{"id":36650,"date":"2026-03-04T21:02:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T19:02:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/?p=36650"},"modified":"2026-03-04T21:02:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T19:02:05","slug":"proteas-outclassed-by-new-zealand-miss-out-on-wc-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/2026\/03\/04\/proteas-outclassed-by-new-zealand-miss-out-on-wc-final\/","title":{"rendered":"Proteas outclassed by New Zealand, miss out on WC final"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_36651\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36651\" style=\"width: 513px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-36651\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-04-at-20.13.05-1-513x770.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"513\" height=\"770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-04-at-20.13.05-1-513x770.jpeg 513w, https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-04-at-20.13.05-1-779x1170.jpeg 779w, https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-04-at-20.13.05-1-768x1154.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-04-at-20.13.05-1.jpeg 852w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 513px) 100vw, 513px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36651\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image credit: Backpagepix<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>New Zealand powered to a dominant nine-wicket win over the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/2026\/03\/03\/proteas-expect-fresh-new-zealand-challenge-in-world-cup-semi\/\">Proteas<\/a> to march into the T20 World Cup final on Wednssday night in Kolkata, India.<\/p>\n<p>In a scintillating semi-final match at Eden Gardens, the Black Caps produced a clinical performance to snap the Proteas&#8217; unbeaten streak in the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>After restricting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/2026\/03\/02\/conrad-embraces-favourites-tag\/\">South Africa<\/a> to 169\/8, New Zealand stormed to 173\/1 in 12.5 overs to seal a commanding win.<\/p>\n<p>Opener, Finn Allen, was a man on a mission as he scored an unbeaten 100 off just 33 balls, the fastest century in Men&#8217;s T20 World Cup history.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Proteas all-rounder Marco Jansen struck an unbeaten 55 off 30 balls to give South Africa a fighting chance after they slumped to 77\/5.<\/p>\n<p>However, New Zealand ultimately outplayed the Proteas in all departments and will now advance to the final, where they will face either India or England on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1000\" data-end=\"1123\">It will be New Zealand\u2019s second appearance in a T20 World Cup final, having previously reached the showpiece clash in 2021.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8 MATCH RESULT \ud83d\udea8<\/p>\n<p>A memorable campaign draws to a close for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheProteas?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TheProteas<\/a> in the ICC Men&#8217;s T20 World Cup 2026. \ud83c\uddff\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\udfc6<\/p>\n<p>New Zealand secure victory by 9 wickets in the first Semi Final at Eden Gardens. \ud83c\udfcf<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Unbreakable?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Unbreakable<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/T20WorldCup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#T20WorldCup<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sTW1HNMyOG\">pic.twitter.com\/sTW1HNMyOG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Proteas Men (@ProteasMenCSA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ProteasMenCSA\/status\/2029233262837612899?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 4, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Written by: Ntsako Mukhari<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Zealand powered to a dominant nine-wicket win over the Proteas to march into the T20 World Cup final on Wednssday night in Kolkata, India. 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