In the second semi -finals of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, the National Cricket Team led by South Africa, led by Tembo Bavuma, locked horns with a new Zealand national cricket team under the leadership of Mitchell Santner.
The Trophy 2025 high ICC champion between South Africa and New Zealand hosted on Wednesday, March 5, at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
Southern Africa chokes again in the icc knockout
After first invited to Bowl in the match, South Africa did a terrible job. Proteas’ bowlers made that they look without the concept of Rachin Ravidra (108), Kane Williamson (102), Daryl Mitchell (49) and Glenn Phillips (49), while Kiwis registered the biggest result in ICC champion trophy history.
Lungi Ngida was the best ball performer while inserting 3 Wickkets, while Kagiso Rabada picked up 2 Wickeke and Wiaan Mulder took 1 Wickket.
Chasing the target, South Africa lost Ryan Rickelton early, but the Tembo Bavuma and Razie Van der Dussen stabilized Inings with their great fifties.
However, after their rejection, South Africa lost Wickkette at regular intervals and stopped at 312/9 to lose the match for 50 rides. South Africa once again faced a heart attack at the ICC knockout.
I think that was above – the pace of dealing with the target
Speaking after the game, the South African skipper Tembuma said that Kiwisi had announced the upper number on the board. He said:
“(On the goal) I think it was above.
Bavuma Temba added that New Zealand had been pressed from the very beginning and praised the dough for his good job in the match.
“They really did us under the pressure of words, the way they managed to break out of the side and the way they played in the middle. Kudos them, responsible for their blows, Rachin and Williamson, and even the blows they entered, Mitchell and Phillips,” said Tembo Bavuma.
The Temble of Bavuma further said they should be more determined while Jure should not allow New Zealand to dominate.
“We were 125/1, and I was still hitting. Unfortunately, we were unable to set that foundation for them. A little soft rejection for me and better rejection for Rassie and eventually left too much. As I said we were at first, as we were, if we were more to be more decisions, that we could not decide the moments in the game,” said Tembo.
How did South Africa compete in the previous game against New Zealand?
South Africa succumbed to a loss of six visions against New Zealand in their previous game, which was part of the Pakistan three-nation, in Lahore on February 10, 2025. Despite publishing a good 304/6 on the board, thanks to Matthew Breeetzke, Proteas could not be able to.
First, hitting, South Africa went to a cautious start because Kiwi bowlers ensured that they did not achieve fast races. The Tembo Bavuma (20) fell early, but Butetzke’s debut was played by a knock in the council. He made his debut sensational, with his magnificent scabbards of 150 racing of 148 balls.
Jason Smith, 41, and Wiaan Mulder, 64, provided him with support, but South Africa’s stabs lacked accelerations needed in the middle excessive transmission. Therefore, they lacked a huge result.
Defense goal, bowling in South Africa did not manage well. Star bowlers of Lungi Ngidi (0/54) and Tabraiz Shamsi (0/62) struggled to restrain the hitting of New Zealand.
Senuran Muthusamy (2/50) was the only bright spot, which picked up key Wickette in consecutive delivery, including Daryl Mitchell and Tom Latham.
Eathan Bosch (1/33) and Junior Dala (1/47) also chose Wikets, but the bowlers had no response to the undefeated 133 Kane Williamson, and Devon Conway 97, while New Zealand was comfortably chased by a target with eight spare balls.
