SA vs NZ Live Score: Match 32 of the ODI World Cup 2023 will see New Zealand locking horns with South Africa to improve their position on the Points Table. New Zealand suffered a defeat at the hands of Australia in their last fixture despite the heroics of batters who nearly chased the target to register a victory. Coming to Proteas, they are coming into this clash on the back of a massive win over Pakistan. Being placed in the top 4 South Africa will aim to earn these crucial two points & march up on the Points Table.
Black Caps bowlers have been in disgusting form in their last two games & the team has suffered back-to-back losses. After registering back-to-back wins suddenly going down in form is not a good thing for South Africa. However, we have seen what New Zealand is capable of & they will try & get back to winning terms by defeating Proteas in this clash.
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New Zealand Preview
New Zealand is marching into this clash on the back of a humiliating loss against Australia. They just fell short of the target by 5 runs in completing a record chase in the history of the ODI World Cup. Now with back-to-back losses, the team has falled down in the Points table. But thanks to their superior NRR they are among the top 4 teams. Stand-in Captain Tom Latham will try to put these losses behind & win the upcoming game to march one step closer to a place in the semifinals.
Devon Conway & Will Young are providing the team with ideal starts & the pair will look to stitch a massive opening stand. Rachin Ravindra scored his second ton of the tournament in the last fixture & will look ahead to build meaningful stands in the middle order along with skip Latham & Glenn Phillips. Coming to the lower middle order James Neesham played a zealous knock in the last fixture & will look to deliver the same performance along with Mitchell Santner and Matt Henry.
For the two matches in a trot, New Zealand’s bowling attack failed miserably to perform. But in this fixture, their star bowler Trent Boult & Matt Henry must get early breakthroughs to dismantle South Africa’s top order. Lockie Ferguson and Santner must keep the scoring rate under check in the middle overs. The side will also expect a good show in the supporting role from Phillips, Neesham, and Rachin Ravindra. Overall New Zealand looks a settled lineup & they just need to get their mojo back if they aim to win this fixture against South Africa.
New Zealand Predicted Playing XI:
Tom Latham (c & wk), Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult
South Africa Preview
Temba Bavuma & CO looks like a lethal unit after registering a narrow one-wicket win over Pakistan in their last game. It was the most thrilling contest & the African tailenders held their nerves to guide their side to a historical win. A win in this match will help them seal their place in the semifinals & Bavuma would like his team to continue the good work against the Kiwis & march up to the top spot of the Points table displacing India.
With the willow De Kock is the leading run-scorer of the World Cup 2023 & will aim to provide his team with a good start as usual. In the middle order, all the likes of Rassie Van der Dussen, Aiden Markram & Heinrich Klaasen look in good form & aim to be at scoring term. While the presence of power-hitter David Miller & Marco Jansen adds depth to the Proteas lineup.
Proteas bowlers have bowled with lots of passion & responsibility. The team will expect a good show in this fixture with the new ball from Lungi Ngidi and Marco Jansen. While Rabada will look to trouble the Black Caps batters with his fierce pace. Keshav Maharaj, Tabraiz Shamsi, and Markram have used the conditions well & will continue to trouble Kiwis batters in this clash as well. Proteas will aim for an all-round show & march up at the Points table by winning the clash.
South Africa Predicted Playing XI:
Temba Bavuma (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Tabraiz Shamsi, Lungi Ngidi
SA vs NZ Pitch & Weather Conditions
The climate & sky in Pune will be clear with no chance of rain. It’s a flat surface where the ball comes directly on the bat allowing batters to play their strokes easily. Spinners can trouble the batters & the team batting first needs to score more than 320 runs to feel confident on this pitch.
MCA pitch is batters’ haven with a flat wicket & outfield which is lightning fast. Batters can play their strokes easily while the pitch will provide no assistance to fast bowlers. However, spinners have enjoyed a good record in the past.
Toss to bat first
We have seen big scores coming on board at the MCA ground. The wicket is an excellent bat in the first half while it slows down in the second half. Thus the team winning the toss will aim to get the better of the batter-friendly pitch by batting first.
SA vs NZ Winning Prediction
New Zealand has played well in the ODI World Cup 2023, except for the last two games where they lost. Their bowling attack failed to deliver in the last two matches & they need to up their game if they want to stop the Proteas from scoring runs. Africans are on a roll & they look all set to outclass New Zealand in this fixture to climb up on the Points table. Africans have a settled lineup & being at the second spot on the Points table will act as a morale booster for them. Looking at their current form & performances in the ongoing ODI World Cup 2023 we think Proteas are favorites to win this fixture.
 We Predict South Africa to win this fixture.
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