New Zealand vs South Africa Highlights, T20 World Cup 2026: Aiden Markram’s captain’s knock leads South Africa to 7-wicket win

Corbin Bosch to Daryl Mitchell, Full and on the stumps, angling in, Daryl Mitchell flicks it to the right of long on for a couple.

Corbin Bosch to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR! Good shot! Change of pace from Bosch. Off cutter, on middle, full in length. Mitchell picks it up and over mid off. Aiden Markram sprints from the inner ring and slides to flick the ball back in. The ball ends up trickling onto the boundary ropes off his left hand.

Corbin Bosch to Daryl Mitchell, Hits the deck very hard, outside off, Daryl square cuts it wide of deep point and sprints back for the second run. 100 UP FOR NEW ZEALAND!

Corbin Bosch to Mark Chapman, On a hard length, over middle. Chapman is taken aback slightly as the ball kicks up a bit. He fends it beside the strip on the off side for one.

Corbin Bosch to Mark Chapman, FOUR! Fast hands from Mark Chapman! Bosch rushes the batter with a hard-length delivery but Chapman is equal to the task. He rides the bounce and cuts it fiercely to the left of the diving backward point fielder for a four.

Corbin Bosch to Daryl Mitchell, This is on a back of a length, outside off, Mitchell moves towards the off side and has a big swing across the line. Gets it high on the bat and the ball dribbles to long on for one.

Halfway reached. New Zealand are going at a fair clip with 92/4 on the board. The partnership is budding steadily and the nerves are settling for them. Corbin Bosch is brought back into the attack, replacing Keshav Maharaj.

Lungi Ngidi to Daryl Mitchell, Skidding through, on a short of a length, around off, Mitchell guides it to the right of point and keeps the strike with a single.

Lungi Ngidi to Mark Chapman, Another low full toss, on off, Chapman swings a bit too hard and loses his shape. Shanks it in front of square on the leg side for one.

Lungi Ngidi to Daryl Mitchell, There's that dipping pace off ball. Low full toss, on off, Mitchell checks his drive and plays it down to long on. They cross.

Lungi Ngidi to Daryl Mitchell, Off-cutter, on a good length, on middle. Mitchell waits on the slower ball and taps it with soft hands in the vacant mid-wicket region. He manages to come back for the second before the fielder from the deep gets to the ball.

Lungi Ngidi to Daryl Mitchell, Rapped on the pads! Not given. Lungi Ngidi is interested but Aiden Markram decides against the review. The impact looked outside the line and height was also an issue. Angled in, on a back of a length, around off. Mitchell shuffles across but is beaten on the block on the inside edge. Gets rapped high on the front pad.

Lungi Ngidi to Mark Chapman, Around leg, on a length, Chapman works it through backward square leg and turns the strike over.

Keshav Maharaj to Mark Chapman, Full and on middle, pushed to long on for one more by Mark.

Keshav Maharaj to Mark Chapman, FOUR! Excellent effort from Dewald Brevis, but in vain! Short and around off, Chapman presses deep in the crease and pummels it aerially towards deep mid-wicket. Brevis is a bit square in the deep and he runs to his right before flinging himself towards the ball. He fails to cling on and lands hard on his right shoulder. He can only watch the ball trickle into the ropes. Not sure if he would have managed to stay in the field of play even if he had taken the catch.

Keshav Maharaj to Mark Chapman, Pushes it through, short and on top of off, Mark mistimes the pull to mid-wicket.

Keshav Maharaj to Daryl Mitchell, Slows it down and gets a bit of inward drift. Fuller and on off, Mitchell clips it off the front pad to deep square leg for one.

Keshav Maharaj to Mark Chapman, Shorter and quicker, around the hips, Chapman shovels it behind square for a run.

Keshav Maharaj to Mark Chapman, Sliding across off, slightly short, Chapman reaches out and slaps it past the diving cover-point fielder. Kagiso Rabada gets around in the deep and cuts it off with a slide. Two runs taken.

26/3 in the last 3 overs for New Zealand. These two have a massive responsibility to rebuild through this middle phase. Maharaj to continue. 1-0-13-1 so far.

Corbin Bosch to Daryl Mitchell, A bit more effort behind this ball, on a short of a good length, outside off. Daryl Mitchell angles it to backward point and with a loud call of 'No', he sends Chapman back, who was keen for a single.

Corbin Bosch to Daryl Mitchell, Bosch pulls the length back, on off and middle. Mitchell takes a step across the stumps and nurdles it between deep square leg and mid-wicket for a brace.

Corbin Bosch to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR! Hit with real authority! Another cross-seam ball but a bit too full, on off. Mitchell stays back, gets the front leg out of the way and pumps it over mid off for a boundary.

Corbin Bosch to Daryl Mitchell, Cross-seam delivery, on a back of a length, over off. Daryl gets behind the line of the ball and taps it to the catching mid-wicket fielder.

Corbin Bosch to Daryl Mitchell, And again! A bit of away movement, on a back of a length, outside off. Mitchell looks to run it down with an open bat face but misses.

Corbin Bosch to Daryl Mitchell, Beats the bat straight away! Bosch slams the hard length, outside off, Mitchell walks closer to the line of the ball and gets his hands high to punch it away but the ball whistles past the outside edge.

