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South Africa have all but punched their ticket to the Super Eights after absolutely dismantling New Zealand by seven wickets in a top-of-the-table Group D<\/a> thriller in Ahmedabad on Saturday. Captain Aiden Markram led from the front with a scintillating unbeaten 86, whilst left-arm quick Marco Jansen ripped through the Black Caps’ batting order with figures of 4-40 in a performance that screamed intent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jansen’s deadly spell pegs back the kiwis<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

After winning the crucial toss and sending New Zealand in to bat, South Africa’s bowlers set about their work with clinical precision. The Black Caps started tentatively before Finn Allen exploded into life, smashing 31 off just 17 deliveries. The opener took particular liking to Lungi Ngidi, plundering three boundaries and a maximum in the third over to get New Zealand motoring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tim Seifert briefly joined the party with a six off Jansen, but the lanky quick had the last laugh, inducing an edge through to the keeper next ball to send Seifert packing for 13. That wicket sparked a collapse that the Kiwis never truly recovered from.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jansen was just getting warmed up. In his next over, the left-armer produced an absolute jaffa to dismiss Rachin Ravindra for 13, then had the dangerous Allen caught for 31 just four deliveries later. New Zealand were suddenly reeling, and when Keshav Maharaj’s left-arm spin accounted for Glenn Phillips, bowled for a solitary run, the Black Caps had stumbled to 64\/4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daryl Mitchell and Mark Chapman steadied the ship with a crucial 74-run partnership for the fifth wicket, giving New Zealand a sniff of reaching the 200-mark. Chapman looked in ominous touch, racing to 48 and threatening to take the game away from the Proteas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enter Jansen again. The skipper’s decision to bring back his strike bowler paid immediate dividends as Jansen deceived Chapman with a clever slower ball that the all-rounder could only slice to backward point, denying him a well-deserved half-century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mitchell departed for 32, captain Mitchell Santner managed just four, but Jimmy Neesham provided some late fireworks with successive boundaries in his 15-ball 23 to push New Zealand to a competitive 175\/7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Markram leads the charge<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

If New Zealand harboured any hopes of defending their total, South Africa’s power play onslaught crushed them emphatically. The Proteas came out swinging, absolutely plundering 83\/1 in the first six overs to effectively put the contest to bed before it had truly begun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Markram was in the mood. The captain unleashed a boundary barrage that had the New Zealand attack searching for answers. He raced to his fifty in a mere 19 deliveries, bringing it up in style with a massive six off opposition skipper Mitchell Santner, his fourth maximum of the innings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

South Africa did lose Quinton de Kock for 20 and Ryan Rickelton for 21, the latter falling to an excellent catch in the deep by Daryl Mitchell. Dewald Brevis also departed for 21, caught off Rachin Ravindra’s left-arm spin. But with Markram in this kind of form, the result was never in doubt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The captain survived a life on 69 when Lockie Ferguson spilled a return catch, and New Zealand’s frustration was palpable. Markram continued his assault, eventually finishing unbeaten on 86 from just 44 balls, an innings studded with eight fours and four towering sixes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

David Miller provided the perfect supporting act, remaining undefeated on 24. The duo added an unbroken 47-run partnership before Miller fittingly sealed the victory in emphatic fashion, launching a massive six to take South Africa to 178\/3 with a whopping 17 balls remaining.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Acknowledgment and ambition<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

“I think it’s obviously important to acknowledge the fact that we got on the right side of the toss, the ball came on quite nicely in the second innings,” Markram said post-match, showing the humility that defines his captaincy. “But having said that, the boys still had to put in a massive effort, specifically with the ball, to restrict it to what they did. I thought it was a really good effort.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New Zealand’s Mitchell, whilst disappointed, was gracious in defeat and full of praise for the match-winner. “He bowled really well tonight,” Mitchell said of Jansen’s devastating spell. “Their bowlers, you can probably tell, they have played on this surface before a couple of times, their plans and how they operate.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Super eights beckons<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

With this commanding victory, South Africa have virtually guaranteed their progression to the Super Eights. Both they and New Zealand remain favourites to advance as the top two from Group D, though the United Arab Emirates and Afghanistan <\/a>retain mathematical, if somewhat unlikely, chances of gatecrashing the party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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