tt16442 itt3710 wctt341	New Zealand v South Africa
	ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2025/26 (Group D)
Venue	Narendra Modi Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad on 14th February 2026 (20-over match) (night)
Balls per over	6
Toss	South Africa won the toss and decided to field
Result	South Africa won by 7 wickets
Points	New Zealand 0; South Africa 2
Umpires	RE Black (Ireland), PR Reiffel (Australia)
TV umpire	RJ Tucker (Australia)
Referee	J Srinath
Reserve Umpire	LS Reifer (West Indies)
Player of the Match	M Jansen

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New Zealand innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots	S-Rate
+TL Seifert	c de Kock b Jansen	13	9	17	1	1	4	144.44
FH Allen	c Markram b Jansen	31	17	33	4	2	8	182.35
R Ravindra	c Miller b Jansen	13	8	10	1	1	3	162.50
GD Phillips	b Maharaj	1	3	7	-	-	2	33.33
MS Chapman	c Rickelton b Jansen	48	26	39	6	2	7	184.62
DJ Mitchell	c Stubbs b Ngidi	32	24	43	2	1	7	133.33
*MJ Santner	c Rickelton b Bosch	4	10	12	-	-	6	40.00
JDS Neesham	not out	23	15	20	3	-	3	153.33
MJ Henry	not out	9	8	14	1	-	2	112.50
LH Ferguson	did not bat
JA Duffy	did not bat
Extras	(1 lb)	1
Total	(7 wickets, innings closed, 102 minutes, 20 overs)	175
Fall of wickets:
1-33 (Seifert, 3.2 ov), 2-57 (Ravindra, 5.2 ov), 3-58 (Allen, 5.5 ov), 4-64 (Phillips, 6.4 ov), 5-138 (Chapman, 13.6 ov), 6-141 (Mitchell, 15.3 ov), 7-145 (Santner, 16.4 ov)

South Africa bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s	S-Rate	Econ
Ngidi	4	0	34	1	-	-	8	4	1	24.00	8.50
Rabada	4	0	27	0	-	-	10	4	-	-	6.75
Jansen	4	0	40	4	-	-	9	3	3	6.00	10.00
Maharaj	3	0	24	1	-	-	6	2	1	18.00	8.00
Bosch	4	0	34	1	-	-	8	5	-	24.00	8.50
Markram	1	0	15	0	-	-	1	-	2	-	15.00

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South Africa innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots	S-Rate
*AK Markram	not out	86	44	85	8	4	8	195.45
+Q de Kock	b Ferguson	20	14	21	3	1	8	142.86
RD Rickelton	c Mitchell b Neesham	21	11	18	2	1	2	190.91
DT Brevis	c Mitchell b Ravindra	21	17	17	1	1	7	123.53
DA Miller	not out	24	17	26	1	1	2	141.18
T Stubbs	did not bat
M Jansen	did not bat
C Bosch	did not bat
K Rabada	did not bat
KA Maharaj	did not bat
LT Ngidi	did not bat
Extras	(6 w)	6
Total	(3 wickets, 84 minutes, 17.1 overs)	178
Fall of wickets:
1-62 (de Kock, 4.4 ov), 2-102 (Rickelton, 7.4 ov), 3-131 (Brevis, 11.4 ov)

New Zealand bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s	S-Rate	Econ
Henry	4	0	38	0	-	-	8	4	1	-	9.50
Ferguson	3.1	0	33	1	2	-	7	3	2	19.00	10.42
Duffy	3	0	50	0	2	-	4	6	3	-	16.67
Santner	4	0	33	0	2	-	3	-	1	-	8.25
Neesham	2	0	15	1	-	-	3	2	-	12.00	7.50
Ravindra	1	0	9	1	-	-	2	-	1	6.00	9.00

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Notes
--> New Zealand powerplay 1: overs 1 to 6 (58/3)
--> South Africa powerplay 1: overs 1 to 6 (83/1)
--> New Zealand innings: 50 in 4.5 overs
--> New Zealand innings: 100 in 10.4 overs
--> New Zealand innings: 150 in 17.2 overs
--> South Africa innings: 50 in 2.6 overs
--> South Africa innings: 100 in 7.2 overs
--> South Africa innings: 150 in 15.1 overs
--> AK Markram 50 in 19 balls with 6 fours and 4 sixes
--> AK Markram equalled his previous highest score of 86 in International Twenty20 matches
--> Q de Kock passed 3000 runs in International Twenty20 matches when he reached 2
--> M Jansen achieved his best innings bowling analysis in International Twenty20 matches when he dismissed MS Chapman in the New Zealand innings (previous best was 3-16)
--> MS Chapman (22) and DJ Mitchell (28) added 50 in 30 balls for the New Zealand 5th wicket
--> AK Markram (41) and Q de Kock (9) added 50 in 18 balls for the South Africa 1st wicket

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Over 13.3: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - R Black, Batter - MS Chapman (decision upheld)