SA vs NZ Howzat11 Prediction, Semi Final 2, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing 11, Injury Updates & Pitch Report for Champions Trophy 2025

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Preview

The 2nd Semi Final of the Champions Trophy 2025 will see South Africa locking horns with New Zealand, at the Gadaffi Stadium, on Wednesday, March 4. 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. This promises to be a thrilling match. 

Match Expert Tips

The captain and vice-captains have been selected keeping the venue in mind. The Gadaffi Stadium in Lahore is expected to be good for batting. There will be some help for the spinners as well and batting will be good with shorter boundaries and quick outfield especially the chasing team will have a big advantage. We will try to cover as many batters and all-rounders in the fantasy side and focus more on the inform players from both these sides.

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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Weather Report

stadiumGaddafi Stadium, Lahore

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25.7°C

humidity17% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

South Africa vs England
W

SA

vs

ENG

Champions Trophy

Australia vs South Africa
NR

AUS

vs

SA

Champions Trophy

Afghanistan vs South Africa
W

AFG

vs

SA

Champions Trophy

Pakistan A vs South Africa
W

PAK A

vs

SA

CT Warmup

Pakistan vs South Africa
L

PAK

vs

SA

Pakistan ODI Tri-Series

New Zealand vs India
L

NZ

vs

IND

Champions Trophy

Bangladesh vs New Zealand
W

BAN

vs

NZ

Champions Trophy

Pakistan vs New Zealand
W

PAK

vs

NZ

Champions Trophy

New Zealand vs Pakistan
W

NZ

vs

PAK

Pakistan ODI Tri-Series

Injury and availability news

will be added when there is an update

Pitch Report

The surrface here will be a balanced one with good help for both pacers and spinners. Both teams will prefer chasing at this venue.

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Pace Bowling

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Spin Bowling

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Batting Pitch

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291

Average Score

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Bowling Pitch

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Player Picks

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Ryan Rickelton SA | WK

Ryan Rickelton scored a pristine 103 runs in the opening match against Afghanistan. He has been in terrific form with the bat.

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Kane Williamson NZ | BAT

Kane Williamson scored 81 runs in the previous match and has amassed 7122 runs in 171 ODI matches. He will be a captaincy pick against this opposition

Avoid Having These Players In Your Fantasy Sports Team

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Tabraiz Shamsi

SA | BOWL

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Kyle Jamieson

NZ | BOWL

Last Updated On - Mar 4 2025 12:45 PM

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Heinrich Klaasen

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Ryan Rickelton
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Temba Bavuma

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Rassie van der Dussen

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Will Young

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Kane Williamson

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Marco Jansen

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Glenn Phillips

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Daryl Mitchell
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Kagiso Rabada

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Matt Henry

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This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.

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