India, March 4 -- Marco Jansen sparked South Africa's late surge with a fearless counterattack that swung momentum in their favour during the semifinal against New Zealand. Walking in with the innings in need of urgency, the left-hander unleashed a flurry of clean strikes, finishing unbeaten on 55 from just 30 deliveries. His assault lifted the Proteas to a total that looked far more competitive than it had a few overs earlier. In doing so, Jansen became only the second batter to score a fifty from No.7 or lower in a T20 World Cup knockout match, matching the feat achieved by Michael Hussey, whose 60 not out off 24 balls against Pakistan in the 2010 semifinal at Gros Islet remains one of the tournament's most memorable cameos.

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