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

Marco Jansen to Tim Seifert, 1 run, long-on back. Full delivery on the stumps, Seifert drives to long-on

Marco Jansen to Tim Seifert, FOUR, change of angle from Marco Jansen but Seifert plays a lofted straight drive. Slot ball, Seifert posed for the cameras but he didn't get it off the middle. Luckily flew straight enough to clear mid-on easily to the left after going off the inner half of the bat

Marco Jansen to Tim Seifert, SIX, the audacious scoop from Seifert. Full and on the stumps, Seifert moves across and helps it on its way and clears the fine leg fence. After all the luck, New Zealand are motoring along now

Marco Jansen to Tim Seifert, no run, brilliant decision from umpire Alex Wharf. Short of a length delivery nipping back in and cramping Seifert on the slog. He misses, ball just goes past the inside edge, brushes the pocket on the back leg on the way to Quinton. He thought it was edged and celebrated the moment he gathered the ball. Eventually SA lose a review

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

Marco Jansen to Tim Seifert, 1 run, oh edgeddd but short of Rickleton. Should he have dived forward? That's the third time Seifert has edged Marco Jansen in this over and he's got away again. Short of a length delivery angling away, tentative push, thick edge just bounces in front of Rickleton and the Proteas felt he could have dived forward and attacked the catch

Marco Jansen to Tim Seifert, FOUR, edgeddd but South Africa don't have someone at third slip. No one will have a man there in this format. Second boundary off the edge for Seifert. Fullish and on the stumps, Seifert looks to flick, leading edge splits first slip and short third man for four more

Marco Jansen to Tim Seifert, 2 runs, swinging back into the RHB. Seifert watchfully flicks to deep mid-wicket

Marco Jansen to Tim Seifert, no run, oh he smashed that hard but picked out mid-off. Full and in the slot, wanted to get it over the infield but didn't get the elevation

Marco Jansen to Tim Seifert, FOUR, wanted to play straight but it escaped off the outer half of the bat through cover-point. Full and swinging back in slightly, Seifert aimed mid-on but the ball went to the off-side

Marco Jansen to Tim Seifert, no run, starts with a length delivery on the stumps, not much of movement, Seifert watchfully knocks it to mid-wicket