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    T20 WC: Wickets in the Power-play are always key, says NZ skipper Santner after defeat
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    Santner Laments Power-Play Struggles After New Zealand’s Defeat to South Africa

    By IANS News February 15, 2026 • 08:33 AM View: 360

    New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner blamed the loss of three crucial wickets in the Power-play by his team while batting first and their inability in taking more than one wicket with the ball in the first six overs in the eased conditions as the reason for their defeat to South Africa in a crucial Group D match of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 in Ahmedabad on Saturday.

    Asked to bat first, New Zealand lost Tim Seifert (13), Finn Allen (31), and Rachin Ravindra (13) as they ended the Power-play with 58/3. They were 64/4 in the seventh over, and though they recovered thanks to a 74-run partnership between Mark Chapman (48) and Daryl Mitchell (32), they lost three quick wickets again to end with a modest total of 175/7 in 20 overs. At one juncture, they looked like they would go past 200, but Marco Jansen's 4-40 haul helped South Africa fight back.

    TAGS South Africa ICC Men T20 World Cup Mitchell Santner Tim Seifert Finn Allen Rachin Ravindra Mark Chapman Daryl Mitchell Marco Jansen South Africans Aiden Markram World Cup World Cup
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