In the first semi-final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, New Zealand defeated South Africa by 9 wickets to qualify for the final. New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner won the toss and invited South Africa to bat first. South Africa scored 169 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. Marco Janssen remained unbeaten on 55 runs. In addition, Aiden Markram was dismissed for 18, de Kock 10, Dewald Brewers 34, David Miller 6, Stubbs 29 runs. Matt Henry, McConkie and Richin Ravindra got 2 wickets each for New Zealand.
New Zealand achieved the target in the 13th over with the help of Finn Allen and Tim Seifert’s smoky batting. Kiwi opener Finn Allen scored the fastest century in the history of the T20 World Cup. He scored a century off 33 balls, which included 10 fours and 8 sixes. In addition, Tim Seifert scored 58 runs, Richan Ravindra was not out after scoring 13 runs.
