South Africa vs New Zealand, 1st Semi-Final, ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 - Player HighlightsRSA vs NZ, 1st Semi-Final, ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 - Player Highlights

Marco Jansen to Finn Allen, FOUR, Finn Allen, take a bow! It's the fastest hundred in T20 World Cup history and it has blown South Africa away! He roars in delight, his teammates erupt in the dugout and New Zealand are through to the final at Ahmedabad. Full in the slot, he drills it down the ground and clears mid-off with ease. What a night for New Zealand, and what a nightmare for South Africa!

Marco Jansen to Finn Allen, SIX, this is just insane batting. He's seeing the ball so incredibly well. Slower ball, Allen picks it and launches it down the ground. The ball is lost and they need a replacement

Marco Jansen to Finn Allen, SIX, massive hit and Allen is into the 90s! Banged in short by Jansen, Allen spots it, pulls hard, pulls fiercely and nails it over midwicket

Marco Jansen to Finn Allen, FOUR, look at the way he's middling everything. Low full toss on the pads, Allen goes for the flick, times the pants off it and whips it behind square. Races away, giving the fielder no chance

Marco Jansen to Finn Allen, FOUR, scooped over short fine! Allen keeps piling on the agony! Slower one floated up at the stumps, he steps across, gets low and helps it away

Keshav Maharaj to Finn Allen, 1 run, good length outside off, slapped down to long-off

Keshav Maharaj to Finn Allen, SIX, incredible shot off the back foot! It's good length on middle and leg, he goes back and lofts it over long-on. Such a difficult shot made to look so easy. What power off that bottom hand!

Keshav Maharaj to Finn Allen, FOUR, runs across the practice pitches and there's no stopping that! Drifting into the pads, Allen goes back and clips it nicely past short fine

Corbin Bosch to Finn Allen, SIX, Allen grimaces in pain and starts hopping on his left leg after hammering this for six! Clearly cramping up. Short of length, he spots it early, gets in position and nails the pull over midwicket

Corbin Bosch to Finn Allen, 1 run, back of a length just outside off, Allen goes hard on the pull and drags it to deep square leg. He then hops on his left leg a couple of times while going for the single. Some cramp maybe?

Kagiso Rabada to Finn Allen, leg byes, 1 run, angling down leg, short of length, Allen tries clipping it away but is struck on the thigh pad

Keshav Maharaj to Finn Allen, 2 runs, closer to off stump this time, sliding in, Allen makes room and cuts it away through point. Back for two!

Keshav Maharaj to Finn Allen, no run, good length outside off, Allen leans back to cut and mistimes it to cover

Keshav Maharaj to Finn Allen, SIX, not all that short but Allen is so quick to pick the length. Rocks back, nails the pull and it flies over midwicket

Keshav Maharaj to Finn Allen, 1 run, punched off the back foot to long-off, and it's the joint-fastest fifty of the World Cup. Just 19 balls. What a time to play a knock like this

Keshav Maharaj to Finn Allen, FOUR, steps across slightly and paddles it fine! It's drifting in at the stumps, Allen gets inside the line and helps it away

Lungi Ngidi to Finn Allen, 1 run, slower one on off, back of a length, driven off the back foot to deep point

Keshav Maharaj to Finn Allen, 1 run, flat length ball on off, sliding in, driven off the back foot to long-on

Corbin Bosch to Finn Allen, no run, short delivery outside off stump, Allen swings and misses. A rare dot

Corbin Bosch to Finn Allen, FOUR, make that 22 off the over with a ball to go. Another edge that goes past short third man. Sure New Zealand have been lucky but this is just poor stuff in a semifinal. Full and outside off stump, Allen throws everything at it and gets it to the right of short third man

Corbin Bosch to Finn Allen, FOUR, it's a slot ball in the name of trying a yorker and it's belted down the ground past the stumps at the non-striker's end. Have South Africa already given up? They body language isn't positive at all.

Corbin Bosch to Finn Allen, FOUR, thick edge and it escapes over short third man. Short of a length delivery outside off stump, Allen swings hard, edge goes for four more. South Africa have no clue how to dismiss this pair

Corbin Bosch to Finn Allen, FOUR, now Allen is becoming unstoppable. Short of a length delivery from Corbin Bosch, Allen pulls and sends it past long-on. KG can't cut it off to the right

Corbin Bosch to Finn Allen, SIX, flays at it and it sails over backward point. Goes all the way too. Short of a length delivery moving away, Allen goes hard, slices it square on the off-side and it disappears

Kagiso Rabada to Finn Allen, 1 run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Allen taps it to point

Lungi Ngidi to Finn Allen, SIX, moves across and scoops it over short fine leg. Brave of Finn Allen to attempt this shot to a bowler who's slower ball has been very difficult to pick all tournament. But this was pace on so made it slightly easy for Allen. But kudos for just attempting that shot

Lungi Ngidi to Finn Allen, no run, goes hard on the drive but finds mid-off. Picked the slower ball and delayed the bat swing

Lungi Ngidi to Finn Allen, 1 run, short of length delivery, Allen taps it to cover

Marco Jansen to Finn Allen, 1 run, short of length delivery, Allen taps to backward point

Marco Jansen to Finn Allen, SIX, smacked down the ground. First well-timed shot of the innings. Full and in the slot, Allen had his left leg out of the way and hit through the line to clear the straight boundary quite easily

Kagiso Rabada to Finn Allen, 1 run, steered to third man

Kagiso Rabada to Finn Allen, 1 run, Allen looks tentative. Full and on the stumps, flicked wide of mid-on

Kagiso Rabada to Finn Allen, FOUR, oh he's edged this between slip and short third man. The gap was pretty tight but he managed to pierce this. Short of a length delivery moving away, Allen wanted to steer, but he got it on the outside half of the bat and it rolled along the ground