Allen's stunning 100* off 33 balls puts New Zealand into final - report
New Zealand win by nine wickets with 43 balls to spare
Black Caps will face India or England in Sunday's final
New Zealand hit second-highest powerplay score of tournament (84-0)
McConchie takes two wickets in two balls as SA make poor start
Target 170
Image source, Getty ImagesSouth Africa finally turn to spin and Keshav Maharaj.
But is it too little and too late?
Seven runs off his first over, with Tim Siefert punishing a wide and short delivery with a four through cover. He's now just three runs short of a half-century.
Sensational and sustained hitting from Seifert!
Seifert keeps finding the boundary after being dropped
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New Zealand looking like a team possessed and focussed on winning convincingly. Clearly they are desperate for a World Cup win after the disappointment in the two finals in 2019 (vs England) and 2021 (vs Australia).
James, London
Do New Zealand think this is a T10?
Martin, York
Steven Finn
Former England fast bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
I am surprised South Africa have not turned to Keshav Maharaj or other spin just to change the flow of the game and do something different to the batters.
NZ 84-0 | Target 170
Absolute carnage!
Finn Allen follows up the six with four consecutive boundaries off Corbin Bosch and New Zealand are almost halfway there - and we're only six overs in.
Drinks will be taken in Kolkata. Everyone needs a break after that onslaught - most definitely South Africa.
It's the second-highest total during a powerplay at this T20 World Cup after India's 86-1 against Namibia.
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Who are you and what have you done with South Africa?
Eric, Cambridge
Target 170
Corbin Bosch comes into the attack but there's not letting down from New Zealand.
Finn Allen welcomes him with a shot over backward point in the final over of a very productive powerplay for the Black Caps.
New Zealand have taken this run-chase by the horns. Sensational stuff.
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New Zealand do have a better track record than South Africa, and I think the pressure is telling. Unbeaten until now, yet unable to handle a key game.
Anant, Shepperton
Target 170
It's shortish from Kagiso Rabada next and it's no mercy from Tim Seifert, who pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary.
Rabada's over goes for 18 runs and New Zealand are cruising.
South Africa need a wicket here to halt their opponents' momentum.
Steven Finn
Former England fast bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Savage from Tim Seifert. You can almost call this game barring something extraordinary.
South Africa are purely defensive now.
Daniel Norcross
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Thumped, mullered, obliterated, smashed. Don't bowl there to Tim Seifert.
Target 170
Kagiso Rabada tries a slower ball but Tim Seifert picks it up and pounds him over long-on for another six.
The New Zealand opener has moved to 37 from 19 balls!
Steven Finn
Former England fast bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Good anticipation from Finn Allen reading the pace-on delivery. He understood that Lungi Ngidi wanted to get out the over and that allowed him to use the pace.
New Zealand are playing a New Zealand way - putting pressure on in the right way.
Target 170
Allen hits Ngidi for 'wonderful' six
New Zealand well and truly on top here!
Lungi Ngidi is brought into the attack and he goes for only five from his first five.
But Finn Allen then scoops the South Africa bowler over fine leg for a six to make it another good over for the Black Caps.
Steven Finn
Former England fast bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
That is a wonderful shot. Tim Seifert uses the bounce so well to lift the ball.
Target 170
A big over for New Zealand as 18 comes off Marco Jansen's second.
Tim Siefert is unfazed by the review against him and hits Jansen for a maximum the very next ball before the opener hits another boundary - this time with a brilliant drive.
New Zealand's final spot to lose?
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Indeed, replays show Tim Seifert doesn't get any bat on that.
South Africa lose a review.
Daniel Norcross
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
I think there was a noise - maybe a pocket of the trouser or the pad?
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Markram,caught Mitchell, bowled Ravindra Markram, caught Mitchell, bowled Ravindra | 18 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 90.00 |
de Kock,caught Ferguson, bowled McConchie de Kock, caught Ferguson, bowled McConchie | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 125.00 |
Rickelton,caught Allen, bowled McConchie Rickelton, caught Allen, bowled McConchie | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Brevis,caught Santner, bowled Neesham Brevis, caught Santner, bowled Neesham | 34 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 45 | 125.93 |
Miller,caught Mitchell, bowled Ravindra Miller, caught Mitchell, bowled Ravindra | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 100.00 |
Stubbs,bowled Ferguson Stubbs, bowled Ferguson | 29 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 120.83 |
Jansen,not out Jansen, not out | 55 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 47 | 183.33 |
Bosch,bowled Henry Bosch, bowled Henry | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 66.67 |
Rabada,caught Neesham, bowled Henry Rabada, caught Neesham, bowled Henry | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Maharaj,not out Maharaj, not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100.00 |
Extras, no balls 1, wides 12, byes 0, leg byes 1, total 14 Extras, no balls 1, wides 12, byes 0, leg byes 1, total 14 | |||||||
Total,169 for 8 20.0 overs Total,169 for 8 20.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Henry | 4.0 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8.50 |
McConchie | 1.0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9.00 |
Ferguson | 4.0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7.25 |
Neesham | 3.0 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 14.00 |
Santner | 4.0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6.25 |
Ravindra | 4.0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7.25 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
12 for 1 (1.4 overs) | de Kock |
12 for 2 (1.5 overs) | Rickelton |
55 for 3 (7.4 overs) | Markram |
77 for 4 (9.6 overs) | Miller |
77 for 5 (10.2 overs) | Brevis |
150 for 6 (18.1 overs) | Stubbs |
166 for 7 (19.3 overs) | Bosch |
166 for 8 (19.4 overs) | Rabada |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Seifert,bowled Rabada Seifert, bowled Rabada | 58 | 33 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 42 | 175.76 |
Allen,not out Allen, not out | 100 | 33 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 62 | 303.03 |
Ravindra,not out Ravindra, not out | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 118.18 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 0, byes 0, leg byes 2, total 2 Extras, no balls 0, wides 0, byes 0, leg byes 2, total 2 | |||||||
Total,173 for 1 12.5 overs Total,173 for 1 12.5 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jansen | 2.5 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 18.70 |
Rabada | 3.0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9.33 |
Ngidi | 2.0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11.00 |
Bosch | 2.0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 17.50 |
Maharaj | 3.0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
117 for 1 (9.1 overs) | Seifert |