NZ vs SA / New Zealand captain Latham won the toss and chose fielding - see playing 11

Zoom News : Nov 01, 2023, 01:40 PM
NZ vs SA: Today, current runner-up New Zealand will face South Africa in the 32nd match of the ODI World Cup 2023. New Zealand won the toss and decided to bowl first. The match will be played at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium (MCA), Pune from 2:00 pm onwards. The team that wins today's match will have an easy path to qualifying for the semi-finals. New Zealand is at third place in the table with 8 points after 4 wins in 6 matches. South Africa is at second position with 10 points after winning 5 out of 6 matches.

Playing eleven of both the teams

New Zealand: Tom Latham (captain and wicketkeeper), Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Tim Southee and Trent Boult.

South Africa: Temba Bavuma (captain), Quinton de Kock, Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansson, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Gerald Cooteji, Kagiso Rabada.

Head-to-head and recent records

New Zealand's performance against South Africa in ODIs is not very good. A total of 71 ODIs have been played between the two teams so far. New Zealand won 25 matches and South Africa won 41 matches. There were 5 matches no result.

But, New Zealand has defeated South Africa in the World Cup. Both the teams have clashed 8 times so far, New Zealand has won 6 and South Africa has won only 2.

Both teams will face each other after four years

Both the teams will face each other in ODI after four years. The last time both faced each other was in the 2019 World Cup. The 25th match of the tournament was played in Birmingham, in which New Zealand won by four wickets in the last over. The team's regular captain Kane Williamson led the team to victory by scoring a century in the match.

Pitch Report

The third match of the tournament will be played at MCA Stadium. Earlier, India-Bangladesh and Afghanistan-Sri Lanka matches were also played on this ground. The pitch here is batting friendly.

So far 9 ODI matches have been played on this ground, the team batting first has won 4 and the team batting later has won 5 matches. The average total in the first inning is 294 runs.

The highest team score is 356, which was made by India against England in 2017. The lowest team score is 232, which was made by India against Australia in 2013.

Weather Forecast

There is no chance of rain in Pune on November 1. During this period the wind speed will be 9 kilometers per hour. The temperature can range from 18 to 33 degrees Celsius.

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