Marco Jansen’s 4-40 and captain Aiden Markam’s 86* led South Africa to a seven-wicket thrashing of New Zealand on the T20 World Cup on Saturday.
Left-arm fast Jansen helped restrict New Zealand to 175-7 within the high of the desk conflict in Group D in Ahmedabad.
The Proteas ran riot within the six-over energy play, racking up 83-1 to arrange a cushty chase of their 176 goal.
David Miller completed it off with a large successful six to take South Africa to 178-3 with 17 balls to spare for his or her third win in three video games.
South Africa and New Zealand are nonetheless favourites to advance as the highest two in Group D, although the UAE and Afghanistan retain an out of doors probability of going by.
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Markram got here out roaring with a flurry of boundaries and raced to his fifty in 19 balls with a six off New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner, his fourth of the innings.
He additionally hit eight fours in his unbeaten 44-ball innings.
The Proteas misplaced Quinton de Kock, for 20, and Ryan Rickelton, for 21 off an excellent catch within the deep by Daryl Mitchell, however Markram appeared fluent.
Dewald Brevis fell for 21 off Rachin Ravindra’s left-arm spin,
Quick bowler Lockie Ferguson dropped Markram on 69 off his personal bowling so as to add to New Zealand’s woes.
Miller was unbeaten on 24 as he and Markram added an unbroken 47 to see their facet house.
Earlier, the Black Caps began cautiously earlier than Finn Allen, who hit 31 off 17 balls, took three fours and a six off Lungi Ngidi within the third over.
Tim Seifert joined the cost with a six off Jansen, however the left-arm fast hit again by having him caught behind for 13 from the subsequent ball.
Jansen struck twice in his subsequent over to dismiss Ravindra, for 13, and Allen within the house of 4 deliveries.
New Zealand slipped to 64-4 when Keshav Maharaj bowled Glenn Phillips, for one, along with his left-arm spin.
Mitchell and Mark Chapman, who high scored with 48, then put collectively 74 runs for the fifth wicket to provide New Zealand hope of reaching 200.
However South Africa’s transfer to convey again Jansen paid off as he denied Chapman a fifty with a slower supply that the all-rounder sliced to backward level.
Mitchell fell for 32 and Santner for 4 earlier than Neesham ended the innings with successive fours.
– AFP
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