NEW DELHI: After a two-match losing run, New Zealand will be a little anxious to return to winning ways as they take on South Africa in Pune on Wednesday, with the race to the semi-finals in the ICC World Cup moving closer to the home straight.
The BlackCaps lost to hosts India before facing a narrow defeat in the high-scoring thriller against Australia in their last two matches. However, the New Zealanders stay in the top-four bracket on the points table, courtesy the four straight wins to start their campaign. But with the point-gap in the top half of the leaderboard closing, the Kiwis can't leave it for too late.
Meanwhile, the South Africans would look to have a foot in the semi-finals by getting to 12 points with their sixth win.
Here's everything you need to know about the ICC World Cup match between New Zealand and South Africa:
WHEN
November 1, 2023
WHERE
Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
START TIME
1400 IST
LIVE STREAMING ONLINE
Disney+Hotstar
LIVE BROADCAST ON TV
Star Sports Network
LIVE UPDATES ONLINE
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PROBABLE XIs
South Africa: Temba Bavuma (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Tabraiz Shamsi, Kagiso Rabada
New Zealand: Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Tom Latham (c/wk), Jimmy Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Trent Boult
