South Africa vs New Zealand Champions Trophy Semi Final 2- when and where to watch, venue, most likely playing XIs, full squad details, Pitch Report, Weather and more
The Kiwis have played a tactical brand of cricket in the prestigious event for which they are renowned. The side finished second in Group A, winning two out of three games. Their wins came against Pakistan (by 60 runs) and Bangladesh (by five wickets), respectively. Their sole defeat came at the hands of India by 44 runs in their last league game in Dubai. However, the side will be putting that defeat behind their back and be looking forward to the upcoming game. In the Pakistan Tri-Nation Series, which was held ahead of the Champions Trophy, the Mitchell Santner-led side had faced the Proteas at this very ground and defeated them by six wickets.
On the other hand, the South African side has made its way through to the next round of the tournament convincingly. In the group stage, the team registered two wins and one game ended without a result against Australia. The side finished with five points and is in a good space. However, the team is struggling with some injury concerns as on the eve of the clash, George Linde was called up as the cover for star batter Aiden Markram, who injured his right hamstring in the field against England. Meanwhile, skipper Temba Bavuma and opener Tony de Zorzi have recovered in time from illness and are expected to play in the upcoming game.
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SA vs NZ2nd Semi Final Match Details
Match: SA vs NZ2nd Semi Final Match of Champions Trophy
Captains:
Mitchell Santner is going to lead New Zealand Cricket Team
T Bavumawill lead South Africa Cricket Team
When: Wednesday, March 5th, 2025
Match is going to start at 02.30 p.m. (IST)
Venue:Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Head-to-head of these two teams: Both teams have played 73 matches against each other. Out of which South Africa has won 25 matches and New Zealand has won 43 matches with zero tie and 5 ended up in no result.
Likely playing XI
New Zealand (NZ):
Tom Latham (wk), WA Young, Kane Williamson, Rachin Ravindra, DJ Mitchell, Michael Bracewell, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner (C), MJ Henry, William O’Rourke, KA Jamieson
South Africa (SA):
RD Rickelton (wk), H Klaasen, T Bavuma (C), AK Markram, HE van der Dussen, KA Maharaj, DA Miller, M Jansen, Wiaan Mulder, K Rabada, L Ngidi
Pitch report
The Gaddafi Stadium has played host to a couple of high-scoring clashes in the ongoing Champions Trophy 2025. There has been even bounce on the surface, and the margin for error is very little for the bowlers. Batters can score a lot of runs if they are willing to spend time in the middle. The average first innings score is 338. The team winning the toss will be looking to bowl first.
Best players from both of the teams
Best Batsman:Tom Latham
Best Bowler:Marco Jansen
Weather forecast for today in Lahore
Maximum temperature: 24°C
Minimum temperature:20°C
Wind speed:16km/h
Chances of rain: 0%
Capacity of stadium: 34, 000
Prediction to win:Team Bowling first is most likely to win the match
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