Ahead of the South Africa vs New Zealand semi-final, captain Aiden Markram looked confident during the pre-match press conference. They should be confident as the team has performed well to qualify for the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup 2026.
Since making a U-turn from retirement, keeper-batsman Quinton de Kock has appeared as a driving force at the top of the batting order. Proteas expected another explosive innings from his Blades
Quinton de Kock’s batting statistics worse against New Zealand
Cole McConchie helped the New Zealand cricket team dismiss the dangerous opener at the beginning of the match. Quinton de Kock was out after scoring only 10 runs, scoring a 4 and a 6 while facing 8 balls at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
Against New Zealand, the batting statistics of the top order batsmen are really bad. According to ESPNcricinfo, the left-handed batsman’s batting average against the Kiwis is only 12.80 after scoring a total of 64 runs in 7 matches and 7 innings. His unbeaten innings of 28 off 23 is his highest score against New Zealand.
The batsman performed well before the semi-finals. He scored 47 against West Indies for the winning effort, before being out for a duck against Zimbabwe in the Super 8 stage. In the group stage of the 2026 T20 World Cup against Afghanistan, the southpaw scored a half-century to strengthen his claim.
Quinton de Kock is in the running in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2026:
vs New Zealand: 10 runs
vs Zimbabwe: 0
vs West Indies: 47 runs
vs India: 6 runs
vs New Zealand: 20 runs
vs Afghanistan: 59 runs
vs Canada: 25 runs
Quinton de Kock vs New Zealand in T20 World Cup 2026
In the group stage, New Zealand and South Africa will face each other on February 14 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. In that match, the 33-year-old player was only able to score. However, getting out cheaply did not spoil the team’s unbeaten streak. Chasing the target of 176 runs, the Proteas successfully achieved the target with 7 wickets and 17 balls remaining.
From 2012 to 2026, Quinton faced New Zealand 7 times in T20 Internationals. In seven of these games, the batsman lost his scalp due to being caught out, and remained not out in two cases.
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