NZ vs SA Today's Match Expert Fantasy Tips & Player Stats, Champions Trophy 2025

2nd Semi-Final • Gaddafi Stadium • Lahore

New Zealand

362/6 (50)

South Africa

312/9 (50)

NZ won by 50 runs

Info

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Scorecard

Stats

Mini Games

Date & Time

05 Mar, 02:30 PM IST

Venue

Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

TV/Streaming

Star Sports

Match

2nd Semi-Final,

ICC Champions Trophy 2025

Points Table

Schedule

Stats

Umpires

Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka), Paul Reiffel (Australia), Joel Wilson (West Indies, TV)

Referee

Ranjan Madugalle (Sri Lanka)

Toss

New Zealand elected to bat

Pitch Report

PitchFlat Track Pitch

Pace BowlingPace & Bounce

Batting ConditionHigh Scoring

Spin BowlingAverage

1st Innings

256Avg Runs

7Avg Wkts

90.47Avg SR

2nd Innings

223Avg Runs

7Avg Wkts

88.81Avg SR

Weather Update

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

5- 5

Team Form (Recent 5 Matches, Latest First)

New Zealand

South Africa

Players to Watch

Top Batters

Tom Latham

NZ . WK

187 Runs

3 Matches

Ryan Rickelton

SA . WK

130 Runs

2 Matches

Will Young

NZ . BAT

129 Runs

3 Matches

Top Bowlers

Matt Henry

NZ . BOWL

8 Wkts

3 Matches

William O'Rourke

NZ . BOWL

6 Wkts

3 Matches

Wiaan Mulder

SA . ALL

5 Wkts

2 Matches

Player of the Match Rachin Ravindra

108(101)

1/20

Player of the Series Rachin Ravindra

Info

New Zealand

362/6 (50)

Batters

Will Young

91.30

c Markram b Ngidi

Rachin Ravindra

108

101

106.93

c Klaasen b Rabada

Kane Williamson

102

108.51

c Ngidi b Mulder

Daryl Mitchell

132.43

c Rabada b Ngidi

Tom Latham

80.00

b Rabada

Glenn Phillips

181.48

Not out

Michael Bracewell

133.33

c Rickelton b Ngidi

Mitchell Santner

200.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 5, NB: 0, W: 6)

TOTAL

(50 Ov, RR: 7.24)

362/6

Did not Bat

Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, William O’Rourke

Bowlers

EXT

Marco Jansen

7.90

Lungisani Ngidi

7.20

Kagiso Rabada

7.00

Wiaan Mulder

8.00

Keshav Maharaj

6.50

Aiden Markram

5.75

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Will Young

c Markram b Ngidi

1-48

7.5

Rachin Ravindra

c Klaasen b Rabada

2-212

33.3

Kane Williamson

c Ngidi b Mulder

3-251

39.5

Tom Latham

b Rabada

4-257

41.1

Daryl Mitchell

c Rabada b Ngidi

5-314

46.1

Michael Bracewell

c Rickelton b Ngidi

6-360

49.5

South Africa

312/9 (50)

Batters

Ryan Rickelton

141.67

c Bracewell b Henry

Temba Bavuma

78.87

c Williamson b Santner

Rassie van der Dussen

104.55

b Santner

Aiden Markram

106.90

c & b Ravindra

Heinrich Klaasen

42.86

c Henry b Santner

David Miller

100

149.25

Not out

Wiaan Mulder

61.54

c Ravindra b Bracewell

Marco Jansen

42.86

lbw b Phillips

Keshav Maharaj

25.00

c Latham b Phillips

Kagiso Rabada

72.73

c Phillips b Henry

Lungisani Ngidi

50.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 0, NB: 0, W: 7)

TOTAL

(50 Ov, RR: 6.24)

312/9

Bowlers

EXT

Matt Henry

6.14

Kyle Jamieson

8.14

William O’Rourke

8.63

Michael Bracewell

5.30

Mitchell Santner

4.30

Rachin Ravindra

4.00

Glenn Phillips

9.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Ryan Rickelton

c Bracewell b Henry

1-20

4.5

Temba Bavuma

c Williamson b Santner

2-125

22.2

Rassie van der Dussen

b Santner

3-161

26.5

Heinrich Klaasen

c Henry b Santner

4-167

28.4

Aiden Markram

c & b Ravindra

5-189

32.6

Wiaan Mulder

c Ravindra b Bracewell

6-200

35.6

Marco Jansen

lbw b Phillips

7-212

37.6

Keshav Maharaj

c Latham b Phillips

8-218

39.3

Kagiso Rabada

c Phillips b Henry

9-256

45.3

Match Info

Date & Time

05 Mar, 02:30 PM IST

Venue

Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

TV/Streaming

Star Sports

Match

2nd Semi-Final,

ICC Champions Trophy 2025

Points Table

Schedule

Stats

Umpires

Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka), Paul Reiffel (Australia), Joel Wilson (West Indies, TV)

