During the second Semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, where New Zealand and South Africa are facing each other at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, former New Zealand captain Kane Williamson created a new history for his nation with his bat. 

In the second Semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner chose to bat first as the Blackcaps captain felt the lesser dew impact in the evening due to the breeze in the afternoon. 

New Zealand openers Will Young and Rachin Ravindra had a 48-run partnership for the first wicket, before Young was dismissed for 21 runs. Then Rachin Ravindra and Kane Williamson set up a huge partnership for the second wicket that guided the Kiwis to a big total for this Semi-final. 

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Kane Williamson became the first New Zealander to record 500 runs in the ICC Champions Trophy

Soon after coming to bat in the second Semi-final, Kane Williamson surpassed the legendary New Zealand cricketer Stephen Fleming (441 runs) and became the leading run-scorer for New Zealand in ICC Champions Trophy history. Later, close to his 70-run mark, Williamson reached the 500-run mark in this competition as he became the first New Zealander and 14th overall batter to record 500 or more runs in ICC Champions Trophy history. 

Kane Williamson became the first New Zealand batter to record 19000 runs in international cricket

During the 100+ second wicket partnership, Williamson reached a new milestone in international cricket and became the first New Zealander to achieve this. The right-handed batter became the first New Zealander and 16th international cricketer to record 19000 international runs. He completed it in 440 international innings and became the fourth fastest batter to reach the 19000 international runs milestone.

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The second wicket partnership added 164 runs

Williamson and Ravindra had an outstanding 164-run partnership for the second wicket. While Ravindra recorded his fifth ODI century, Williamson recorded his 14th fifty-plus score in the history of the ICC ODI tournament. With the help of 13 fours and one six, Ravindra impressed everyone with his 108 off 101 balls knock. 

NZ vs SA Match Preview

This looks to be a thrilling second game for the Pakistan Tri-Nation Series, with South Africa playing their first game of the competition against the winners of match one, New Zealand. The first game of the series demonstrated that this pitch in Lahore could produce plenty of runs, with Kane Williamson (58), Daryl Mitchell (81), Glenn Phillips (106*), and Fakhar Zaman (84) leading the way with the bat. With the SA20 tournament wrapping up on Saturday, South Africa, which has the largest squad of the three, is unlikely to have their strongest XI available. 

NZ vs SA Match Details

New Zealand vs South Africa – 2nd Match, ODI Match

Venue: Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

Date & Time: 10th February 2025 at 10:00 AM IST 

Live Streaming: Disney+Hotstar

NZ vs SA Venue Stats

NZ vs SA Pitch Report

It is anticipated a hard and true wicket, with spinners used primarily to slow the pace for the runs. Whoever bats first will be looking for a score of at least 285.

NZ vs SA Weather Report

The temperature will rise to 22 degrees at the beginning of the game but will fall to the high teens by the end.

NZ vs SA Last Five Matches

NZ vs SA Head-to-Head Stats

Injury News

No Injury. Will be added when there is an update.

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NZ vs SA Probable Playing XIs:

South Africa Probable Playing XIs

Temba Bavuma (c), Matthew Breetzke, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Jason Smith, Kyle Verreynne, Senuran Muthusamy, Wiaan Mulder, Mihlali Pongwana, Junior Dala, Keshav Maharaj, Gideon Peters

New Zealand Probable Playing XIs

Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (wk), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (c), Matt Henry, Ben Sears, Will O'Rourke

Topmost Picks for NZ vs SA Dream11 Prediction:

Top Picks – New Zealand

• Will Young – Will Young scored 460 runs in his last ten matches, making him the team's most prolific batsman during this time. The opening batter has played in Pakistan six times in his career, averaging more than 40 runs per game.
• Matt Henry – Matt Henry began the series in spectacular fashion, taking three wickets on a batting-friendly pitch. The pacer entered the tournament having taken nine wickets against Sri Lanka in a three-match ODI series at home.

Top Picks – South Africa

• Temba Bavuma – Despite his brief ODI career, the 30-year-old has already reached a half-century (91 against Ireland last year).
• Lungi Ngidi –  The inclusion of Lungi Ngidi, who finished the SA20 with Paarl Royals earlier this month, will strengthen South Africa's bowling unit.

Suggested Playing XI N0.1 for NZ vs SA Dream11 Team:

Mohammad Rizwan, Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson(VC), Salman Agha(C), Glenn Phillips, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf

Suggested Playing XI N0.2 for NZ vs SA Dream11 Team:

Mohammad Rizwan, Babar Azam(VC), Fakhar Zaman, Rachin Ravindra(C), Kane Williamson, Salman Agha, Glenn Phillips, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf

Captain and Vice-Captain Options:

Captain – Salman Agha, Rachin Ravindra

Vice-captain – Kane Williamson, Babar Azam

Wicketkeeper – Mohammad Rizwan

NZ vs SA Probable Winners:

With South Africa not being at full strength, and given how easily New Zealand published 330/6 on Saturday, we expect the Black Caps to win this ODI. We expect the hosts to win this opening match. Considering the team combination, South Africa is expected to win this match.

New Zealand and South Africa both have a chance to prepare for the conditions they are likely to encounter in the Champions Trophy. South Africa though are not full strength for this game with some first choice players still in South Africa for the SA20.

NZ vs SA Match Details

Date: February 10th, 2025

Time:  10:00 AM IST

Venue: Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

NZ vs SA Weather Report

Occasional showers have been around but the weather should be nice, clean and dewy.