Corbin Bosch is brought into the attack now. He replaces Marco Jansen.

Keshav Maharaj to Mark Chapman, SIX! All the way! Fractionally short, on middle. It is enough for Chapman. He picks up the length in a flash and nails the pull between deep mid-wicket and long on for a six.

Keshav Maharaj to Daryl Mitchell, Gives the ball a bit of air, fuller and on off, Mitchell plays an uppish drive but away from the reach of the bowler to his left. Gets off the mark with a single.

All going south for the Blackcaps on a decent batting pitch. The crisis manager for New Zealand, Daryl Mitchell is in at number 6.

Keshav Maharaj to Glenn Phillips, OUT! DRAGGED ON! Keshav Maharaj lets out a big roar. He is thrilled to bits. Stays around the wicket, does Maharaj and this is speared in, on a length. The ball drifts back into the right-hander, in and around the off pole. Phillips does not move his feet at all and just extends his hands into the drive. The ball comes back in with the arm to catch the inside edge and it deflects onto the leg pole. From being 57/1, New Zealand are now 64/4.

Keshav Maharaj to Mark Chapman, Flatter and shorter, quicker too, on middle, Mark hops back and punches it to long off for a run.

Keshav Maharaj to Mark Chapman, FOUR! Hit hard and wide enough! Flighted delivery, fuller and on the off pole. Chapman reaches out in front and slams the sweep to the left of the man at deep mid-wicket for a four.

Keshav Maharaj to Glenn Phillips, Sliding on with the arm, short and on middle. Phillips rocks back and works it to long on for a single.

Whose Powerplay was it? New Zealand got fifty-plus, but at the cost of losing their top three. Slight edge to the Proteas. And here comes Keshav Maharaj to put on the choke with his spin. He replaces Kagiso Rabada.

Marco Jansen to Mark Chapman, This is interesting. From around the wicket to the left-hander, Jansen angles it across the batter, on a back of a length. Chapman gets on top of it and taps it to cover. 2 wickets and 7 runs off the final over of the Powerplay as South Africa end it on a high. At the end of 6 overs, New Zealand are 58/3.

Double strike for Jansen and he has all three to boast. Mark Chapman walks in at number 5 with the Kiwis struggling.

Marco Jansen to Finn Allen, OUT! CAUGHT! Finn Allen knew it as soon as he hit it. Two wickets in the over for Marco Jansen, and this is a massive wicket for the Proteas. Jansen rolls his fingers over the ball and floats it up, just outside the off stump. Allen hangs deep in the crease and tries to go over mid off, but fails to get any sort of elevation on the lofted hit. Hits it flat to mid off, where Aiden Markram gobbles it up around his knee. All 3 wickets have belonged to Jansen.

Marco Jansen to Finn Allen, Across off, on a back of a length, Finn punches it to cover-point off the back foot.

Marco Jansen to Glenn Phillips, Leg bye! Too straight, around the hips, Phillips tries to shovel it away but misses. A leg bye is taken as the ball goes off the thigh pad on the leg side.

The lean patch in T20Is continues for Ravindra. With the fall of the wicket, the umpires have called for a DRINKS BREAK. South Africa would be pleased to pick two big wickets inside the Powerplay. The pitch looks a belter for scoring runs and New Zealand would bank on Finn Allen to convert his start into a big score. They might need a total in excess of 200 to be on the safe side, given the dew factor later on. Glenn Phillips is the new batter in at number 4.

Marco Jansen to Rachin Ravindra, OUT! CAUGHT! Expertly held by David Miller. In the channel, on a short of a length, Ravindra looks to force it away on the off side and he goes at it with hard hands. The ball takes the outside edge and flies to short third, where David Miller is standing on the edge of the ring. He moves to his right and puts in a dive to snaffle a good, low catch.

Marco Jansen to continue.

Marco Jansen to Rachin Ravindra, SIX! Innovative and mighty effective! On a hard length, outside off, Rachin walks across the stumps and gets inside the line of the ball. He manages to get under the ball and uses the pace to scoop it over deep fine leg for a six.

Kagiso Rabada to Rachin Ravindra, Zips through the deck, on a length, on off, Rachin Ravindra plays it late off the back foot and runs it wide of short third for a single.

Kagiso Rabada to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR! Good connection! An off cutter by Rabada, outside off, on a good length. Rachin Ravindra slashes it over point for a boundary. 50 UP FOR NEW ZEALAND!

Kagiso Rabada to Rachin Ravindra, In the air... lands safely! A well-directed short ball, on top of middle. Rachin Ravindra stands tall to pull it over mid-wicket, but slices it due to the extra bounce. The ball spoons up in the air and Kagiso Rabada turns around to go for the catch, but slips and falls awkwardly. The ball lands in front of the charging mid on fielder. Surely, Rachin was sweating on it to land safe.

Kagiso Rabada to Rachin Ravindra, Hard length, on the leg stump, Ravindra stays put and blocks it solidly off the back foot.

Kagiso Rabada to Finn Allen, Full and on the stumps, Finn Allen badly mistimes his heave off the inner part of the bat to deep square leg for a single.