New Zealand (173/1) decimate South Africa (169/8) by 9 wickets in a one-sided encounter to reach final of T20 World Cup 2026

[Ahmed216]

There is no prize for making the semi final and final.

No one remembers such things except Rizbar fanboys.

But there are fines for not making semi finals under the current regime. Enjoy reaping what you have sown

 

[Devadwal]

Good that they are choking now and not in the semi final?

Ye semi final hi hai Maharaj

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Allen is just toying with the South African bowlers now

 

[Deewana Mastana]

What a one sided semi final this is

Saffers choking again at the big stage

 

[jnaveen1980]

40 ball 100 still on?

 

[Katwalindian]

Nah ..had it been 30 more runs ..NZ would have come under pressure

Only in dreams....these openers don't care about pressure......

 

[Dr_Bassim]

What is Finn Allen doing?

He needs to pat it back to the bowler like Rizbar and pretend that if he gets out NZ will collapse.

 

[ads101]

Pakistan and South Africa should be banned from World Tournaments

Chokers

Pakistan aren’t chokers. You can’t be chokers when you’re going in as underdogs every tournament. In fact sadly we are massive overachievers given the amount of tournaments we have won relative to how much of a favourite we were to win any tournament.

 

[jnaveen1980]

17 runs needed what kind of chat Markram is goign to have

 

[Smbhayi]

Lol what is Markram saying to Jansen at this stage? Let's finish this early..

 

[Ball Blazer]

Mind says it will be a repeat of the 2019 CWC final in this T20 World Cup final.

Heart says we will be playing the final in Ahmedabad.

and then the crowd will go silence

 

[Deewana Mastana]

That's how you do it Allen

 

[Ahmed216]

What is Finn Allen doing?

He needs to pat it back to the bowler like Rizbar and pretend that if he gets out NZ will collapse.

Have the courage to talk more about current set of players now. Rizbar are past.

 

[jnaveen1980]

This si the best bowling attack in the world cup? lol Not even netherlands went like this

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

If he was not so inconsistent he would be the undisputed GOAT of the T20 format.

There is nobody who hits the ball quite like Finn Allen

You can't have both. This is T20 cricket. If you play like this you are bound to be inconsistent. But it's completely worth it for knocks like these

 

[Smbhayi]

Can Allen get a hundred..

 

[Bhaijaan]

This is brutal.

Brutal brutal take down of a top team in a semi final

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Finn Allen take a bow

Wow

 

[GudduBadmash]

This guy is an absolute monster man

 

[Justcrazy]

Pure Carnage by Allen

 

[Josh]

You gotta feel for South Africa. Just not their day ..totally outplayed

 

[Bhaijaan]

96 from 32

Finn Allen

What a knock lol

 

[Justcrazy]

This is unbelievable , kiwis winning it in 13 overs

 

[jnaveen1980]

Finn Allen 40 ball 100 loading. He will enjoy this ground. Short side boundary. Insanely quick outfield.

It is on Baby !!! Infact better than my prediction.

 

[prash88]

You gotta feel for South Africa. Just not their day ..totally outplayed

No feelings. Their arrogant coaches deserves every bit of it..

 

[GudduBadmash]

Probably one of the greatest World Cup innings that, unbelievably destructive

 

[Devadwal]

and then the crowd will go silence

Bhai apko crowd ki badi fikar hori hai.

 

[JattMaula]

What a century!
Take a bow Allen!

 

[Justcrazy]

100 of just 33 balls by ALLEN

 

[Smbhayi]

Fastest T20I hundred in world cup by Allen..

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

100 off 33 balls

 

[Bhaijaan]

Finn Allen

100* from 33

FASTEST EVER T20I World Cup century

NZ WINS

NZ ENTERS THE FINAL

 

[RahulBose]

SA we're made to look good by India. Otherwise they are maybe 4th or 5th

Lol....

