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'We Back Ourselves': Underdogs New Zealand Eye T20 World Cup Final

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'We Back Ourselves': Underdogs New Zealand Eye T20 World Cup Final

By AFP News March 03, 2026 • 22:37 PM View: 222

Underdogs New Zealand back themselves against anyone in "one-off games", declared captain Mitchell Santner Tuesday on the eve of their T20 World Cup semi-final against South Africa in Kolkata.

Santner admitted that Aiden Markram's unbeaten South Africa, who comfortably beat New Zealand by seven wickets in the group stage, were "very good".

TAGS Mitchell Santner South Africa Vs Zealand ICC T20 World Cup 2026

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