NZ vs SA Match 24 Highlights - Ahmedabad (14 February 2026)

On a nagging length, on top of off. Miller angles it to backward point. Aiden is keen for a single, but David sends him back.

Drops it short, on middle. Miller swivels and pulls it to deep square leg for a run.

Wide! Mitchell Santner tosses it up, full and outside off, Aiden Markram reaches out to unleash the drive but the ball spins past his blade. A tight call but it has been given as a wide.

Short and on off, Markram slaps it hard to cover, where James Neesham gets a hand to it on the dive to his left. Saves a certain boundary. Just a single.

Santner keeps it slow, short and on off, tapped to long on for one more.

A bit quick, short and around off, Aiden cuts it square on the off side and crosses over.

Fires it in, full and on middle, Miller eases it to long on for another single.

Across off, on a good length, Miller whips it down the ground to long on for one.

Off-cutter, into the surface, on middle. Aiden stands tall and nurdles it in the vacant mid-wicket region. They think about the second run but the fielder in the deep charges in and keeps it to a single.

Fuller and angling away, David Miller firms the drive but picks out the catching cover fielder.

Pace off and on a shortish length, on off. David swivels and goes hard on the pull. Toe-ends it to long on and turns the strike over.

No shot offered! Ferguson angles it in at the hips. Aiden Markram thinks about glancing it away but then withdraws his bat. The ball clips his thigh pad and races down to the deep fine leg fence. Since there was no shot offered by Markram, the boundary will not count.

Wide! Lockie Ferguson digs it short, over middle. Aiden Markram arches back to play the upper cut but misses. Wide given for height.

DROPPED! Lockie Ferguson cannot cling on! Angled in, on a length, on middle. Aiden Markram swings hard at it to force it down the ground. The ball comes off the inner half and goes flat towards the bowler. Ferguson tries to take the catch to his right around his waist on the follow-through, but fails to hold onto it.

Very full, at the toes, knocked to long on for a single.

This is slowed down and away from the batter's arc, on a nagging length. Aiden Markram drags it on the bounce towards Santner, who leaps to his right and gets a hand on it. It deflects behind for a single.

Shorter and turning in, on middle. Miller makes room and cuts it off the stumps behind point. Jacob Duffy tumbles to his left there but lets it through, allowing the second run to be taken.

Spears it in, on middle, Miller works this full ball to long on for a run.

Flat and short, around the off stump, Aiden looks to punch it through covers but mishits it back to the bowler.

Quicker through the air, short and on top of off, Aiden dabs it to backward point, where Lockie Ferguson is on the edge of the ring. He is caught on his heels and the batters pinch in a quick single.

Slower length ball, on the leg stump line. Aiden Markram plays off the back foot and eases it to the right of long on for a couple of runs as Mitchell cuts it off. 150 up for South Africa!

 FOUR! That's a quality shot! Another pace off ball by Duffy, short and on middle and leg. Aiden Markram shimmies down a bit and heaves it perfectly in the gap, bisecting long on and deep mid-wicket fielders for a boundary. Markram moves to 77 (39), just 9 runs behind his highest T20I score.

On a back of a length, over middle, Aiden hangs deep in the crease and nudges it to deep square leg for a single.

 FOUR! Precise placement! Duffy lands a slower one halfway into the pitch, on top of off. David Miller pauses for the ball to arrive and then powers it with a pull shot to deep mid-wicket for a cracking boundary.

WIDE! Far outside off, on a fuller length, David lets it be as it breaches the guideline.

Short and slow, around off, David Miller swats it down to long on for a single.

Much fuller, on the pads, Aiden Markram chips it on the bounce to the long on fielder for one more. South Africa need 14 more runs.

Sloppy, very sloppy! A leg cutter, on a length, on middle. Aiden Markram plays with soft hands and eases it to mid on for a single. Mitchell Santner scoots to his right from mid off and intercepts the ball. He then releases the throw to the keeper's end, where Miller sways away from the firing line, and Seifert is blindsided by David standing in front. He is late to react and the ball gets past him. It beats short fine leg to his left and races away to the fence. 

Back of a length outside the off stump. Miller stands tall looks to punch it on the off side, but gets a thick outside edge that rolls to the left of short third for a single.

 Another overthrow from Santner, and he’s left scratching his head! Full on off, Markram drills it to mid off. Miller sets off but is sent back, and with the Kiwi skipper missing the direct hit, they sneak through for a run.

Short and slow on the bodyline, David Miller waits on it and pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

Good length on the stumps. Markram clips it to deep backward square leg for a single.

Slower one banged into the pitch on off. Miller swats it away to deep mid-wicket and jogs through for a single, but he and Henry nearly collide at the bowler’s end as the throw comes in. A brief mix-up and plenty of smiles after.

 SIX! A statement finish by David Miller. The Proteas make it three wins in three matches and remain glued to the top spot with 6 points. A juicy half tracker by Lockie, on top of off. David Miller gets on top of the bounce and authoritatively sends it sailing behind deep mid-wicket for a cracking six to seal the deal for his team. SOUTH AFRICA WIN BY 7 WICKETS AND 17 BALLS TO SPARE!