 

[rhony]

Jansen taketh and Jansen Giveth. Nice guy

 

[GudduBadmash]

NZ will be hoping they face England in the Final because if it is India in India then they will get blitzed

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

One of the greatest T20I knocks ever

@jnaveen1980 You were off by 7 balls but I think we can forgive that

 

[Devadwal]

What was thattttt inningssss Fin Allen!!! 33-ball century against Proteas in a semi-final run chase is no normal feat!!

 

[Dr_Bassim]

Yeah we need Rizbar.

Anyone who says that should stop watching cricket.

 

[Bhaijaan]

@jnaveen1980

Damn this dude just said Finn Allen will smash a 100 in 50 tonight before the match.

He did it in 33 balls

@RedwoodOriginal

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Too good. Big man power

 

[jnaveen1980]

One of the greatest T20I knocks ever

@jnaveen1980 You were off by 7 balls but I think we can forgive that

This ground perfectly siuts guys like. Free swing batsmen. Sunil Narine, Dre Russ.

 

[ads101]

Incredible by Allen. Finished a century in an over 300 sr. Imagine averaging over 3 runs per ball lol for a whole century in a knockout match, absolutely insane.

 

[Dr_Bassim]

Santner is so cool.

Barely emotional.

 

[jnaveen1980]

@jnaveen1980

Damn this dude just said Finn Allen will smash a 100 in 50 tonight before the match.

He did it in 33 balls

@RedwoodOriginal

40 balls.!! So he beat my prediction by 7 balls

 

[amvbfm]

Sheesh! That was an incredible innings. He singlehandedly steamrolled the best team of the tournament.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Anyone is going to tell "NZ does not deserve to win this" anymore? They bowled to their plans. Restricted them. Clinically destroyed them.

 

[shah9425]

So Allen needs 95 runs to surpass Farhan


Let's see

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Lol no more groveling for India left in this tournament now

 

[GudduBadmash]

Yeah we need Rizbar.

Anyone who says that should stop watching cricket.

We have nobody like Finn Allen in Pakistan brother and will never have anybody like this in Pakistan Cricket. We have one of the most overhyped players in World Cricket. But this is going to happen when you are treated like some Pseudo Celeb.

 

[ads101]

The funny thing is that there were 43 balls left. It only took Finn 33 balls to hit the century. If he played at this rate, he could have arguably even hit the double century if he had full overs.

 

[GLORY OF '92]

This ground perfectly siuts guys like. Free swing batsmen. Sunil Narine, Dre Russ.

240 was par probably

 

[jnaveen1980]

Sheesh! That was an incredible innings. He singlehandedly steamrolled the best team of the tournament.

This is why i don't believe in favorites in T20. If you dial back Gurbaaz singlehandedly was winning against SA. He thrashed every single SA bowler apart. Then some brain fade

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Lol no more groveling for India left in this tournament now

What does this even mean?

 

[rhony]

Seifert the slacker. Only 58 off 33

 

[GLORY OF '92]

We have nobody like Finn Allen in Pakistan brother and will never have anybody like this in Pakistan Cricket.

Afridi

 

[Dr_Bassim]

We have nobody like Finn Allen in Pakistan brother and will never have anybody like this in Pakistan Cricket.

We have Fakhar and we put him at number 5.

 

[RexRex]

Interviewer: Did you have a cupcake before the game ?
Markram:

 

[The Bald Eagle]

What does this even mean?

Shukri gone

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

SA was lucky to face Afg in 2024. Otherwise they would nt have played that final

 

[GudduBadmash]

We have Fakhar and we put him at number 5.

No Comparison. Fakhar does not even have 5 percent of this ability.

