ICC T20 World Cup 2026 Report, Result and Highlights

Aiden Markram scored an unbeaten 86 from 44 balls and Marco Jansen took 4-40 as South Africa beat New Zealand by seven wickets in their ICC. T20 2026 World Cup clash at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

Mark Chapman made 48 off 26 deliveries as the Black Caps posted 175-7, only for the Proteas to extend their perfect record in style, including 50 off 19 balls from Markram.

South Africa are now on the verge of reaching the Super 8, while New Zealand remain in a good position to progress.

T20 World Cup: Why Markram congratulates Jansen for South Africa

Markram described Marco Jansen as a “very different” challenge for opposing teams. “[With his] left arm, [he’s] He is very tall and makes different types of deliveries, which is a great strength for him and for us,” Markram explained.

“We have a pretty established and experienced batting order. We have seen how teams attack the powerplay and it would be foolish not to try that.

“It's not always going to happen, but it's nice when it does. It's important to recognize the fact that we are on the right side of the draw.

“The ball came into play well in the second set, but the boys still needed to put in a good performance. That's the key [against New Zealand] – you have to try to keep your cool.

Mitch Santner explains how New Zealand were 'under pressure'

New Zealand captain Mitch Santner congratulated South Africa. “We were always one wicket down at every stage and the total was a little less than normal,” he lamented.

“You have to adapt throughout this tournament, playing on different wickets in India and Sri Lanka.

“We were put under pressure in the powerplay. Against good teams, the only way to slow them down is to take wickets in the powerplay. We started well but came up against a good team today.”

New Zealand teams vs South Africa

South Africa: Quinton de Kock (wk), Aiden Markram (c), Ryan Rickelton, Dewald Brevis, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi

New Zealand: Finn Allen, Tim Seifert (wk), Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner (c), Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Jacob Duffy

What's next for these teams? T20 Cricket World Cup Schedule in South Africa and New Zealand

South Africa is next World Cup match against the United Arab Emirates at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Wednesday (0530 GMT).

This match begins 24 hours after the start of New Zealand's Group D decider against Canada at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

“We will do a lot of video analysis on Canada,” Santner said. “There are no easy matches in this tournament and it will be the same against Canada.”

New Zealand squad for ICC T20 World Cup 2026

Mitchell Santner (c), Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway (week), Jacob Duffy, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Daryl Mitchell, Kyle Jamieson, James Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Tim Seifert (week), Ish Sodhi (Reserve: Ben Sears)

South Africa squad for ICC T20 World Cup 2026

Aiden Markram (c), Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brevis, Quinton de Kock, Marco Jansen, George Linde, Keshav Maharaj, Kwena Maphaka, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Jason Smith, Tristan Stubbs