South Africa will be up against New Zealand in the 1st Semi Final of the ICC 2026 WT20. This match will be played at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Aiden Markram will lead the South Africa side for this match. South Africa are the only unbeaten side in this tournament. They won all the four-group stage matches and the three Super 8 matches. They have been in terrific form and look like a very good side for this match.
On the other hand, New Zealand finished second in the Group D with three wins and a loss in four matches. They had one win, a loss and a no result in Super 8 stage and qualified for the semis on the basis of NRR after finishing second. Mitch Santner will lead the side for New Zealand. This is a very crucial match and promises to be an exciting match. In this article we look at the playing XIs, top picks, pitch reports for this match.
South Africa vs New Zealand Match Details
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Series |
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 |
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Match |
South Africa vs New Zealand, SF 1 |
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Toss |
To be updated |
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Venue |
Eden Gardens Stadium, Kolkata |
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Match Timings |
7:00 pm IST, 3rd March |
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Live Streaming |
JioHotsar |
South Africa vs New Zealand Stats
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Player |
Team |
Performance |
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Lockie Ferguson |
New Zealand |
71 wickets |
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Finn Allen |
New Zealand |
1554 runs |
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Aiden Markram |
South Africa |
1948 runs |
South Africa vs New Zealand Probable Playing XI
South Africa: Aiden Markram(c), Quinton de Kock(w), Ryan Rickelton, Dewald Brevis, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi
New Zealand: Tim Seifert(w), Finn Allen, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner(c), Cole McConchie, Matt Henry, Jacob Duffy, Lockie Ferguson
South Africa vs New Zealand Dream11 Captaincy Picks
Aiden Markram is the leading run getter for South Africa in this edition. He will be a SA vs NZ Dream11 captaincy pick.
Finn Allen has a good record in this format and has scored 1554 runs. He will be a top pick in this SA vs NZ Dream11 match. If you're a gamer and like to predict matches, then play on Stake, using SportsTiger's special promo code which will help you with 200% deposit bonus - TIGSTA.
South Africa vs New Zealand Match winner South Africa look a better side when we compare the overall squad of both sides and South Africa are expected to win this match.
