New Zealand and South Africa Cricket World Cup 2023: The 32nd match of New Zealand vs South Africa will be played on 1st November 2023 at 2:00 PM IST at MCA International Stadium, Pune. South Africa and New Zealand are at No. 2 and 3 in the Cricket World Cup 2023 points table.
Both New Zealand and South Africa teams will face each other on Wednesday at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. While New Zealand will be looking to end the losing streak after suffering two consecutive defeats, South Africa will be looking to seal a place in the semi-finals by batting second.In such a situation, this match between New Zealand and South Africa is going to be very interesting.
Both New Zealand and South Africa are strong contenders to enter the semi-finals in the World Cup 2023. And the batting of both the teams is very strong. In such a situation, an exciting contest will be seen between the batsmen of both the teams in Pune.
If South Africa has power hitter Heinrich Klaasen, then New Zealand has Jimmy Neesham. David Miller is the X factor for South Africa while Daryl Mitchell provides depth to New Zealand’s batting.
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New Zealand in Cricket World Cup 2023
New Zealand made their debut in the Cricket World Cup 2023 with a win in four matches. However, things turned sour after the defeat to India in Dharamsala, where they suffered two close defeats. First, India stopped their winning streak by defeating them by a margin of 4 wickets. New Zealand had to face defeat against Australia by just 5 runs.
With this, New Zealand is currently third in the points table with four wins and two losses. New Zealand is ranked third in the Cricket World Cup 2023 points table with 8 points and +1.232 net run rate.
Despite suffering two defeats, New Zealand has performed brilliantly in its last two matches. Rachin Ravindra scored a half-century (75 from 87 balls) and Daryl Mitchell scored a century (130 from 127 balls), the bowling attack comprising Trent Boult, Matt Henry, Mitchell Santner and Lockie Ferguson were all successful in taking wickets.
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South Africa in Cricket World Cup 2023
South Africa is on top 2 in the points table of Cricket World Cup 2023. He has had to face 5 wins and 1 loss in 6 matches in this Cricket World Cup 2023 series. Their only defeat so far in the tournament was a crushing defeat to the Netherlands in Dharamsala.
South Africa Cricket World Cup 2023 With a record of five wins, 10 points from one loss and an impressive net run rate of +2.032 in the tournament, South Africa are placed second in the rankings behind only unbeaten India.
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New Zealand vs South Africa Dream11 Team (NZ vs SA Dream 11)
- Captain: Quinton de Kock
- Vice Captain: Daryl Mitchell
- Wicket Keepers: Tom Latham, Quinton de Kock
- Batsmen: Devon Conway, Daryl Mitchell, Heinrich Klaasen
- All Rounder: Rachin Ravindra, Jimmy Neesham, Marco Yansin
- Bowlers: Trent Boult, Lockie Ferguson, Tabraiz Shamsi
New Zealand and South Africa Squad
New Zealand Squad: Kane Williamson (captain), Trent Boult, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitch Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Will Young .
South Africa Squad: Temba Bavuma (captain), Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Andile Phehlukwayo, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Rassie van der Dusen, Lizaad Williams.
