New Zealand Cricket Team
In the second semi -final of the Champions Trophy 2025, New Zealand defeated South Africa by 50 runs to advance to the finals. Now the Kiwi team will face India in the title match of the Champions Trophy. The match will be played in Dubai on March 9 (Sunday). In this match, New Zealand batting first scored 362 runs in 50 overs at the loss of 6 wickets. In response, South Africa managed to score 362 runs at the loss of 9 wickets after playing the entire over.
Let us tell you that after 25 years, once again, India and New Zealand teams will face face to face in the final of the Champions Trophy. Earlier, India and New Zealand were confronted in the final of the ICC knockout tournament played in 2000. There, New Zealand defeated India by 4 wickets. Now after 25 years, India will have a chance to avenge that defeat to New Zealand.
Ken Williamson and Rachin Ravindra scored centuries
Talking about this match, New Zealand’s start was not as good while batting first. Will Young dismissed 21 runs in this match. However, after this, Rachin and Williamson shared a brilliant partnership and added 164 runs for the second wicket. Rachin also scored the fifth century of his ODI career during this period. Rachin scored 108 runs off 101 balls with the help of 13 fours and a six. After this, Williamson also scored the 15th century of his ODI career. He was dismissed for 102 runs with the help of 10 fours and two sixes off 94 balls.
After Williamson and Rachin were dismissed, Tom Latham could not do anything special and was dismissed for four runs. However, Derryl Mitchell and Glenn Philips shared a brilliant partnership and brought the team’s score to 300. Mitchell scored 49 runs off 37 balls with the help of four fours and a six. Philips remained until the end and returned unbeaten after scoring 49 runs with the help of six fours and a six off 27 balls. For South Africa, Lungi Angidi took the maximum three wickets, while Kagiso Rabada got two and Vian Mulder got one wicket.
David got a century innings
Chasing the target, South Africa also could not give their openers a good start. Ryan Ricelton continued for just 17 runs. This was followed by a 105 -run partnership between Temba Bavuma and Rasi Van Dar Dusen for the second wicket. Both batsmen were dismissed with a half -century. Bavuma 56 and Van Dar Dusen returned to the pavilion after scoring 69 runs. South Africa’s batting completely stumbled after both of them were dismissed. Heinrich Klassen (3) Vian Mulder (8) Marco Jansen could not play a big innings.
Although David Miller continued to bat by holding one end, but his century innings could not win the team. Miller completed his century by taking 2 runs off the last ball of the innings. He returned unbeaten after scoring 100 runs in 67 balls. Talking about New Zealand bowling, captain Mitchell Santner took the most 3 wickets. Apart from them, Glenn Philips and Matt Henry got 2-2 wickets.
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