led South Africa’s charge with 268 runs, while Lungi Ngidi has taken 12 wickets. Tim Seifert and Rachin Ravindra have starred for New Zealand.
TOSS: The toss will take place at 6.30 PM IST
South Africa squad:
Aiden Markram (c), Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brevis, Quinton de Kock (wk), David Miller, Kwena Maphaka, Marco Jansen, Anrich Nortje, Keshav Maharaj, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Jason Smith, Tristan Stubbs, George Linde, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi
New Zealand squad:
Mitchell Santner (c) Finn Allen, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Tim Seifert, Ish Sodhi
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