KOLKATA: New Zealand have won the toss and decided to field first against South Africa in the first semi-final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 here at the Eden Gardens on Wednesday.
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Playing XIs
New Zealand: 1 Tim Seifert (wk), 2 Finn Allen, 3 Rachin Ravindra, 4 Glenn Phillips, 5 Daryl Mitchell, 6 Mark Chapman, 7 Mitchell Santner (capt), 8 James Neesham, 9 Cole McConchie, 10 Matt Henry, 11 Lockie Ferguson
South Africa: 1 Aiden Markram (capt), 2 Quinton de Kock (wk), 3 Ryan Rickelton, 4 Dewald Brevis, 5 David Miller, 6 Tristan Stubbs, 7 Marco Jansen, 8 Corbin Bosch, 10 Kagiso Rabada, 10 Keshav Maharaj, 11 Lungi Ngidi
Head to Head
New Zealand and South Africa have played each other 19 times in the T20I format. South Africa have won 12 times while New Zealand have won seven.
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