New Zealand vs South Africa, 24th Match, Group D, ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 - Player Highlights

Marco Jansen to Finn Allen, out Caught by Aiden Markram!! Caught at mid-off, they're losing far too many wickets and with some poor shots - loopy slower ball outside off, floats across the right-hander and Allen can't resist the big drive. He's rooted to the crease though, can't quite get under the drive and chips it uppishly towards mid-off. The ball was dropping onto him, but Markram dives forward, does so with soft hands and completes a fine catch. Finn Allen c Aiden Markram b Marco Jansen 31(17) [4s-4 6s-2]

Marco Jansen to Finn Allen, no run, back of a length and pushed across the right-hander, punched off the back-foot to cover-point

Kagiso Rabada to Finn Allen, 1 run, fuller length delivery outside off, Ravindra goes with hard hands on the drive, the bat-face turned as he squirted a thick inside edge, behind square on the on-side for a single

Marco Jansen to Finn Allen, no run, change of pace from Jansen - Allen watches it closely and defends it to the on-side - a wicket and 17 off the over

Marco Jansen to Finn Allen, SIX, top-edge and six, banged in short and at the right-hander - Allen swivels across and went for the pull, didn't bother to keep it down - the ball kept Stubbs very interested at deep backward square leg, but the shot has enough power to drop over his head

Marco Jansen to Finn Allen, FOUR, streaky and four, back of a length and angling across the right-hander, Allen did try to run it down with an open face, but this is a genuine edge and the ball flies off the bat, past Ngidi's dive at short third

Lungi Ngidi to Finn Allen, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries for Allen - on a length and the angle takes it onto the pads, Allen gets inside the line and then clips it past mid-wicket, the timing is sweet and the ball runs away to the ropes. An expensive over from Ngidi, 18 came off it

Lungi Ngidi to Finn Allen, SIX, crunched, another slower ball outside off - Allen gets a good stride forward and then swings through the line, sends it high and over long-on for a maximum

Lungi Ngidi to Finn Allen, no run, fuller length delivery and well wide of off - a mistimed drive to cover

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 - Ngidi tried to get down in time and missed

Lungi Ngidi to Finn Allen, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries for Allen - short and wide of off, Allen climbs into the cut and clears backward point with the cut, bounces away to the ropes in a hurry

Lungi Ngidi to Finn Allen, FOUR, nicely played, fuller length delivery and well wide of off - Allen leans across into the open-faced drive, slices it over backward point and the ball bounces away to the ropes

Kagiso Rabada to Finn Allen, 1 run, full and at the stumps, pushed in front of mid-on and Allen is off for a quick single

Kagiso Rabada to Finn Allen, no run, short of a good length and angling into the right-hander - Allen swings across the line and misses, off the body and drops down onto the on-side

Kagiso Rabada to Finn Allen, no run, cheeky, and the ball just goes past the leg-stump - was the attempted leg-stump yorker as Allen shuffled acdross on the lap, he misses and the ball went perilously close to the leg-stump

Kagiso Rabada to Finn Allen, no run, beaten, short of a good length and just outside off - Allen looks to run it down towards third man and is beaten as the ball shapes away

Lungi Ngidi to Finn Allen, 1 run, short of a good length and angling into the right-hander, pushed in front of mid-on for a quick single