- By Namrata Vijay
- Sat, 14 Feb 2026 11:52 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
SA vs NZ T20 World Cup 2026: South Africa, on the back of captain Aiden Markram and Marco Jansen's brilliant batting and bowling prowess, helped the team defeat New Zealand by seven wickets and have now inched closer towards qualifying for the Super 8 stage of the ongoing mega event. Jansen registered his career-best figures of 4/40 and helped the team skittle New Zealand out for 175 runs.
Mark Chapman fell short of his well-deserved fifty as he got out at 48 runs by Jansen, and none of the other batters could convert their starts.
Finn Allen (31) and Daryl Mitchell (32) were also among the runs for the Blackcaps, but they just could not find any momentum to push towards a big total.
South Africa innings
Chasing, Markram made an unbeaten 86 off 44 balls, which equalled his career-best T20I score, and Quinton de Kock scored 20 off 14 as the duo shared 62 runs off 28 balls for the opening stand, while Ryan Rickelton made 21 off 11 balls.
Dewald Brevis (21 off 17) made a useful contribution before the duo of Markram and David Miller (24 not out of 17) closed out the contest, reaching 178 for 3 in 17.1 overs.
Brief Scores:
New Zealand: 175 for 7 in 20 overs (Finn Allen 31, Daryl Mitchell 32, Mark Chapman 48; Marco Jansen 4/40).
South Africa: 178 for 3 in 17.1 overs (Aiden Markram 86 not out, David Miller 24 not out; Rachin Ravindra 1/9).
What's next for South Africa
South Africa will lock horns with the United Arab Emirates during their next match of this mega event. If they win this match, then they will remain as the table toppers.