Jansen, Markram help South Africa beat New Zealand:SA continue winning run, march closer to Super 8 stage

South Africa defeated New Zealand by seven wickets in Ahmedabad on 14 February. Chasing 176, South Africa produced a dominant batting effort to get past the finish line in just 17.1 overs, riding on captain Aiden Markram’s 44-ball 86. With this result, South Africa continued their winning run in the tournament. New Zealand, on the other hand, were beaten for the first time in this tournament. Marco Jansen was named Player of the Match for his four-wicket haul. Marco Jansen’s four wickets keeps New Zealand to 175/7 Marco Jansen was the standout performer for South Africa with the ball in hand. The tall left-arm pacer took four wickets while conceding 40 runs at the Narendra Modi Stadium. Among his four wickets were New Zealand’s top three- Finn Allen (31), Tim Seifert (13) and Rachin Ravindra (13). Apart from Jansen, Lungi Ngidi, Corbin Bosch and Keshav Maharaj were amongst the wickets for South Africa. Glenn Phillips was New Zealand’s best batter, hitting 48 runs off 26 balls with six fours and two sixes. Also read: Wait for 24 hours,’ Suryakumar, Salman tight-lipped on handshake: Indian captain says Abhishek Sharma will play vs Pakistan Aiden Markram, the star for South Africa with the bat Markram was in some mood for destruction in Ahmedabad. The South African captain made an absolute mockery of the 176-run chase, hitting the New Zealand bowlers all around the park. The right-hander got to his fifty off just 19 balls, becoming the fastest South African to score a T20 World Cup half-century, breaking a 10-year record set by Quinton de Kock. The right-hander struck eight fours and four sixes and his 86* is the highest score by a South African in a T20 World Cup match. Quinton de Kock (20), Ryan Rickelton (21), Dewald Brevis (21) and David Miller (24*) made important contributions. One of the highlights for New Zealand in the second innings was Daryl Mitchell’s excellent catch to dismiss Ryan Rickelton. The New Zealand cricketer took the catch and threw the ball up, thinking he could go over. And he returned just in time to complete the catch.