दक्षिण अफ्रीका vs न्यूजीलैंड, पहला सेमी फाइनल, ईडन गार्डन्स, कोलकाता, 04 March 2026 - हाइलाइट्स

Misfield! That's the last thing South Africa want. Knee length full toss, tailing on the pads. Seifert heaves it to long on. Jansen moves to his right, but fails to collect it cleanly and the ball rolls back. He turns around and stops the ball from going to the ropes, but again fails to pick it up, allowing the batters to pinch in the second.

 FOUR! Fortuitous. FIFTY FOR SEIFERT! Much fuller, and outside off, Tim Seifert tries to smash it over cover, but gets a fat outside edge as the ball sails over the short third fielder and goes over the fence for a boundary. Seifert has ridden his luck, but that's how the game goes sometimes. He brings up his milestone in 28 balls.

Back of a length, at the pads, Seifert misses to flick and the ball rolls off the thigh pad to the square leg region for a leg bye.

Good length, outside off, Allen stands tall and jabs it through point for a run.

 FOUR! Laced away! A slower one from Ngidi, outside off and full. Tim waits on the front foot and creams the cover drive through the gap. Tristan Stubbs charges across from long off to his left, but fails to stop it cleanly. 100 UP FOR NEW ZEALAND!

 BEATEN! There's that slower one from Ngidi. It is that in-dipping slower one, full and outside off, Tim Seifert is totally outfoxed by it. Swings his bat early and gets beaten.

 FOUR! Runs are flowing with absolute ease for the Black Caps! Slides one onto the pads, on a fuller length. Finn Allen sits down and across on his knee and nails the paddle sweep to the deep fine leg fence.

 FIFTY FOR FINN ALLEN! Off just 19 balls, the joint-fastest at this World Cup, as informed by Pommie Mbangwa. Finn has been the real aggressor and what a time to turn it on. Good length, sliding in and around middle. Allen works it down to long off for an easy single to get to his half-century.

Sliding on with the arm, on a good length, Tim punches it to long on for a single.

 SIX! OUTTA HERE! A short ball from Keshav, in front of the stumps. Allen gets the ball at a comfortable height. He rocks back quickly and swats it over deep mid-wicket for a huge six.

Flat and full, on off. Allen punches it to cover.

On a length, around the off stump. Allen rocks back and cuts it wide of deep point. It is mopped up in the deep with a slide. Allen collects a couple of runs.

OUT! KNOCKED HIM OVER! Finally, finally, something to clutch onto for the Proteas as Kagiso Rabada breaks the enormous 117-run opening stand. No celebrations from Rabada, just a cold, straight face as he knows they are still way behind in the game. It is a length ball that jags back into the batter off the rough patch. Tim Seifert lines up for a pull shot, but the ball skids low, beats the inside edge and crashes into the stumps behind. One of the two bails flew all the way down to the deep fine leg fence. A sublime knock from Tim comes to an end. New Zealand need 53 from 65 balls.

Straight and full, on middle, Rachin crisply drives it to mid off.

Short and on top of middle and leg, Rachin Ravindra hops and glances it to deep square leg for a single to get off the mark.

Spits up from the deck, short of a good length, on leg. Finn Allen looks to nudge it around the corner, but gets undone by the bounce. The ball lobs off the thigh pad and rolls into the square leg region. They cross for a leg bye.

 FOUR! In the midst of wham-bam-slam, there's a touch of class as well! An attempted off cutter from Rabada, on a good length outside off. Rachin Ravindra plays it on the rise and square cuts it to the left of the diving backward point fielder for a boundary.

On a back of a length, on the leg stump line. Rachin stands tall and pulls it to the right of deep backward square leg for an easy run. New Zealand are 124/1 at the halfway stage, needing just 46 runs to win.

FOUR! Lovely wristwork! Honing in at the stumps, on a length. Ravindra brings his wrists into play and works it to the left of the diving mid on fielder for a boundary.

On middle and leg, on a good length, Ravindra punches it with a straight bat to mid on.

A hint of seam movement away from the batter, on a good length. Rachin taps it in front of mid off and takes a quick single.

Short of a length, on top of off. Allen has a heave across the line. Mistimes it off the inner half to deep square leg. He limps a bit as he crosses over.

Across off, on a good length, swatted towards wide mid on for a run.

SIX! BANG! Bosch bends his back and digs it in short, over middle. Allen stays leg side of the ball and stands tall to pull it over deep mid-wicket. Not quite from the middle of the blade but more than enough to clear the fence. Allen hobbles after completing the shot. Rachin calls for the physio for his partner. New Zealand need 33 more runs.

At the stumps, on a length, Rachin jabs it to mid-wicket, where the fielder dives to his right to prevent the single.

Across again, on a good length, Ravindra punches it back to the bowler.

Shorter and outside off, Rachin hits it along the ground to long off for a run.

FOUR! Gets it away! Sliding into the pads from around the wicket, on a length. Allen goes deep in the crease and nurdles it behind square leg. The fine leg is up inside the circle and the ball skips across the practice pitches to find the fence.

SIX! Hit flat but wide enough! Fractionally short, on middle and leg. Finn is quick to pick up the length. He goes back in the crease and just jabs at it. Hits it away from Marco Jansen at long on to his right for a six.

On off, on a nagging length. Finn hits it to long off and retains the strike with a single. 21 more needed for New Zealand.

FOUR! Cheeky! Full and across the right-hander. Allen walks across the stumps and gets low to get under the ball. He uses the pace on the ball and scoops it towards deep fine leg for a four.

FOUR MORE! Jansen goes searching for the yorker but ends up serving a low full toss, on the pads. Allen hangs low to swat it away. One hand comes off the bat handle but he manages to get it away to the right of deep square leg for a boundary. 13 more needed for the Kiwis.

 SIX! That has been deposited into the Hooghly River. Short from Jansen, on the bodyline, Finn Allen stands tall and authoritatively nails the pull shot miles into the crowd behind deep mid-wicket for an enormous six.

 SIX! He has got an answer for everything, has Allen. He goes to 96 off just 32 balls. A real slot ball, on the stumps, Finn Allen clears the front leg and butchers it over the long on fence for a cracking six. SCORES ARE LEVEL!

 FOUR! HUNDRED FOR FINN ALLEN! Off just 33 balls. South Africa are left absolutely stunned at the Eden Gardens by what Allen has produced tonight. Simply outstanding. As per the on-air commentator, Aaron Finch, this is the fastest T20 World Cup century by any batter. Coming to the delivery, it is a full ball from Jansen, outside the off stump. Finn Allen stays put and blasts it over the mid off fielder for a boundary to finish things off in style and authority. NEW ZEALAND QUALIFY FOR THE GRAND FINALE! They win by 9 wickets and 43 balls to spare.