After Allen scored a century in 33 balls, New Zealand achieved the target of 170 runs at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata by scoring 173 runs in 13 overs.
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Finn Allen's century helped New Zealand beat South Africa by nine wickets to reach the final of the Twenty20 World Cup on Wednesday. New Zealand chased down the target of 170 runs in 13 overs at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata after Allen's century in 33 balls.
New Zealand, who reached the semi-finals only on run rate after beating Pakistan in the 'Super Eight', will play the winner of the match between India and England in the final on Sunday. The second semi-final will be held in Mumbai on Thursday, while the final will be held in Ahmedabad.
India had chased down the 196 runs scored by the West Indies in the 'Super Eight' match on Sunday at the same ground. New Zealand also continued the same rhythm and reached the final for the second time. New Zealand has not yet won the Twenty20 World Cup.
In the first 5 balls of the 13th over, Allen hit 3 fours and 2 sixes off Marco Janssen to complete his century and lead New Zealand to victory. Allen and Tim Seifert shared a 117-run partnership for the first wicket to lay the foundation for New Zealand's victory. Seifert scored 58 runs off 33 balls. He hit 7 fours and 2 sixes. Rachin Ravindra remained unbeaten on 13 runs off 11 balls, hitting 2 fours.
South Africa was the only unbeaten team in the tournament before the semi-finals. But South Africa, who lost to India in the final two years ago, once again missed out on a decisive match in a major ICC tournament.
Earlier, Janssen's unbeaten 55 had seen South Africa recover from 77-5 to score 169-8. Spinners Ravindra and Cole McConney took 2 wickets each, while Tristan Stubbs and Jansen put on a 73-run partnership for a reduced South Africa. Stubbs scored 29 runs off 24 balls, including 5 fours and 1 six. Jansen hit 2 fours and 5 sixes in his 30-ball innings, which helped South Africa post a challenging total. McConney dismissed Quinton de Kock for 10 runs with his off-spin in the second over and Ryan Rickelton in the next ball. Dewald Davis prevented his hat-trick wicket. Ravindra was caught at midwicket by Lockie Ferguson, leaving captain Aiden Markram on 2 runs. But Markram could not take much advantage of it. Left-arm spinner Ravindra had him caught by Darrell Mitchell at deep for 18 runs. Glenn Phillips also dropped a catch to David Miller for 3 runs. But Ravindra got him caught again by Mitchell for 6 runs after 5 balls. South Africa had already lost half their team in 10.2 overs when Jimmy Neesham dismissed Brewis for 34. Brewis scored 34 runs off 27 balls with 3 fours and 2 sixes. Ferguson bowled Stubbs while Janssen completed his half-century with a six. Fast bowler Matt Henry, who was included in the team in India only on Tuesday night after the birth of his child in New Zealand, dismissed Corbin Bosc and Kagiso Rabada in the final over.
