By Kaif - Mar 04, 2025 04:30 PM
ICC Champions Trophy 2025: ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is going on. The 2nd Semi-Final match of this great tournament will be played between South Africa and New Zealand at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan. Both teams would like to win this important match of ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
| Match | South Africa vs New Zealand (SA vs NZ) |
| League | ICC Champions Trophy 2025 |
| Date | Wednesday, 5th March 2025 |
| Time | 02:30 PM (IST) - 09:00 AM (GMT) |
The second semi-final match of the ICC Champions Trophy between South Africa and New Zealand will be played on March 5 at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. There is every possibility of a high voltage match between the two teams. Both South Africa and New Zealand have reached the semi-finals by winning two matches each.
Ryan Rickelton and Temba Bavuma will open the innings for South Africa (SA). Both are very talented players and have played many aggressive innings. Rassie van der-Dussen will be the backbone of the batting department, if early wickets fall, he will handle the innings. Aiden Markram and Heinrich Klaasen will strengthen the middle order for South Africa. Temba Bavuma will lead South Africa as captain. He is also a good batsman. Heinrich Klaasen will do wicket-keeping for South Africa. He was the player who scored the most fantasy points in the last match. Keshav Maharaj and Aiden Markram will take care of their team's spin bowling. Kagiso Rabada and Lungi Ngidi will lead their team's pace attack.
On the other hand, Will Young and Rachin Ravindra will open the innings for the New Zealand (NZ) team. Both are very talented players and have played many aggressive innings. Kane Williamson will be the backbone of the batting department, if early wickets fall, he will handle the innings. Daryl Mitchell and Tom Latham will strengthen the middle order for New Zealand. Mitchell Santner will lead New Zealand as captain. He is also a good all-rounder. Tom Latham will do wicketkeeping for New Zealand. He has the highest fantasy points in this series. Rachin Ravindra and Michael Bracewell will take care of their team's spin bowling. Matt Henry and William O'Rourke will lead their team's pace attack. Matt Henry was the player with the highest fantasy points in the last match. He took 5 wickets against India.
South Africa (SA) Possible Playing 11: 1. Ryan Rickelton(WK), 2. Temba Bavuma(C), 3. Rassie van der-Dussen, 4. Aiden Markram, 5. Heinrich Klaasen(WK), 6. David Miller, 7. Wiaan Mulder, 8. Marco Jansen, 9. Keshav Maharaj, 10. Kagiso Rabada, 11. Lungi Ngidi
New Zealand (NZ) Possible Playing 11: 1. Will Young, 2. Rachin Ravindra, 3. Kane Williamson, 4. Daryl Mitchell, 5. Tom Latham(WK), 6. Glenn Phillips, 7. Michael Bracewell, 8. Mitchell Santner(C), 9. Kyle Jamieson, 10. Matt Henry, 11. William O Rourke
The pitch of Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium has been favorable to the batsmen. So far, in the Champions Trophy, the batsmen have dominated in Lahore. The bowlers do not get much help here. There is a possibility of spinners getting some help in the middle overs, while in the beginning, the fast bowlers will try their best to take advantage of the pitch. Overall, the pitch here is no less than a paradise for the batsmen. We may get to see a high scoring match in the semi-finals. Earlier, some of the matches of the Champions Trophy that have been held here also helped the batsmen.
So far, a total of 76 ODI matches have been played at the Gaddafi Stadium, out of which the team batting first has won 38 matches and the team bowling first has won 36 matches. The average score of the first innings here is 256 and that of the second innings is 220 runs. The highest score of ODI at the Gaddafi Stadium belongs to Pakistan. They scored 375 runs for 3 wickets against Zimbabwe. The highest score chased on this ground in this Champions Trophy has been made by Australia. Australia chased the target of 356 runs against England in 47.3 overs.
On the day of the match between South Africa vs New Zealand in ICC Champions Trophy 2025 2nd Semi-Final at Lahore, Pakistan on Wednesday, 5th March 2025, the temperature is expected to be around 18°C, with 31% humidity and 8.5 km/hr wind speed. And the visibility is 10 km. There is no chance of precipitation during the game.
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