South Africa are currently leading this World Cup and Rassie van der Dussen has scored his second century. New Zealand must secure his wicket to boost their net run rate.
Devon Conway and Will Young of the Black Caps have taken their places at bat, while Marco Jansen will deliver their opening over. In this article, we will discuss the main points of South Africa National Cricket Team vs New Zealand National Cricket Team Match Scorecard.
T20 Match of South Africa National Cricket Team vs New Zealand National Cricket Team
The Proteas have been on an incredible run this tournament, looking like an unstoppable force. Their batters have been in top form while their pace quartet has proven deadly effective. Though they had some difficulty in the past chasing matches down, tonight they proved themselves superior on both fronts against New Zealand.
New Zealand captain Sophie Devine won the toss and elected to field first. Unfortunately for their bowlers, however, South African batsmen hammered balls all around the ground; Quinton de Kock and Rassie van der Dussen hit massive centuries to increase their team total before David Miller helped reach an even higher total total at game’s end.
As they responded, New Zealand lost opener Devon Conway early and quickly found themselves struggling in their middle order against Protea runs. New Zealand captain Tom Latham looked good for a time before being dismissed by Gerald Coetzee before Kasigo Rabada took Will Young’s wicket in one over.
James Neesham provided some resistance for New Zealand, before being clean bowled by Keshav Maharaj. The Proteas proved their superiority over Kiwi batsmen throughout this match and will look to do so once more in Game 2.
South Africa took control of the game during the middle overs with some outstanding hitting from both batsmen and pace bowlers from both teams. Trent Boult and Kagiso Rabada kept applying pressure to New Zealand batsmen, who eventually were not able to score freely due to pressure exerted by these South African pacers.
New Zealand needed an experienced batsman like Tim Southee out quickly in the final over, yet they failed to achieve this as Heinrich Klaasen caught him off Kruger at deep midwicket region off Kruger – thus giving South Africa an overwhelming victory and taking an advantage in points table standings.
South Africa vs New Zealand
New Zealand’s opening-innings total of 529 was sufficient to put South Africa out of contention and secure a series win, and they will feel confident of repeating that performance and complete a whitewash over Proteas in this second Test match.
Both teams will be striving to reach the semifinals of this tournament and this game should prove exciting. Both sides have previously met several times with scores remaining under 100 in every previous meeting between them – something which may continue in this encounter as well.
The Black Caps have struggled since their crushing defeat against Australia and will aim to find their form again against South Africa’s Proteas who will work tirelessly with their bowling in order to thwart any momentum gained by visitors.
With Quinton de Kock and Rassie van der Dussen both performing impressively for South Africa, their side are poised to post huge totals. Together they have formed three major partnerships and hit an abundance of SIXES. Furthermore, bowlers have failed to control run rate which has allowed the batsmen to continue amassing runs.
New Zealand may have lost two matches recently, yet still remain in third position and can avoid relegation by winning this pivotal matchup. They can take comfort knowing they possess a strong team with players in good form.
However, we think the Proteas are more experienced and better-balanced team and will easily overcome this challenge. They are currently playing well at home so this matchup should favor them – hence we opted for home victory here.
Scorecard of South Africa National Cricket Team vs New Zealand National Cricket Team
South Africa was victorious in the opening ODI with some brilliant batting from their top order, led by Quinton de Kock and Rassie van der Dussen who both notched centuries to help post an astounding total of 357/4 against India. Aiden Markram also scored multiple SIXES to add even further boost for South Africa.
New Zealand found themselves struggling against South African’s attack, losing wickets regularly during middle overs. Still, with Ross Taylor and Tom Latham’s help they managed to put up an acceptable total and are currently looking to chase a target of 358 runs to secure victory in this match.
The team will be without injured players like Graeme Pollock and Clive Halse; Kelly Seymour must prepare for medical exams prior to playing his part in this ODI series against South Africa; nonetheless, New Zealand boasts an impressive record with 41 wins out of the 71 matches played between them and five losses!
In their upcoming match against South Africa’s Proteas, New Zealand holds an advantage by being at home and away on tour respectively. Furthermore, New Zealand hopes to advance into the quarterfinals of this tournament.
South Africa have won the toss and chosen to bat first, after making three changes from their previous ODI with Neil Brand, Ruan de Swardt and Edward Moore making their ODI debuts. South Africa are hoping to extend their winning streak against New Zealand by producing another strong performance today.
Match Summary of South Africa National Cricket Team vs New Zealand National Cricket Team
South Africa produced an outstanding bowling performance at MCA Stadium in Pune that caused New Zealand to struggle. Even with quality top order players like Quinton de Kock and Rassie van der Dussen in their ranks, New Zealand were never in control enough of the match to secure victory.
Proteas fast bowlers consistently took wickets at regular intervals and restricted runs, exerting tremendous pressure on New Zealand batsmen. Furthermore, they maintained line and length throughout their innings, giving no opportunity for Kiwi batsmen to close in on their target; ultimately all out for just 167 in 35.3 overs was well below par performance from them.
Rassie van der Dussen led South Africa with an excellent 133 from 118 deliveries that included nine fours and five SIXES; this performance earned him Player of the Match honors, while David Miller provided excellent support with an unbeaten 62 score. New Zealand, on the other hand, were not quite so fortunate and only managed 157 runs in their innings.
South Africa will play Bangladesh on 10 June at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui in order to maintain their winning momentum during this tournament.
With this victory, South Africa have taken control of the ICC World Cup 2024 point table with 12 points and an outstanding Net Run Rate (NRR) of +2.290 – they now hold four wins out of six matches played thus far in this tournament compared to only three for India and Australia in terms of positions; New Zealand had previously occupied fourth position but after this loss have fallen back down to fourth – their previous encounter being played out as a Twenty20 match between these teams back in December 2017 which ended up with an 1-1 tie.
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