Referee

Ranjan Madugalle (Sri Lanka)

Toss

New Zealand elected to bat

0 0 4 0 0 1

Over 47

Runs: 5

6 4 0 0 4 1

Over 48

Runs: 15

4 4 2 0 4 1

Over 49

Runs: 15

4 0 2 4 6 2

Over 50

Runs: 18

All Overs

Player of the Match Rachin Ravindra

108(101)

1/20

Player of the Series Rachin Ravindra

Commentary

Having steamrolled an in-form South Africa, New Zealand set up a tryst with destiny. It is a repeat of the final of the 2000 edition — back when they called it the "Knockout Cup". Blackcaps have won everything in the last one month or so, apart from the only match they played in Dubai against India. On March 9th, they have a chance to wipe off that blemish. It would be anything but easy. The Men in Blue have looked formidable in this tournament. But that was the script of the last big ODI competition they featured in too, right? We need not remind how that ended. Hence, there would be all to play for and we will be there to call the action.

Do join us then. For now, it is the commentary duo of Darpan and Pradeep waving you goodbye! See you soon.

Mitchell Santner [New Zealand captain]: "It is a good feeling. Today we were challenged by a good side. We now look forward to playing India at Dubai. We have already played there. So, we know what to expect there. The cutters were holding in the wicket in the first innings, but Rachin Ravindra did really well. What we speak as a group is about keep applying pressure. We kept on chipping at the wickets. It was pleasing to get 3 wickets by myself. With Ravindra and Glenn Phillips being able to bowl, it makes my job a lot easier. We were a bit unsure about how Matt Henry's shoulder was. So, Phillips' two wickets and Ravindra's 5 overs were crucial. Henry is a bit sore, but he will be fine. Being there (in Dubai) and putting them (India) under pressure at times was great. We had a look at them, they had a look at us. I think you take what worked. For instance, knocking the top 3 quickly was pretty good."

Temba Bavuma [South Africa captain]: "It was above par indeed, they batted really well and anything 350 was tough on that track. From a batting point of view, we needed big partnerships, the once that we had wasn't enough. Their top batters did the bulk of the scoring. When you are chasing a score of over 360, you needed two batters to do the job. They put us under pressure from the get go, even in the middle overs, they kept scoring and put us under pressure. We weren't able to take wickets, with wickets in hand at the death, it was always going to be difficult. Kudos to their batters, Rachin and Kane. When myself and Rassie were batting, ideally we would've wanted to keep going. Our middle is destructive, but unfortunately we couldn't set the foundation for them. Soft dismissal for me and Rassie's too. We left too much to the lower to order to do. It's just those moments like in the beginning, that 125-1, we could've been more decisive. We need to be more ruthless, go for the kill. We need to have a chat as a team, see what other guys think and cash in on the key moment in the game."

Rachin Ravindra is the Player of the Match! Here's what he has to say: "It's always a great feeling to contribute to the team, extremely satisfying to do it in a knockout game. To be fair, I didn't start the way I would've wanted. Marco and Lungi at the start, but the partnership helped. Keep working on the ebbs and flows of the game. We were thinking about 300 run mark, it was holding up a lot. Kane started accelerating, we thought there was more on and then GP came in batted well. It's always what's next in a tournament, but we're going to enjoy this win tonight. Once we get to Dubai, we will be switched on."

New Zealand win by 50 runs and qualify for the final of Champions Trophy 2025

Rachin Ravindra 108 (101) & 1/20 | Mitchell Santner 3/43 (10)
David Miller 100* (67) | Lungi Ngidi 3/72 (10)

A boisterous round of applause reverberates around the Gaddafi Stadium, but it is ironic that it is for a man who is wearing a South Africa shirt, when in essence, it is rather New Zealand who have clinched victory and booked themselves a ticket to the finale. But Blackcaps won't mind it. They don't play to the gallery, do they?

