The second semi-final between South Africa and New Zealand ended up in a one-side encounter, it would have been more captivating if Miller had accumulated a few more balls which would have more a closer match. Yesterday New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat first. Despite losing an early wicket Will Young. Rachin and Kane Williamson took on the game, both scored their well-made centuries supported by Darryl Mitchell and Glenn Phillips scored 49 each. 

NNew Zealand scored the highest run in history of Champions Trophy 362. South Africa had the target of 363 runs which was quite tuff to chase in a knockout stage like this, but South African captain Temba Bavuma and Rassie Van Der Dussen gave a steady start where the target looked quite Chasable. 

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The Line of Collapse Changed Everything.

South Africa has a history that they play their ICC tournament league phase with a different approach but when it comes to knockout stages they just get hammered down. Yet despite the good partnership between Temba Bavuma and Rassie, they couldn't capitalise on it. Once Temba was gone with a well-made century along with him came Rassie who left the crease with two new batsmen at a time. Though Aiden Makram started to go on they lost Klassen. And with the overs running the pressure mounted up. 

Makram too couldn't do much and departed for 31 after that it was a pile of cards failing only Miller was fighting alone for the team. If anyone had supported it would have been a change in the scenario. He was the lone warrior in the t20 World Cup final against India and the lone warrior against New Zealand. After where did the collapse urge when you have the desired required run rate in your hand? 

Miller Magic Couldn't Get Over The Line Once Again

IIts feels still dishearting for South Africa they try their level best but couldn't able to capatilise the crunch moments which have to grab. First they leaked too many runs in their bowling quota no spinners used their variation well like New Zealand spinners did where they were pushing the ball to hit the deck hard to get the purchase.

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Next is that chase should be well calculated you should be ticking around the required run rate to keep under control. Once Temba and Rassie were playing they reached the team score of 100 near by close to 17 overs, after that they tend to play slow. On reaching of 25 over they were around close to 140-150 which showed they slowed a bit. And when they tried to acclerate wickets fell down and for every wicket run rate sky rockted. 

Though David Miller continued when it looked like now or never he just started hitting. And he was just flawless he was bashing every bowler coming his way he scored the century facing just 67 balls it depicts that if he had enough balls either he would have finished the match or would have come even close as he did in the 2024 T20 world cup final if Surya Kumar wouldn't got the catch of Miller which almost crossed the boundary, India wouldn't have crowned as T20 champions as same if Miller would have accelerated earlier or would have left with 10-15 balls to spare he would have ended the game.