Watch the highlights of South Africa vs New Zealand - The first semi-final match of the 2026 ICC T20 World Cup Twenty20 International cricket tournament between South Africa and New Zealand played at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata on March 04, 2026.
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| Finn Allen smashed 100* off just 33 balls © Getty Images |
A record-breaking 33-ball century by opener Finn Allen and Tim Seifert's blazing half-century powers to New Zealand resounding nine-wicket victory over South Africa and enter into the final in a one-sided first semi-final of a ICC T20 World Cup.
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- New Zealand chased 170 was their highest successful run-chase against South Africa in T20 international, previous highest chase was 169 at East London in 2012 and It is their fourth highest successful run-chase in T20 World Cups.
- New Zealand's 9-wicket win was their joint fifth largest victory by terms of wickets remaining in T20 international, it is their 8th time win by nine wickets, It is the first time New Zealand had defeated South Africa by nine wickets in T20Is and the fourth time New Zealand won by nine or more wickets in T20 World Cups.
- South Africa's 48 for 2 was their joint sixth highest powerplay total against New Zealand in T20 international and It is their joint second highest powerplay-total against New Zealand in T20 World Cups.
- 73 : Tristan Stubbs and Marco Jansen set up the record sixth-wicket partnership for South Africa against New Zealand in T20 international, previously held by the 71-run stand between Tristan Stubbs and Patrick Kruger against West Indies at Tarouba in 2024 and the joint fifth highest sixth-wicket stand in T20 World Cups.
- Marco Jansen hammered a 27-ball his second fastest fifty for South Africa in T20 international and the third fastest fifty by an South African batsman against New Zealand in T20Is.
- South Africa's 169 was their eighth highest score against New Zealand in T20 international and It is their fourth highest total against New Zealand in T20 World Cups.
- New Zealand's 84 for 0 was their third highest powerplay total in T20 international, It is their highest powerplay-total against South Africa in T20Is, previous highest powerplay-total against South Africa was 65 for 1 at Auckland in 2012 and the fifth highest powerplay-total in T20 World Cups.
- 117 : Tim Seifert and Finn Allen set up the record first-wicket partnership for New Zealand against South Africa in T20 international, previously held by the 76-run stand between Martin Guptill and Rob Nicol at East London in 2012, It is the New Zealand's joint eighth highest opening stand in T20Is and the New Zealand's second highest first-wicket stand in T20 World Cups, The highest is unbeaten 175-run stand between Tim Seifert and Finn Allen against UAE at Chennai earlier in this tournament.
- 117 : Tim Seifert and Finn Allen set up the highest any-wicket partnership for New Zealand against South Africa in T20 international, previously held by the unbeaten 103-run stand for the sixth-wicket between Tim Robinson and Bevon Jacobs at Harare in the 2015 Zimbabwe T20I Tri-Series.
- 56* : Finn Allen and Rachin Ravindra set up the third highest second-wicket partnership for New Zealand against South Africa in T20 international and the New Zealand's seventh highest second-wicket stand in T20 World Cups.
- Finn Allen equalled a 19-ball his joint second fastest fifty for New Zealand in T20 international, It is the fastest fifty by an New Zealand batsman against South Africa in T20Is, surpassing the previous record of 26-ball half-century held by Ross Taylor at Chattogram in the 2014 World Twenty20.
- Finn Allen hammered a 19-ball fastest fifty by an New Zealand batsman in T20 World Cup history, surpassing the previous record of 22-ball half-century held by Glenn Phillips against Canada at Chennai earlier in this tournament the joint seventh fastest fifty by any batsman in T20 World Cups.
- Finn Allen hammered a 33-ball fastest century by an New Zealand in T20 international cricket history, surpassing the previous record of 46-ball hundred held by Glenn Phillips against West Indies at Mount Maunganui in 2020, It is the joint third fastest hundred in T20Is, jointly with Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton and Sikandar Raza and the fastest century by any batsman in T20 World Cup history, surpassing the previous record of 47-ball hundred held by Chris Gayle against England at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai in the 2016 World Twenty20.
- Finn Allen hammered a 33-ball fastest hundred by a full member nations in T20I cricket history, surpassing the previous record of 35-ball century jointly held by David Miller (35-ball 100) against Bangladesh at Potchefstroom in 2017 and Rohit Sharma (35-ball 100) against Sri Lanka at Indore in 2017.
- Finn Allen equalled a 33-ball joint fastest century by a full member player in T20Is, jointly with Sikandar Raza's 33-ball hundred against Gambia at Nairobi (Ruaraka) in 2024.
- Finn Allen became the second New Zealand batsman to score a century against South Africa in T20Is after Martin Guptill.
- Finn Allen became the second New Zealand batsman to scored three centuries in T20Is after Colin Munro's three hundreds.
- Finn Allen became the third New Zealand batsman to score a century in T20 World Cups after Brendon McCullum and Glenn Phillips.
- Finn Allen's unbeaten 100 was his third highest score for New Zealand in T20 international, It is the second highest-score by an New Zealand batsman against South Africa in T20Is after Martin Guptill's unbeaten 101 at East London in 2012 and the third highest-score by an New Zealand batsman in T20 World Cups after Brendon McCullum's 123 against Bangladesh at Pallekele in the 2012 World Twenty20 and Glenn Phillips' 104 against Sri Lanka at Sydney in the 2022 T20 World Cup.
- Finn Allen became the first batsman to score a hundred in a knockout match in T20 World Cup history.
- Finn Allen's unbeaten 100 was the highest score by any batsman in a knockout match in T20 World Cups, surpassing the previous record of unbeaten 96 held by Tillakaratne Dilshan against West Indies at The Oval in the 2009 World Twenty20 semi-final.
- Finn Allen hit 20 sixes in this T20 World Cup - The most sixes hit by any batsman in an T20 World Cup edition, beating Shimron Hetmyer's record of 19-sixes earlier in this tournament.
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South Africa scored 169-8 in 20 overs with top scorer by Marco Jansen hammered a unbeaten 55 off 30-balls including 5-sixes & 2-fours with strike rate of 183.33.
Dewald Brevis cracked a 34 off 27-balls including 3-fours & 2-sixes, Tristan Stubbs struck 29 off 24-balls included 2-fours & a six and Aiden Markram hit 18 off 20-balls contained one-six & a four.
New Zealand best bowler by Cole McConchie captured 2-wickets for 9-runs in a over, Rachin Ravindra, Matt Henry both took 2-wickets and one for Lockie Ferguson - James Neesham.
New Zealand chase down the target of 170, finishing at 173 for 1 in 12.5 overs with top scorer by Finn Allen hammered a unbeaten 100 off 33-balls - which was his 3rd T20I hundred and his first century against South Africa in T20Is.
Tim Seifert blasted a 58 off 33-balls including 7-fours & 2-sixes with strike rate of 175.75 and Rachin Ravindra scored a unbeaten 13 off 11-balls included 2-fours.
South Africa best bowler by Kagiso Rabada took one-wicket for 28-runs in 3-overs.
Finn Allen named Player of the match for his match-winning sensational power-hitting batting performance to smashed a unbeaten 100-runs knocked off facing 33-balls including 10-fours & 8-sixes with strike rate of 303.03.