NZ vs SA Pitch Report

Lahore's nature is yet to be seen but with dew likely batting second could be a better way to start the tournament.

NZ vs SA Predicted Playing XI

NZ Playing XI

Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Tom Latham, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson. Mark Chapman, Nathan Smith/ Will O Rourkee

SA Playing XI

Temba Bavuma, Kyle Vereynne, Jason Smith, Senuran Muthusamy, Heinrich Klaasen, Matthew Breetzke, Junior Dala, Wiaan Mulder, Gideon Peters, Eathan Bosch, Keshav Maharaj

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Key Players

Keshav Maharaj

With Pakistan spinning more, Keshav Maharaj will have a role to play. He is often an underrated part of the side and will now be in the spotlight especially with South Africa missing some first choice players.

Matt Henry

With Southee and Boult out of the picture and through with their careers Matt Henry will have a chance to grab the spotlights. He knows how to make the new-ball talk better than anyone and is growing with the older one too.

NZ vs SA Match Tips

South Africa are without some first choice players and that could give New Zealand confidence coming into the game.

Match Prediction: New Zealand Will Win The Match

The tri-series is a  step for teams to prepare for their next round, the ICC Champions Trophy. It will help the teams find their strategies and put up squad on test for performance. The world-class players in action will make it an exciting encounter of some thrilling cricketing moments and competitive matches.With Babar Azam, Kane Williamson, and Kagiso Rabada being in the stars for performance, it a perfect platform for competitive cricket.

Match Details :

Expected weather and pitch for Tri series:

The weather for the Tri-Series expected clear and pleasant with mild temperatures in Lahore  and warmer in Karachi. The pitches will tend to favor batting as Lahore will get high scores while Karachi will provide good bounce. The pitches expected are batting friendly in Lahore and high scoring preferable, whereas in Karachi good bounce is there,and spinners may get some help. 

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Live stream and telecast:

• India  

Broadcast: Sony Sports Network

Streaming: Sony LIV

• Pakistan

Broadcast: PTV Sports, Geo Super

• Bangladesh:

Broadcast: Gazi TV (GTV)

Streaming: GTV app & website also some local streaming services

• New Zealand:

Broadcast: Sky Sport

• South Africa:

Broadcast: SuperSport

• United Kingdom:

Broadcast: Sky Sports Cricket

• Australia:

Broadcast: Fox Sports

• United States:

Broadcast: Willow TV

• Canada:

Broadcast: ATN Cricket Plus

• Caribbean:

Broadcast: Flow Sports

• Sub-Saharan Africa:

Broadcast: SuperSport

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For sub Saharan Africa region countries and Caribbean its need to confirm.

Tri series Finalist:

Pak vs Nz (highest possibility)

Pak vs SA  (lowest possibility)

Expectation from this Tri series:

High-intensity cricket is promised as Pakistan, New Zealand, and South Africa struggle it out in the Pakistan ODI Tri-Series 2025 in preparation for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. People will be treated to some exciting matches as Pakistan will try to play well at home, New Zealand come with their plans, and South Africa will display their talent performance.As the momentum is there to be made for both sides, exciting matches, nail-biting finishes, and standout performances are guaranteed!

Two Teams well placed in the table take each other on. Additionally, both teams have quiet a bit of history in the World Cup. History though sees South Africa on the wrong side with their players in tears at the end of the 2015 encounter. In 2019 the two sides came together in an encounter with middling scores going into the final over. 2011, the last time they faced off in the subcontinent was another thriller with South Africa choking in ways only they can to concede a Semi-Final spot.

New Zealand are finding themselves in slight trouble with two losses in two games and will be eager to get back. To boost them, there is the prospect of Kane Williamson coming back after recovering from yet another injury. They just went through one of the best games in World Cup history, almost chasing 380 odd to only fall short by five runs and will need to pull themselves up from that.

South Africa came in after a thriller themselves. They buried some ghosts of the past holding their nerve well and will be very confident coming into the next game. They still have a lot to bury though as they take on a side which has haunted and given them a lot of emotional and tough moments in the past.

NZ vs SA Match Details

Date: November 1st, 2023

Time:  2:00 PM IST

Venue: MCA Stadium, Pune

NZ vs SA Weather Report

The weather looks pretty clear for the upcoming fixture.

NZ vs SA Pitch Report

The Pune track has been a bit slow so far but there are signs of dew. Batting second could be a better choice.

NZ vs SA Head-to-Head

NZ vs SA Predicted Playing XI

SA Playing XI

Quinton De Kock, Temba Bavuma, Rassie Van Der Dussen, Aiden Markaram, David Miller, Henrich Klaasen, Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee/ Tabraiz Shamsi, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi

NZ Playing XI

Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham, Glenn Phillips, Jimmy Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Trent Boult, Tim Southee, Matt Henry

NZ vs SA Key Players

David Miller

David Miller has been through quiet a few heartbreaks against New Zealand in the last decade and almost prevented them as well. He will be very eager to get one result going his way this time with New Zealand struggling for form.

Rachin Ravindra

Rachin Ravindra has been the find of the tournament so far. He is looking very calm and mature and is clear with his shot-making. He has made a huge impact and is certainly a player to keep an eye on.

NZ vs SA Match Tips

New Zealand have a good record against South Africa in World Cups in recent times. South Africa’s form though could trump New Zealand.

Match Prediction: South Africa Will Win the Match