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South Africa defeated New Zealand to achieve its third consecutive victory in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup and qualified for the Super 8 stage. South Africa defeated New Zealand by 7 wickets in the Group D match played in Ahmedabad. Batting first, New Zealand scored 175 runs for 7 wickets. Mark Chapman played an innings of 48 and Daryl Mitchell played an innings of 32 runs.
For South Africa, Marco Janssen got 4 wickets for 40 runs. In reply, South Africa easily achieved the target of 176 runs in the 18th over for the loss of 3 wickets.