🏏ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026: First Semi-Final- SA vs NZ🏏 - Page 7

Anirban: NZ have nullified the gap by winning the toss.

Sanket Sugaonkar: Honestly NZ's bowling looks a bit weak as they are going with only 2 frontline pacers and 1 proven spinner. Neesham is generally really expensive, McConchie how many he can bowl. Phillips and Rachin can bowl few overs but we watched in the last game how that Phillips over changed the game.

Tomorrow bappa will help them blast the opposition bowlers

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Rock: "Henry and Philipps are winning this so that can meet and take revenge with England for 2019 ODI WC final. " -- Bold prediction for tomorrow's semi-final!

Raghav: "@Sujatha - I am telling you, the player that has made that possible is Tristan Stubbs."

Rizwan: "Matt Henry is available for today match?" -- Yes he is.

Cshah: "How crucial will be toss today , considering dew at Eden garden ?" -- Pretty crucial, I would say. I think both teams would fancy chasing, to state the obvious.

Sujatha : "Many felt that Heinrich Klassen's international retirement would affect the SA middle order batting. How they have proved everyone wrong!"

Dr Tamoor: "One thing that Markram has done absolutely well is to lead from the front and batted with a purpose with the burden of captaincy not being a hurdle !

MC: "Word starting with a C--you mean Champions, right? Because right now, after the WTC, the series in India and their WC performance, that's all that comes to mind about SA." -- sweetly done.

Nilashish: "This is the same ground where Lance Klusener's action made me fall in love with Pace bowling, in 1996, when I was 9 yrs old.. What a Test match that was!!"

H. Prasanna : "The great Temba changed SA and ICC tournament narrative. Markram was Man of the match in WTC championship final."

Sanket: "The way NZ has handled Dary Mitchell has been perplexing. Before this World Cup he was their best batter, but the constant up and down in the batting order means he hasn't been able to contribute much. He must play in top 5 otherwise there is no point of him playing and also NZ should play another pacer here like Duffy who is tall and has that pace which can trouble this SA batter."

Matthew: "I sure hope NZ learnt a few lessons from SA's group stage demolition of them, otherwise my late night snacks (salt and vinegar chips, shortbread, and coconut chocolate) aren't going to taste very good!"

Ashah: "Not watching live, are there colorful audience today?" Firdose told me around 15 minutes ago that there's a sprinkling of people in. More will stream in soon, I am sure.

Jacques: "By my level of nerves one would think I am about to walk onto the field myself in an hour. I really hope that SA can overcome their semi-final disasters today."

From the New Zealand camp, Al says "McConchie has also marked his run up, and painstakingly at that, putting heel to toe, heel to toe with each step."

"It is also #UnleashTheNeesh time at Eden Gardens," Al adds. That sounds like fun. For all his advice, Neesham is still around, and hasn't yet made the career switch to baking! And I am glad for that. He's a cricketer who I thoroughly enjoy. His cricket, and his tweets.

Matt Henry is getting some drills in at the practice pitches. Henry had of course flown home for the birth of his second child after their final Super Eight fixture against England, but is back with the squad as New Zealand lock in for the final run-in to the elusive title.

More from Al: "Lockie is marking his run up. Phillips and Stubbs were at either end of the pitch visualising and it looked like a tennis match."

Jay: "Not to jinx it, but in recent times, the winner of the first semi final at a World Cup has gone on to lose the tournament.... The math is all there for you to see"

Originally posted by: Swathi_7

Tomorrow bappa will help them blast the opposition bowlers

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Even Bappa helps those who help themselves

bappa pls give sadbhuddi to our Aasman — stop him from giving the ball to Dube; Sanju mere yaar we need another 97* from you!!!

Abhishek air shots na khele; Varun, for once does good fielding and doesn’t let sitters slip through his fingers

Ferguson b Cole McConchie 10(8) [4s-1 6s-1]

Cole McConchie to Quinton de Kock, THATS OUT!! Caught

SA/NZ fans se zyada Indian folks will be watching the match eagerly

Ryan out 💔 💔.

SA 16/2.

Both wickets to Cole McConchie

SA lost their second wicket!