🏏ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026: M24: SA vs NZ at Ahmedabad🏏 - Page 7

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Swing early on: The new ball has a tendency to swing in Ahmedabad, and with Lungi Ngidi in good rhythm, South Africa will back themselves to strike at least once in the powerplay. Seifert and Allen are in fine touch, which adds an intriguing edge to the contest. If they negotiate the early movement, don't be surprised if New Zealand surge past 50 inside the first six overs.

Kiran: “Does the group stage performance carry any weightage in super eights?” — Nope, in terms of points NRR or which group teams go into (because pre-tournament seedlings). But you’d assume the more wins a team racks up, the more confidence they might carry into the next stage.

Lungi Ngidi to Finn Allen, no run, an appeal for a run-out at the bowler's end? Ngidi isn't too sure himself - Tim Seifert was surely stranded outside the crease, so that's not an issue. The 3rd umpire is having a check. Did it brush Ngidi's shoes on its way to the stumps? UltraEdge has a flat line and NOT OUT is the call. A loopy delivery outside off and Allen mistimes the drive back at the bowler

KiwiTiger : “How’s the par score looking for this particular strip” — early indications are that NZ might need upwards of 180. But might get a better idea a few overs in NZ, remember, are batting first for the first time in this World Cup, meaning they will have to build a template along the way.

NZ are unchanged, unsurprisingly, whereas th SA have gone in with an expected change, bringing in an extra seamer for a finger-spinner (Bosch for Linde), with this being a night game and with NZ having several left handers in the side.

New Zealand Innings

5.2 Jansen to Ravindra, OUT

Edged and that is an incredibly sharp grab by Miller at short third! Back of a length in the channel. A bit of nip away and that squares up the batter slightly. Ravindra perhaps wanted to force it through extra cover. The edge flew to Miller's right and he lunged forward to hold on. Top work in the field. Miller is pumped, as is Jansen. Ravindra, disappointed at having not capitalized on another start!

Rachin Ravindra c Miller b Jansen 13 (8b 1x4 1x6) SR: 162.5

New Zealand Innings

5.5 Jansen to Allen, OUT

Skewed to mid off, and Jansen is running through this Kiwi batting line-up!

Finn Allen c Markram b Jansen 31 (17b 4x4 2x6) SR: 182.35

New Zealand

(9.5/20 ov) 91/4

South Africa

South Africa chose to field.

Stats view

Current RR: 9.25

• Last 5 ov (RR): 45/3 (9.00)

Live Forecast:

NZ 191

South Africa has done well.

Rohit: "Teams batting first seem to go too hard too fast! Scotland made that mistake earlier in the day and now NZ! End up with 20 short in trying to get 20 above par!" -- Different strategies for different teams. Markram brings himself on. Around the wicket

Over11

14 runs

NZ 106/4

CRR: 9.63

DJ Mitchell 21 (16b 2x4)

MS Chapman 26 (13b 3x4 1x6)

C Bosch0/20 (2)