SA vs NZ Dream11 Prediction, Semi Final 2, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing 11, Injury Updates & Pitch Report for Champions Trophy 2025
Both teams will be keen to do well.
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South Africa will take on New Zealand in the 2nd Semi Final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. This match will be played at Gadaffi Stadium in Lahore. Champions Trophy 2025 will be held from 19 February to 9 March 2025 and will be contested by the top eight ranked men's national teams. Group A includes Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and New Zealand. At the same time, Group B includes Australia, England, Afghanistan, and South Africa.
South Africa finished top of the Group B with two wins in three matches. On the other hand, New Zealand came second in Group A with two wins in three matches. New Zealand and South Africa have faced each other in 73 matches in ODI. Out of these 73 games, New Zealand have won 26 whereas South Africa have come out victorious on 42 occasions. 5 matches ended without a result.
New Zealand suffered a 44 run defeat in the previous match against India. They restricted India to 249 but could not chase down the total. On the other hand, South Africa beat England by seven wickets in the previous match. Both these teams have a balanced squad. This promises to be an exciting match betweeen these two sides and the winner will play in the final on 9th March.
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Match Information
South Africa vs New Zealand, 2nd Semi-Final
ICC Champions Trophy, 5 Mar 2025, Wed, 2:30 PM IST, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
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00:15:57:56
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Weather Report
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13.5°C
52% (Humidity)
Probable Playing XI
South Africa
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
Bench : T Stubbs, T de Zorzi, T Shamsi, C Bosch
New Zealand
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
Bench : Devon Conway, MS Chapman, Nathan Smith, JA Duffy
Injury and availability news
Pitch Report
50%
Pace Bowling
50%
Spin Bowling
55%
Batting Pitch
291
Average Score
45%
Bowling Pitch
Player Picks


Kane Williamson NZ | BAT
Kane Williamson has amassed 7122 runs in 171 ODI matches. He will be a captaincy pick against this opposition.


Marco Jansen SA | ALL
Jansen can be lethal with the new ball and was the leading wicket-take in the recently concluded SA20. He can also be handy with his batting.


Daryl Mitchell NZ | ALL
Daryl Mitchell has scored 1792 runs in 47 ODIs at an average of 49 and can also bowl a few overs of medium pace. He will be keen to do well
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Tony de Zorzi
SA | BAT


Lungi Ngidi
SA | BOWL
Teams will be updated after Toss
Last Updated On - Mar 4 2025 8:45 PM
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