New Zealand vs South Africa | NZ vs SA Live Cricket Score, World Cup 2023 Updates: NZ to bowl first, Tim Southee in XI

New Zealand vs South Africa | NZ vs SA Live Cricket Score, World Cup 2023 Updates: New Zealand and South Africa are set to face each other at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. The New Zealand vs South Africa match is going to be another high-stakes match in the World Cup 2023 as South Africa will look at cementing its position in the top 4, while New Zealand will try to recover from its second consecutive defeat.

South Africans will enter the ground with much confidence as they have performed consistently well in World Cup 2023 so far and crushed all their opponents. But, the Proteas have also exposed their weakness several times as they face trouble in chasing. One defeat they faced in the tournament against Netherlands was during a chase and in the previous match against Pakistan, South Africa barely managed to win while chasing.

New Zealand had a wonderful start to the World Cup 2023 as the team secured four consecutive victories, but the beautiful stadium of the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association, Dharamshala has not been very great for the Kiwis. First India defeated New Zealand and then Australia also defeated Kiwis in a nail-biting thriller. Tom Latham-led New Zealand would like to recover from the major defeats.

New Zealand vs South Africa | NZ vs SA Live Cricket Score, World Cup 2023 Updates: Head To Head Record

In the 71 One Day Internationals (ODIs) played between these two teams, South Africa has emerged victorious in 41 of them, while New Zealand has won 25. Furthermore, there have been five matches that ended without a result. But, when it comes to ICC World Cup, New Zealand has dominated the game and has not suffered a defeat at the hands of South Africa in the past 24 years.

New Zealand vs South Africa | NZ vs SA Live Cricket Score, World Cup 2023 Updates: Weather Report 

The weather is expected to remain pleasant in Pune during the match hours with temperatures ranging between 33 degrees Celsius to 27 degrees Celsius. There are no signs of rain and humidity levels are expected to hover around 45%.

New Zealand vs South Africa | NZ vs SA Live Cricket Score, World Cup 2023 Updates: Playing XI

New Zealand Playing XI

Will Young, Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Tom Latham (capt, wk), Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Jimmy Neesham, Matt Henry, Trent Boult, Tim Southee

South Africa Playing XI

Temba Bavuma (capt), Quinton de Kock (wk), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Gerald Coetzee, Lungi Ngidi