South Africa vs New Zealand, 1st Semi-Final
South Africa vs New Zealand, 1st Semi-Final: match overview
South Africa and New Zealand met in the 1st Semi-Final of ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata on Wednesday, March 4, 2026. Result: New Zealand won by 9 wkts.
This is a short-format fixture: each side bats for a fixed number of overs with a powerplay at the start, so momentum swings quickly and strike rates, economy rates and death-overs bowling usually decide it.
Follow every ball on this page: live commentary, the full scorecard with batting and bowling figures, both squads, over-by-over summaries, partnerships, run-rate and win-probability charts. Crickpal updates the score from official feeds in real time, and the latest news around ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 appears alongside the match.
Match facts
- Match
- 1st Semi-Final, ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026
- Teams
- South Africa vs New Zealand
- Format
- T20 (20 overs)
- Venue
- Eden Gardens, Kolkata
- Date
- Wednesday, March 4, 2026
- Start time
- 07:00 PM local (13:30 GMT)
- Status
- New Zealand won by 9 wkts