The only player we have produced who had the same hitting power and Agility as Allen was Imran Nazir

 

[shah9425]

SA the serial chokers

 

[CricVet]

Nah ..had it been 30 more runs ..NZ would have come under pressure

Well...I never argued that Dew does not play its role. SA missed their chance to get an early breakthrough..SA batted very poorly against spin as I commented earlier at the start of their inning

 

[shah9425]

Shukri gone

Was making big statements I was not there

See the result is same

 

[jnaveen1980]

Their coach was arrogant in the press. He said SA did not win 2024 becaues he was not there.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Well...I never argued that Dew does not play its role. SA missed their chance to get an early breakthrough..SA batted very poorly against spin as I commented earlier at the start of their inning

To be fair even before dew set in they took apart.

 

[Kianig89]

NZ into yet another ICC Final , proud moment for Ian Smith ,the only refreshing thing in world cricket at present is his commentary

 

[Dr_Bassim]

Where are those people who think Pakistan got one point because of rain vs NZ.

If it didn't rain Pakistan probably would have been dripping back to Islamabad even before Sri Lanka and Shanaka manhandled Shaheen.

 

[GudduBadmash]

Afridi

Shahid Afridi was a monster but he was brute force

Imran Nazir is someone who comes to mind when I think of Finn Allen

 

[jnaveen1980]

If you play world cup in India.. play a series against India

NZ did , SA did. Both reached semi final. Finna ALlen gives credit to the series he played in India before the world cup.

 

[GudduBadmash]

Where are those people who think Pakistan got one point because of rain vs NZ.

If it didn't rain Pakistan probably would have been dripping back to Islamabad even before Sri Lanka and Shanaka manhandled Shaheen.

We got lucky it was washed out, Allen would have groped Shaukeen Afridi and Shabab Khan

 

[Dr_Bassim]

If you play world cup in India.. play a series against India

NZ did , SA did. Both reached semi final. Finna ALlen gives credit to the series he played in India before the world cup.

We played in Sri Lanka and stayed in Sri Lanka and still couldn't do anything.

 

[batandballbattle]

Absolutely brutal mauling from Allen, wouldn't have made a difference even if they got 230 with the kind of mood he was in
Same old story for SA, they look so good in the earlier stages but when it comes to a KO they seem to forget everything. Hope the other semi final tomorrow is a closer contest.

 

[NeVerMind]

Chased 170 in under 13 overs...probably a similar target what Pakistan would have needed to chase in 13.1 overs if they had batted second against Sri Lanka which even with the likes of Farhan and Fakhar firing on all cylinders, we would have never have replicated this effort by Finn Allen!

 

[jnaveen1980]

Absolutely brutal mauling from Allen, wouldn't have made a difference even if they got 230 with the kind of mood he was in
Same old story for SA, they look so good in the earlier stages but when it comes to a KO they seem to forget everything. Hope the other semi final tomorrow is a closer contest.

People only focused on the results forgettign their soft under belly which was variety in their bowling or lack of it. There is sameness in theri attack. Before the series they lost 1-3 to India.

 

[rhony]

NZ will be hoping they face England in the Final because if it is India in India then they will get blitzed

NZ favors Indians over English any day. They have a great track record. Also that stadium with 100k fans somehow motivates India's opponents more.

 

[RidiculousMan]

I missed the last bit. Were the chokers crying?

 

[Asif321]

I missed the last bit. Were the chokers crying?

No they knew already after 4 overs . Game is done

 

[CricVet]

Where are those people who think Pakistan got one point because of rain vs NZ.

If it didn't rain Pakistan probably would have been dripping back to Islamabad even before Sri Lanka and Shanaka manhandled Shaheen.

You are exaggerating things ... probably out of frustration. I am also frustrated of Pak Clowns Board. However, even the selected players due to Nepotism did play England tough...Someone here making it sound like Eng walked all over Pak which is idiotic. England won for one lucky/brave inning and congratulations to them.

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

We played in Sri Lanka and stayed in Sri Lanka and still couldn't do anything.

Pak were runners in 2022, not too long back. Its ok

 

[Savak]

SA played almost all of their games at one venue. I wonder if that came back to hurt them in the semi final today