There is a lot of history between New Zealand and South Africa when it comes to world cup matches. New Zealand broke South Africa’s dreams of winning the World Cup 2015 when they managed to pull off one of the most incredible chases ever seen in a cricket world cup.
South African cricket seemed to be forever shaken after that loss.
Now, four years later, South Africa is going to face New Zealand again with roles slightly reversed. South Africa has lost three out of the four completed matches in ICC World Cup 2019 while New Zealand is unbeaten.
The path for the semi-final looks very tough for South Africa but they have to win every single match. New Zealand has a lot bigger margin of error, although, it is by no means guaranteed of a semi-final spot just yet.
Injuries have forced South Africa to alter its bowling strategy for this World Cup and its batting is struggling as well. New Zealand has no major concerns and is going to into this match as the clear favorite.
New Zealand vs South Africa ICC World Cup 2019 is going to be played at Edgbaston, Birmingham on the 19th of June 2019.
Pitch report & Weather forecast
Weather Report : The weather is expected to be a bit cloudy to start off but then clears as the day progresses. Considering the bad weather we have had in this tournament, a delayed start is not very bad news
Pitch Report : The pitch here at this stadium is much favored as batting pitch. It has a decent amount of pace, bounce, and enough carry to allow the batsmen to play their shots freely. A large number of boundaries will be hit on this venue. The pitch may also have some help in it for the seamers.
Record of chasing teams: Won – 3, Lost – 2
NEW ZEALAND 2019 World Cup Squad
Kane Williamson (c), Tom Blundell (wk), Trent Boult, Colin de Grandhomme, Lockie Ferguson, Martin Guptill, Matt Henry, Tom Latham (wk), Colin Munro, Jimmy Neesham, Henry Nicholls, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee (vc), Ross Taylor
SOUTH AFRICA 2019 World Cup Squad
Faf du Plessis (c), Quinton de Kock (vc & wk), David Miller, JP Duminy, Hashim Amla, Aiden Markram, Rassie van der Dussen, Dwaine Pretorius, Andile Phehlukwayo, Kagiso Rabada, Dale Steyn, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Imran Tahir, Tabraiz Shamsi
Best World Cup 2019 Fantasy Team for League11
Suggested Playing X1 No. 1 for League11
keeper – QUINTON DE KOCK(C)
Batsman – ROSS TAYLOR(VC), MARTIN GUPTIL, RVD DUSSEN, FAF DU PLESIS
Allrounder – CHRIS MORRIS, ANDLE
Bowler – MJ HENNRY,K RABADA, L FERGUSON, IMRAN TAHIR
Suggested Playing X1 No. 1 for League11
keeper – QUINTON DE KOCK
Batsman – ROSS TAYLOR(VC), KANE WILLIAMSON(VC), RVD DUSSEN, FAF DU PLESIS(C)
Allrounder – CHRIS MORRIS, ANDLE
Bowler – MJ HENNRY,K RABADA, L FERGUSON, B HENRICS
NEW ZEALAND VS SOUTH AFRICA 2019 World Cup Match Details
25TH match, ICC Cricket World Cup at Birmingham
19 June 2019, 3:00 PM IST
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