T20 World Cup: South Africa beat Zimbabwe by 5 wickets, set-up semi-final clash with New Zealand

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South Africa's win over Zimbabwe means SA are confirmed to take on New Zealand in the first semi-final on March 4. The winner of the ongoing India vs West Indies will meet England in the second semi-final on March 5.

Raza bagged the Player of the Match award despite ending on the losing side.

"Certainly qualifying (to the Super Eights) was a big step. Getting a ticket to the next World Cup without the qualifiers, massive achievement. I think in these Super 8s, as much as we have lost, Pommie, but I can assure you, the lessons we have taken on," Raza says.

"After the first game, we got better. After the second game, we even got better. So these are the things that when I look into my team and I say, you know what, we are learning, we are growing, and as a captain, I couldn't have asked for more and I couldn't be any more proud of the boys. So as a captain and as a leader, I'm very, very proud of this bunch of boys because I genuinely felt that we got better with every game that went on," he added.

SA win! They remain unbeaten in T20 World CUp 2026 heading into semi-final.

SA need 7 runs in 18 balls. They are 147/5 after 17 overs.

South Africa inching closer to a win here with two boundaries in a span of 5 balls but two different overs.

SA- 129/5 after 15 overs. South Africa need 25 runs in 30 balls. George Linde- 15* off 12, Tristan Stubbs- 13* off 15.

South Africa- 126/5 after 14 overs. Tristan Stubbs- 12* off 11, George Linde- 13* off 10. They need 28 runs to win in 36 balls.

Brad Evans is back into the attack. His 2 overs have gone for 16 runs already.

South Africa need 34 runs in 42 balls. 5 wickets in hand. George Linde- 12* off 8, Tristan Stubbs- 7* off 7.

Linde & Stubb, the two batters out in the middle for South Africa. The equation now- less than run ball needed with 5 wickets in hand and seems like SA should seal this from here.

SA need 61 runs from 60 balls.

Brevis tries to play the lofted shot again but this one is not from the middle of the bat; the subtle variation from Raza perhaps deceives him and he mistimes this. Excellent catch from Ryan Burl. SA- 101/5 in 10.4 overs.

Miller tried to use the pace of the bowler to perhaps place it past short third or go over him. But's it's gone straight to the fielder who catches it. The half-century stand gets broken. ZIM- 93/4 in 9.6 overs.

First a shot ball from Muzarabani, which doesn't bounce as much as the bowler would have wanted. Pulled for SIX by Brevis. Later in the over, Miller prodocues a superb cover drive to find the fence.

Masakadza vs Miller, Round 1 goes to the left-hander. Over long on for a straight SIX first ball before a boundary three balls later. He then ends the over with another SIX. 17 runs off the over. SA- 82/3 after 9 overs. David Miller- 18* off 12, Dewald Brevis- 28* off 13.

Another high-quality stroke from Brevis. This is not a half-volley from Muzarabani but he still manages to drive it for FOUR. SA manage 6 runs from the over to move the scorecard to 65/3 after 8 overs. David Miller- 2* off 7, Dewald Brevis- 27* off 12.

Brilliant. It's a full ball and Brevis goes over long off for a splendid hit. Gets the maximum result. Second six of the over and SA reach 59/3 after 7 overs. Dewald Brevis- 22* off 10, David Miller- 1* off 3.

A 95-metre maximum from Dewald Brevis. Judges the line and length early, first ball fo Cremer's spell and desposits it into the leg side boundary.

Evans gets his revenge in the same over. Rickelton doesn't connect this as well as the twin sixes but the fielder comes in to take the catch before realising it might go over and had to move back. Burl then dives back and manages to hold on to the catch. Rickelton falls for 31 off 22. ZIM 3 wickets down. ZIM- 43/3 in 5.5 overs.

Rickelton with back-to-back SIXES! It's Brad Evans who he is targeting in the last over of the powerplay and has been mighty effective so far.

Ryan Rickelton gets going. Poor ball, alright but this is a seriously good hit. Over mid on and over the roped for a SIX. Rickelton realising they needed some momentum in the innings. SA- 30/2 after 5 overs.

SA- 21/2 after 4 overs. Dewald Brevis- 6* off 4, Ryan Rickelton- 11* off 13. Evan- 1 over, 3 runs, 0 wicket.

Markram falls. Raza beats Markram and castles his stumps. The South African captain departs for 4 off 5. SA- 14/2 in 2.5 overs.

Ryan Rickelton joins Aiden Markam in the middle. South Africa- 4/1 after the 1st over. Ryan Rickelton- 2* off 2, Aiden Markram- 2* off 2.

Raza offers a bit of width and De Kock looks to cut it away on the off side and only manages an edge through to the keeper. What a day he is having, first a 73 runs with the bat and now a wicket in the first over. Can he inspire his team to a win? SA- 1/1 in 0.3 overs.

Sikandar Raza with the ball in hand for Zimbabwe. For South Africa, it's the duo of Aiden Markram and Quinton de Kock.

South Africa's run chase gets underway. They need 154 runs to win in Delhi and maintain their unbeaten record in this tournament so far.

Zimbabwe finish at 153/7. South Africa need 154 runs to win.

Madande does connect and gets FOUR !