New Zealand and South Africa share a long, distinguished cricketing history and will compete once more for an exciting matchup on Wednesday night in Wellington. Recently, South Africa have struggled to score big runs but will look to do just that against New Zealand’s Black Caps.
Quinton de Kock and Temba Bavuma have formed an effective partnership, giving South Africa an encouraging start. Trent Boult is bowling well for New Zealand and keeping batsmen honest through his movement.
Here we will discuss the high lights or main points of South Africa National Cricket Team vs New Zealand National Cricket Team Match Scorecard.
South Africa vs New Zealand
The Black Caps, representing New Zealand national cricket team, are administered by Cricket New Zealand. Since 2004, they have participated in every ICC World Cup; 2023 will see them attempt to reach the semi-finals against an impressive South Africa side who currently rank second on ODI table.
Quinton de Kock scored his fourth century of the tournament and Aiden Markram contributed multiple sixes, helping South Africa post an imposing total. Keshav Maharaj led with four wickets while Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee, and Trent Boult each took two. New Zealand struggled to keep up with the run rate and lost several wickets during middle overs.
South Africa batting first
South Africa batsmen have struggled recently chasing targets and will hope to avoid further embarrassment. Kane Williamson remains unavailable after breaking his thumb during the last match while Lockie Ferguson has only just recovered from an Achilles injury.
South Africa’s top order was dominant in their previous match against New Zealand, with Quinton de Kock and Rassie van der Dussen both scoring centuries, along with Aiden Markram who hit multiple SIXES to help South Africa amass an overwhelming total. New Zealand bowlers were unable to keep wickets falling throughout the middle overs, Trent Boult and Tim Southee being most economical bowlers; thus leaving New Zealand vulnerable against South African batters who proved relentless in their approach.
New Zealand batting second
New Zealand are facing an uphill task as they try to chase a 358 run target to win this match. They have lost several wickets during the middle overs; Trent Boult is doing excellent work while Kagiso Rabada bowls well as well.
New Zealand batters have struggled against South African pacers. Quinton de Kock and Rassie van der Dussen have both scored centuries to help their side post big totals; further assistance came from David Miller and Heinrich Klaasen.
Kane Williamson will miss this match due to an injured thumb, joining Graeme Pollock and Clive Halse who are also out due to injury. Kelly Seymour has returned to South Africa for medical exams which could further weaken New Zealand.
South Africa bowling first
South African bowlers were able to exert pressure on New Zealand batsmen with their precise line and length, taking early wickets – Lockie Ferguson picking up two in his opening over alone!
Quinton de Kock and Rassie van der Dussen both scored centuries for South Africa to help reach 357-4 in their first innings.
NZ’s batting struggled and they lost wickets rapidly as the match progressed, while Matt Henry suffered another hamstring strain and were shorthanded compared with South African attack, ultimately succumbing to heavy defeat and failing to make semifinal berth. If they want any chance at advancement into Round 2, New Zealand must improve greatly and win all remaining matches to do so.
South Africa bowling second
Quinton de Kock and Rassie van der Dussen have formed an extraordinary partnership to take South Africa towards an impressive score in this World Cup. Quinton de Kock is close to reaching his fourth century, while Rassie van der Dussen has already hit two SIXES!
New Zealand’s batsmen are fighting hard, but their resistance appears likely to come to an end soon. They only have 20 overs remaining before reaching their target and Glenn Phillips appears determined to save this match for his side.
South African bowlers have been relentless in their attack. Keshav Maharaj has claimed four wickets while Marco Jansen and Gerald Coetzee each took two. With this success, South Africa have taken another step closer to reaching the semi-finals and currently lie in third position on the points table.
South Africa batting third
Quinton de Kock and Rassie van der Dussen both made centuries to help South Africa to post an impressive total. David Miller also contributed with an unbeaten 62 score as Proteas batters dominated in the final powerplay.
The New Zealanders found themselves struggling with both bat and ball throughout their middle overs, losing wickets regularly to Proteas batters and giving away free runs at will. Their bowlers failed to strike an appropriate line or length resulting in several Proteas batsmen scoring runs free from their bowlers’ mishitting of delivery lines and length.
South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma was pleased with his team’s performance. He noted they played an enjoyable Test cricket game despite it not turning out the way they wanted, yet still gained valuable experience from it. Bavuma specifically acknowledged Kagiso Rabada and Keshav Maharaj for their brilliant powerplay performances that relieved pressure off New Zealand bowlers.
New Zealand batting fourth
Quinton de Kock and Rassie van der Dussen played key roles in helping South Africa amass an impressive total of 357 in their opening innings against New Zealand. Meanwhile, Proteas bowlers exerted enormous pressure by restricting runs while maintaining line and length throughout.
New Zealand’s innings was marred by mistakes and it struggled to reach their target; other than Glenn Phillips, none of their batsmen reached double tons.
The New Zealanders haven’t enjoyed an impressive performance so far this tournament, so they will be hoping to bounce back against South Africa with a victory and qualify for the semi-finals of the World Cup. Expect this match to be high-scoring affair; both sides want victory to win this contest and become champion of this competition.
South Africa bowling fifth
South Africa have been dominant throughout this tournament, and their batsmen have excelled at every opportunity. Quinton de Kock and Rassie van der Dussen each scored centuries that propelled the Proteas to an astounding total.
New Zealand have had difficulty with their batting in this tournament, often appearing erratic at bat. Their hopes will be to improve it when facing off against South Africa’s squad who appear well-placed to reach a semi-final berth.
Lockie Ferguson took early charge with two quick wickets for New Zealand, leaving them looking vulnerable. But Temba Bavuma and Quinton de Kock combined well to keep the team competitive before Trent Boult bowled a couple of economical overs to keep scoring on track – now Tim Southee will take to the field and replace Lockie Ferguson.
South Africa batting sixth
Quinton de Kock and Rassie van der Dussen played brilliantly for New Zealand against South African bowling; however Trent Boult and Kagiso Rabada’s pressure put on Kiwi batsmen was such that they were unable to score freely.
Nepal came close to pulling off an upset against South Africa on the final ball, but were eventually run-out by Tabraiz Shamsi for just five. Kushal Bhurtel and Aasif Sheikh gave Nepal a good start before being soon eliminated by Tabraiz Shamsi.
But New Zealand batsmen could not hold out, being eventually bowled out for 357 runs. Of the 71 ODIs between these sides, South Africa have won 41 and lost five; now looking to improve on that record in this tournament – South Africa remain unbeaten at MCA Stadium and hope to make it through to quarterfinals!
South Africa bowling seventh
New Zealand has had difficulty scoring runs at this year’s World Cup, while their batsmen have had difficulty against South Africa’s bowlers. But New Zealand have an opportunity to turn things around against Proteas at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on September 2.
Quinton de Kock and Rassie van der Dussen both scored impressive centuries to help South Africa reach a total score of 357-4 in their opening innings. Trent Boult struck early, but de Kock and van der Dussen made sure their partnership put South Africa in a strong position for victory.
South African bowlers kept up the pressure against New Zealand, with Keshav Maharaj taking his second wicket when he dismissed Mitchell Santner in the fourth over. Tim Southee was then dismissed in that over for a duck, though New Zealand attempted a review which was overruled on ball tracking grounds.