New Zealand on Wednesday won toss in Gaddafi Stadium against South Africa and elected to bat first in the second semi-final of ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
The winner will meet India in the final on Sunday in Dubai.
New Zealand won two of their Group-A games but lost their last fixture against India.
In Group B, South Africa beat England and Afghanistan and had their game against Australia washed out due to rain in Rawalpindi.
Squads:
South Africa: Ryan Rickelton, Temba Bavuma (c), Rassie van der Dussen, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), David Miller, Marco Jansen, George Linde, Wiaan Mulder, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi
New Zealand: Will Young, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Rachin Ravindra, Tom Latham (wk), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (c), Nathan Smith, Matt Henry, Will O’Rourke
Head-to-Head in ODIs
New Zealand and South Africa have played 73 ODI matches against each other. Out of these, New Zealand has won 26 games, while South Africa has emerged victorious 42 times. Five matches ended without a result.
Head-to-Head in CT
South Africa and New Zealand have met twice in ICC Champions Trophy tournaments. Each team has won one match, making their head-to-head record evenly balanced at 1-1.