Over the last one month, New Zealand have played 7 ODIs in Pakistan and they have steamrolled their opposition in each of them. Tonight was no different. Given the Gaddafi Stadium's reputation of being a batter's friend, you won't win many games here without your batters making some contributions.

New Zealand had some serious ones. Rachin Ravindra's (108 off 101 balls) love affair with the big stage continued as he notched up another commanding ICC tournament century. His front-foot drives were graceful and backfoot play just as robust. But at the end, he was just about overshadowed by senior pro Kane Williamson (102 off 94 balls), who exhibited sturdiness, control and astute acumen in terms of picking what to go after. Playing more the role of an anchor in the big partnership with Ravindra, Williamson switched gears to get his runs rather rapidly in the second half of his knock.

Then came Daryl Mitchell's 37-ball-49, which upped it a notch further, setting the perfect launchpad for a Glenn Phillips (49* off 27 balls) blitzkrieg. Blackcaps ended with 362/6 on the board. SA needed to pull off an unprecedented run-chase in ICC tournaments and for a good while they seemed to be in it. After a circumspect start, Temba Bavuma (56 off 71 balls) upped the ante and Rassie van der Dussen's knock of 69 (off 66 balls) was like poetry in motion — poised, unhurried and full of panache. It was then the NZ skipper who put his hand up, dismissed the two and followed it up with another big wicket — that of Heinrich Klaasen. Mitchell Santner's (3/43 off 10 overs) courage to flight the ball, coupled with his guile and accuracy turned out to be the elixir that helped his team route out the opposition well before the game reached its actual conclusion. Phillips and Ravindra too chipped in with the ball.

By the time David Miller (100* off 67 balls) teed off, the result was a foregone conclusion. But he did get himself to a century. At the end, SA would wonder what if somebody had managed to stay with him till the end?

overs

312 /9 score

runs

David Miller *

100 (67)

Lungi Ngidi

1 (2)

Kyle Jamieson

0 /57

49.6 Kyle Jamieson to David Miller, NEW ZEALAND STORM INTO THE FINALS! MILLER GETS HIS HUNDRED TOO! Something to cheer for South Africa, but they've been knocked out here as New Zealand will meet India in the Champions Trophy Finals in Dubai on Sunday! Length delivery outside the off-stump, Miller reaches to drive, but mistimes it down the ground. Long-on had to get around and that meant Miller runs back for the second and completes his century.

49.5 Kyle Jamieson to David Miller, SIX! BOOM! Miller moves onto 98 with a mammoth hit. Short outside the off-stump, Miller stood tall and powered it all the way over deep mid-wicket for a maximum.

The result is a foregone conclusion. But can Miller get to a 100? Needs 8 runs in two balls.

49.4 Kyle Jamieson to David Miller, FOUR! Short outside the off-stump, takes the pace off. Miller somehow manufactures something, pulled it to deep backward square-leg, runs away and finds the ropes again.

49.3 Kyle Jamieson to David Miller, OH! Just clears Williamson and falls safely. Length delivery on the stumps, Miller shuffles across and swings at it, takes the leading edge. Williamson gives the chase, slides and stops it.

49.2 Kyle Jamieson to David Miller, on a length outside the off-stump, Miller moves across and has a mighty swing at it, but hits the toe end of the bat and squirts it back towards the bowler.

49.1 Kyle Jamieson to David Miller, FOUR MORE! Low full toss outside the off-stump, Miller had to reach for it and he slices it between backward point and short third, runs away to the boundary ropes again.

Can Jamieson bowl a better over?

With that, David Miller moves to 82*. Can he get a hundred here?

overs

294 /9 score

runs

David Miller *

82 (61)

Lungi Ngidi

1 (2)

William O'Rourke

0 /69

48.6 William O'Rourke to David Miller, full on the stumps, Miller flicked it to long-on for just one and keeps the strike for the final over.

48.5 William O'Rourke to David Miller, TOP EDGED AND FOUR! More boundaries for Miller. Short and down the leg-side. Miller swivels to pull but top edged it down to fine-leg, runs away and finds the ropes.

Musti: "Feel sad for South Africa"
Alas, there can be only one winner, Musti!

48.4 William O'Rourke to David Miller, back of a length outside the off-stump, Miller looking to slap that one away but mistimes it to long-off for a dot.

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