SA vs NZ Howzat11 Prediction, Semi Final 2, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing 11, Injury Updates & Pitch Report for Champions Trophy 2025
South Africa won the previous match against England.
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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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Players Stats in current Series
Rachin Ravindra
NZ - all
226 Runs
3 Matches
Rassie van der Dussen
SA - bat
193 Runs
3 Matches
Tom Latham
NZ - wk
191 Runs
4 Matches
Kane Williamson
NZ - bat
189 Runs
4 Matches
Will Young
NZ - bat
150 Runs
4 Matches
Ryan Rickelton
SA - wk
147 Runs
3 Matches
Kyle Jamieson
NZ - bowl
225.00
3 Matches
Glenn Phillips
NZ - wk
140.20
4 Matches
David Miller
SA - bat
139.08
3 Matches
Aiden Markram
SA - bat
127.69
3 Matches
Heinrich Klaasen
SA - wk
106.35
2 Matches
Wiaan Mulder
SA - all
105.26
3 Matches
Matt Henry
NZ - bowl
10 Wkts
4 Matches
Mitchell Santner
NZ - all
7 Wkts
4 Matches
Michael Bracewell
NZ - bat
6 Wkts
4 Matches
Wiaan Mulder
SA - all
6 Wkts
3 Matches
Kagiso Rabada
SA - bowl
6 Wkts
3 Matches
William O’Rourke
NZ - bowl
6 Wkts
4 Matches
Michael Bracewell
NZ - bat
4.44
4 Matches
Rachin Ravindra
NZ - all
4.64
3 Matches
Mitchell Santner
NZ - all
4.85
4 Matches
Keshav Maharaj
SA - bowl
4.87
3 Matches
Wiaan Mulder
SA - all
4.88
3 Matches
Matt Henry
NZ - bowl
5.33
4 Matches
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
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.
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
Rassie van der Dussen SA | BAT
Rassie van der Dussen is a vey good batter in the middle order and has amassed 2588 runs in 70 ODI matches at an impressive average of 49.8
Glenn Phillips NZ | WK
Glenn Phillips scored a half century against Pakistan in the opening match of the CT and he can also bowl a few overs of spin.
Kagiso Rabada SA | BOWL
Kagiso Rabada picked up three wickets in the opening match against Afghanistan and he will be a budget pick.
William O’Rourke NZ | BOWL
Will ORourke picked up three crucial wickets in the opening match against Pakistan. He will be lethal with the new ball once again
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Tabraiz Shamsi
SA | BOWL
Kyle Jamieson
NZ | BOWL
Last Updated On - Mar 4 2025 12:45 PM
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