South Africa vs New Zealand Highlights, ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Semi Final: New Zealand beat South Africa by 50 runs to set up final with India

Marco Jansen to Rachin Ravindra, Length, outside off, Rachin Ravindra gets enough width on offer and caresses his drive to the left of David Miller at cover. Miller gets his hands to it and slows it down considerably for the other fielder to chase back and keep it down to two. 

Marco Jansen to Rachin Ravindra, Hits the deck hard again, does Jansen, on a short of a good length, over middle and off, Rachin Ravindra dabs it to backward point.

Marco Jansen to Rachin Ravindra, Angles it into the left-hander on a good length, on middle, Rachin Ravindra blocks it to cover.

Marco Jansen to Rachin Ravindra, Short of a length, banged in a bit more, just outside off, Rachin Ravindra drops his wrists and lets it pass. 

Lungi Ngidi to Will Young, On a length, around off, Young punches it to cover. 

Lungi Ngidi to Will Young, Ngidi goes back to fuller-length delivery, at the stumps, Will Young pushes it to cover.

Lungi Ngidi to Will Young, FOUR! The first boundary of the game, and it immediately brings hands on heads for the Proteas. On a back of a length, outside off, Will Young goes after it with hard hands and gets a thick outside edge that flies over Marco Jansen's reach at first slip for four runs. 

Lungi Ngidi to Will Young, Fuller again, on off, Young drives it neatly but straight to mid off. 

Lungi Ngidi to Will Young, Ngidi goes very full and slants it into the pads, Young flicks it to mid-wicket.

Lungi Ngidi to Will Young, Starts from over the wicket and hits the deck on a length, just outside off, Will Young gets some room to free his arms and works it to cover.

Lungi Ngidi will steam in with the other new ball from the opposite end.

Marco Jansen to Rachin Ravindra, Fine first over from Marco Jansen! Just the two runs off it. Lands it on a length, outside off, Rachin Ravindra lets it pass. 

Marco Jansen to Rachin Ravindra, Perfect line and length, right over middle, Rachin Ravindra watchfully drops it down the pitch.

Marco Jansen to Rachin Ravindra, WIDE! Drifts this one down leg, on a length, with a hint of shape coming into the batter, Rachin Ravindra tries to tickle it fine but plays well inside the line and misses. 

Marco Jansen to Rachin Ravindra, Lovely delivery! Jansen drops it very short and attacks the head of the batter. Rachin Ravindra sways away from the line. 

Marco Jansen to Rachin Ravindra, Jansen serves this full and on middle and leg, Rachin Ravindra clips it well to mid-wicket. 

Marco Jansen to Rachin Ravindra, Hits the deck hard, on a good length, just around the off stump line, Rachin Ravindra stands tall and dabs it down the deck. 

Marco Jansen to Will Young, Will Young and New Zealand are underway! Marco Jansen steams in from over the wicket and hurls it on a length, into the pads, Will Young tucks it to fine leg and takes a run to start the game. 

The national anthems are done, and it's time for the second semi-final to get underway! Temba Bavuma leads his troops onto the field as New Zealand's opening pair, the left-hand-right-hand duo of Rachin Ravindra and Will Young, stride out to the middle. Marco Jansen will open the attack for the Proteas. Young will face the first ball. A slip and a leg slip in place. A slight delay due to an issue with the white-coloured boards over the sightscreen. The black cloth covering them is flapping in the breeze, and Young wants it fully secured. Glenn Phillips steps up and swiftly sorts it out. All set now. Here we go!

We are moments away from the first ball, but before that, Pakistan’s javelin throw Olympic gold medalist from 2024, Arshad Nadeem, will place the trophy on the pedestal. Up next, Temba Bavuma and Mitchell Santner will lead their teams out for the national anthems. It will be New Zealand's first, followed by that of South Africa.

Rachin Ravindra is in for a chat. He says he likes to keep things simple, and no matter how big the occasion is, he likes to stick to the basics while enjoying cricket. Adds that he tries to keep up the consistency, and the good performances kind of come along, which is always nice for the team's cause. States that the Proteas are a strong team, and with bowlers like Kagiso Rabada and Marco Jansen, they will come hard, and that's the speciality of playing these big games. Concludes that with the consistency that the South African bowling unit has, they will want to just watch the ball and react to it, which should do well for him and the team.

Kagiso Rabada is up for a quick chat. He says that obviously it is a big game and that’s what they play for. Adds that they understand the magnitude of the game and just want to follow the process and enjoy the moments. Mentions that it is just understanding the conditions and reacting accordingly. Adds that nothing really changes when you play in another country, but it is all about adjustments and nuances. States that the only thing they can control is how they execute plans, and he is feeling calm. Mentions that the sun is out and the weather looks pretty good for him. He says that this set of players have been playing together since the transition phase of 201,9 and the guys are more experienced now, and they are confident and want to do good on the field.

The captain of South Africa, Temba Bavuma says that they are not concerned about losing the toss but would have batted first as well. Feels that they need to do a good job with both bat and ball. Shares that he is feeling much better. Mentions that there are learnings from other editions where they reached semi-finals and finals but weren't able to get over the line. Adds that he just wants to win those key moments and he doesn’t want to do anything different at this juncture and just stick to what they have been doing so far. Says that they are confident going into this game. Informs that him coming back into the side is their only change for this game.

Mitchell Santner, the skipper of New Zealand says it's a used wicket that looks good and with the wind around he looks forward to seeing how it plays out. Mentions that they as a team have played a few times in this condition and everybody knows what to expect. Adds that South Africa are a strong side and they will have to play well. Informs they go unchanged into this game.

New Zealand (Unchanged Playing XI) - Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (WK), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (C), Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Will O'Rourke.

South Africa (Playing XI) - Temba Bavuma (C) (In for Tristan Stubbs), Ryan Rickelton, Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen (WK), David Miller, Wiaan Mulder, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi. 

TOSS - New Zealand have won the toss and they will BAT first.