SA vs NZ / Miller's century went in vain, New Zealand defeated South Africa and reached the final

The second semi-final of the Champions Trophy 2025 was played between South Africa and New Zealand in Lahore. New Zealand won by 50 runs and made it to the final. Centuries by Rachin Ravindra and Kane Williamson took the team to 362 runs. Mitchell Santner did wonders in bowling.

SA vs NZ: The second semi-final of the Champions Trophy 2025 was played between South Africa and New Zealand at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. In this exciting match, New Zealand entered the final by registering a spectacular victory by 50 runs. Now the final match will be played between India and New Zealand in Dubai on 09 March.

Strong batting by New Zealand

New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner won the toss and decided to bat first. The Kiwi team took full advantage of this opportunity and scored a huge score of 362 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in 50 overs.

Rachin Ravindra and Kane Williamson laid the foundation for New Zealand's victory. Both the batsmen played century innings, which helped the team to put up a strong score.

Rachin Ravindra: 108 runs in 101 balls (13 fours, 2 sixes)

Kane Williamson: 102 runs in 94 balls (10 fours, 2 sixes)

Glenn Phillips: A quick innings of 49 runs in 27 balls

Darryl Mitchell: 49 runs in 37 balls

Among the South African bowlers, Lungi Ngidi was the most successful, taking 3 wickets, while Kagiso Rabada took 2 wickets.

South Africa's faltering batting

The South African team, which came out to chase the huge target of 363 runs, had a bad start. New Zealand bowlers bowled tight from the beginning, due to which the South African batsmen came under pressure.

Temba Bavuma: 56 runs in 71 balls

Rassi van der Dussen: 69 runs in 66 balls

David Miller: 100 not out in 67 balls

Aiden Markram: 31 runs in 29 balls

David Miller scored a brilliant century, but the performance of the rest of the batsmen was disappointing. The entire team could only score 312 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in 50 overs.

New Zealand's bowling changed the match

New Zealand bowlers performed brilliantly, due to which South Africa did not get any chance.

Mitchell Santner: 3 wickets for 43 runs in 10 overs

Matt Henry: 2 wickets
Glenn Phillips: 2 wickets
Rachin Ravindra: 1 wicket
Michael Bracewell: 1 wicket

New Zealand will face India in the final

With this victory of New Zealand, now the final of Champions Trophy 2025 will be played between India and New Zealand in Dubai on 09 March. This match is expected to be very exciting, as both the teams have performed brilliantly in this tournament.