An unbeaten South Africa cricket team are all set to lock horns with New Zealand in the semi-final 1 of the T20 World Cup 2026 on Wednesday. To date, the Kiwis have lost all five matches that they have played against the Proteas in the marquee event. SA have been unbeaten in the T20 World Cup 2026 thus far while NZ won 4 out of the 7 games that they have played so far, including one win the Super 8 stage while their first game against Pakistan was washed out and they defeated Sri Lanka by 61 runs. However, the road to the final looks rocky, simply because of NZ’s record against SA in the T20 World Cups in the past.
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Both SA and NZ have been forces to reckon with in the ongoing tournament. However, SA hold an upper-hand, heading into the T20 World Cup semi-final clash at the Eden Gardens, given their past and present performances. New Zealand first lost to South Africa in the T20 World Cup 2007 edition, going down by 6 wickets with five balls remaining. Their next loss came in 2009, when the Kiwis lost by just 1 run in what was a low-scoring encounter. That was followed by 13-run loss in the 2010 edition of the tournament, where SA emerged victorious thanks to Jacques Kallis and Charl Langeveldt’s two-wicket hauls. In the 2014 edition of the T20 World Cup, South Africa clinched yet another narrow 2-run win by chasing down the 169-target with a little over three overs to spare. Dale Steyn’s four wicket-haul ensured victory over the Kiwis while a 41-run knock from Hashim Amla and a 86-run knock from JP Duminy did the deal for the Proteas.
The last time the two sides met was in the 24th match of the T20 World Cup 2026 where South Africa won by 7 wickets with 17 balls left in hand. They successfully chased down the 176-run total in 17.1 overs, with Miller and Markram staying unbeaten.
YearScoreTargetGround2007153/8154Durban2009127/5129Lord’s2010157/7171Bridgetown2014168/8171Chattogram2026175/7176AhmedabadSouth Africa’s wins against New Zealand in T20 World CupSA vs NZ squads for T20 World Cup
South Africa: Aiden Markram (c), Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brevis, Quinton de Kock (wk), Marco Jansen, George Linde, Keshav Maharaj, Kwena Maphaka, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Jason Smith, Tristan Stubbs
New Zealand: Mitchell Santner (c), Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Daryl Mitchell, Kyle Jamieson, James Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Tim Seifert, Ish Sodhi
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