South Africa aur New Zealand T20 World Cup ke semi-final mein Kolkata mein mil rahe hain. Dono teams ne 2000 ke baad se koi ICC white-ball trophy nahi jeeti. South Africa is tournament mein ab tak unbeaten hai aur group stage mein New Zealand ko hara chuka hai. Unhone apne saare matches India mein khele hain. New Zealand dusre result par depend karke aur Sri Lanka ko hara kar qualify hua. Match Eden Gardens, Kolkata mein khela jayega. South Africa ke captain Aiden Markram ne 268 runs banaye hain strike rate 175.16 ke saath. New Zealand ke captain Mitchell Santner ne kaha ki unki team ko qualify karne ke liye Pakistan ke haarne ki zarurat thi. New Zealand ne ICC events mein South Africa ke khilaaf teen knockout matches jeete hain, sabhi 50-over cricket mein. Jo team jeetegi, wo final ke liye qualify karegi.
Toss & Conditions
Semi-final Kolkata, India mein khela jayega. Conditions fast bowlers ko spin se zyada favour karne ki umeed hai, kyunki dono teams pace par rely karne wali hain.
Head-to-Head
Pichle teen encounters mein, South Africa ne ek baar jeeta hai aur New Zealand ne do baar. Sabse recent match 14 February 2026 ko hua tha, jisme South Africa ne seven wickets se jeet hasil ki thi.
South Africa
South Africa ne apne last teen matches jeete hain — Zimbabwe, West Indies, aur India ko hara kar — aur unka record 9-1 hai net run rate 1.809 ke saath.
New Zealand
New Zealand ne apne last teen matches mein se do jeete hain — Sri Lanka aur Canada ko hara kar — lekin England se haar gaye. Unka overall record 5-5 hai aur net run rate -0.048 hai.
Playing XI
Key Stats
Prediction
Model projections ke hisaab se South Africa ke paas 66% win probability hai, jabki New Zealand ke paas 34% hai. Bookmakers South Africa ko 63% implied probability dete hain odds 1.543 ke saath. South Africa 60.1 Elo points se aage hai aur unke paas net run rate ka advantage 1.86 ka hai. Unhone apne last teen matches jeete hain, jabki New Zealand ne teen mein se do jeete hain.

