South Africa skipper Aiden Markram credited New Zealand's explosive opening pair for taking the game away from his side in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup semi-final, admitting that a special innings from Finn Allen left the Proteas with little room to recover.
During a run-chase of 170 runs, Kiwi openers Tim Seifert (58 in 33 balls, with seven fours and two sixes) and Allen (100* in 33 balls, with 10 fours and eight sixes) made a light work of the total, chasing it down in just 12.5 overs, with Seifert overtaking Gayle's 47-ball ton against Englan
A historic century by Finn Allen, the fastest in T20 World Cup history, took New Zealand to the final of the ongoing T20 World Cup, stopping South Africa's unbeaten run by nine wickets at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Wednesday.
With this win, NZ has sealed their final spot and will play either India or England, who will clash on Thursday at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium on Thursday. Courtesy of some fight from Marco Jansen (55 in 30 balls, with two fours and five sixes) and Tristan Stubbs (29 in 24 balls, with two four
Key contributions from Marco Jansen and timely breakthroughs by New Zealand bowlers kept the contest evenly poised throughout the innings at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Wednesday.
New Zealand have won the toss and decided to field against the unbeaten South Africa in the first semi-final of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup on Wednesday.
Mitchell will be instrumental in making sure that after five losses to Proteas in the T20 World Cup, his side comes on the victorious side when it matters the most, during the semifinal in front of a packed Eden Gardens. Over the year, the right-hander has stood up for the Kiwis when everyon
Karthik, Hussain and Atherton were speaking on the 'Sky Sports Cricket Podcast' while delivering an analysis on the four semifinalists of the ongoing T20 World Cup, which are New Zealand, 2024 runners-up South Africa, two-time champions England, and defending champions India.
The world number one T20I batter has struggled for runs throughout the tournament, starting off with three successive ducks and a battle with food poisoning during the group stage, which caused him to miss the Namibia clash in Delhi. His first runs against South Africa were a sluggish 15 in
South Africa's speedster Marco Jansen revealed he tried to replicate India's ace Jasprit Bumrah's bowling technique after watching his replays from the first Test match in Kolkata last year.
For the third time in a row, India and England will be locking horns in a T20 World Cup semifinal match after the 2022 and 2024 editions. While Atherton pointed out India's flaws during the Sky Cricket Podcast, he still feels England will have to be "at their best" to beat them and the final
Unbeaten Proteas will be aiming to make it to their second successive T20 World Cup final, when they take on New Zealand at Kolkata's Eden Gardens on Tuesday in the first semifinal. The winner of this clash will meet either India or England. In deciding the match's outcome, Markram would hol