South Africa sniff Super 8s entry t20 WC 2026 View(s): View(s):Ahmedabad, India, AFP: Captain Aiden Markam’s unbeaten 86 and 4-40 by Marco Jansen led South Africa to a seven-wicket thrashing of New Zealand on Saturday to all but book their Super Eights berth at the T20 World Cup. South Africa ran riot in the six-over power play, racking up 83-1 to set up a comfortable chase of their 176 target. David Miller finished it off with a massive winning six to take South Africa to 178-3 with 17 balls to spare for their third win in three games. South Africa and New Zealand are still favourites to advance as the top two in Group D, though United Arab Emirates and Afghanistan retain an outside chance of going through. South Africa lost Quinton de Kock, for 20, and Ryan Rickelton, for 21 off a good catch in the deep by Daryl Mitchell, but Markram looked fluent.

Source: Sunday Times February 15, 2026 05:15 UTC