Subscribe to Updates

    Get the latest creative news from FooBar about art, design and business.

    Loading
    What's Hot

    India Expect Tough Pitch, Fit Archer in Lord’s Showdown

    July 9, 2025

    Pakistan Announces T20 Squad for Bangladesh Series

    July 9, 2025

    Sanjog Gupta Appointed as New ICC CEO Amid Exciting Era for Global Cricket

    July 8, 2025
    Facebook Twitter Instagram
    Trending
    • India Expect Tough Pitch, Fit Archer in Lord’s Showdown
    • Pakistan Announces T20 Squad for Bangladesh Series
    • Sanjog Gupta Appointed as New ICC CEO Amid Exciting Era for Global Cricket
    • Sabalenka, Alcaraz, and Norrie Power into Wimbledon 2025 Quarter-Finals
    • India Crush England as Akash Deep Takes 10 Wickets, Gill Smashes Twin Centuries
    • Azhar Mahmood Appointed Acting Red-Ball Head Coach of Pakistan Men’s Cricket Team
    • Top Spanish Socialist Official Detained in Corruption Probe, Deepens Crisis for PM Sánchez
    • Pakistan Youth Girls Dominate Pool B at Asian Netball Championship 2025
    Facebook Twitter
    theteampk
    Demo
    • Sports
      • Football 🏈
      • Volleyball 🏐
      • Hockey 🏒
      • Golf ⛳
      • Cricket 🏏
      • Cycling 🚴
      • Tennis 🎾
    • Current Affairs
      • Profiles & History
      • Schedule
      • Racing
      • Olympic
      • Technology and Innovations
      • Teams and Players
      • Badminton 🏸
    • Interviews
      • Personalities
      • Startups
    • Travel
      • Hiking & Trekking
      • Race 🏎
      • Swimming🏊
      • Photos
      • Video
    • Fitness
    • Online Games
    • Columns-Blogs
    • About
      • About Us
      • Contact Us
      • Meet the team pk
      • Be a Member
      • Write-for-Us
    theteampk
    Home»Sports»New Zealand Bat First Against South Africa in ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Semi-Final
    Sports

    New Zealand Bat First Against South Africa in ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Semi-Final

    The Team PKBy The Team PKMarch 5, 2025No Comments3 Mins Read
    New Zealand Bat First Against South Africa in ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Semi-Final
    Share
    Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email

    New Zealand and South Africa bolt horns in a high-stakes semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 at Lahore’s notorious Gaddafi Stadium. After winning the hurl, New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner picked to bat to begin with on a utilized surface that looks great for scoring. The Dark Caps field an unaltered lineup from their final coordinate against India.

    South Africa, on the other hand, invites back captain Temba Bavuma, who missed their past clash against Britain. Bavuma replaces a player within the squad, fortifying the Proteas batting arrange as they see to break their ICC title drought.

    Both teams have been prevailing within the competition so distant. South Africa remained unbeaten in their bunch, securing triumphs against solid rivals. In any case, New Zealand’s travel was somewhat bumpy as they endured a overcome against India but still made it to the knockout arrange with strong exhibitions within the bunch matches.

    This coordinate is vital for both sides, as they have a history of near-misses in ICC competitions. South Africa, in spite of being a powerhouse in universal cricket, has regularly floundered at the knockout arrange, winning the chokers tag. New Zealand, on the other hand, has reliably come to the ultimate stages but has battled to cross the finish line.

    This semi-final is the final Champions Trophy coordinate to be played in Pakistan, as the ultimate will be held in Dubai due to India’s refusal to travel. This choice has started feedback, with numerous blaming the plan of favoring India. The travel courses of action have been intense on both semi-finalists, as they had to move between Dubai and Lahore different times.

    South African captain Temba Bavuma implied that the pointless travel might have been dodged. His group had to spend an additional day in Dubai some time recently coming to Lahore, affecting their arrangements. Be that as it may, both groups are decided to put all diversions aside and center on the coordinate ahead.

    For New Zealand, the execution of their top-order batsmen and the authority of Mitchell Santner will be vital. Their bowlers, who have been compelling all through the competition, will have to be contain South Africa’s hard-hitting lineup.

    South Africa will depend on star players like Aiden Markram and Temba Bavuma to provide with the bat. Their bowling assault, driven by Keshav Maharaj and Tabriz Shamsi, will see to abuse any shortcomings within the Kiwi batting order.

    Both groups have won the Champions Trophy in its past iterations South Africa in 1998 and Modern Zealand in 2000. However, not one or the other side has overseen to claim an ICC ODI title in later a long time. With a put within the last against India at stake, this coordinate guarantees to be a exciting encounter.

    Will South Africa at long last break their knockout revile, or will New Zealand proceed their streak of profound runs in ICC competitions? The cricketing world holds up in expectation.

    Share. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit Tumblr Email
    Avatar photo
    The Team PK
    • Website
    • Facebook
    • Twitter

    Related Posts

    India Expect Tough Pitch, Fit Archer in Lord’s Showdown

    July 9, 2025

    Pakistan Announces T20 Squad for Bangladesh Series

    July 9, 2025

    Sanjog Gupta Appointed as New ICC CEO Amid Exciting Era for Global Cricket

    July 8, 2025

    Leave A Reply Cancel Reply

    Demo
    Our Picks
    Stay In Touch
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • Pinterest
    • Instagram
    • YouTube
    • Vimeo
    Don't Miss
    Cricket 🏏

    India Expect Tough Pitch, Fit Archer in Lord’s Showdown

    By The Team PKJuly 9, 2025

    LONDON: India’s batting coach Sitanshu Kotak has acknowledged the possibility of a tougher challenge at…

    Pakistan Announces T20 Squad for Bangladesh Series

    July 9, 2025

    Sanjog Gupta Appointed as New ICC CEO Amid Exciting Era for Global Cricket

    July 8, 2025

    Sabalenka, Alcaraz, and Norrie Power into Wimbledon 2025 Quarter-Finals

    July 8, 2025

    Subscribe to Updates

    Get the latest creative news from SmartMag about art & design.

    Loading
    About Us

    The Team PK is a leading Independent news-based website that leads the youth of Pakistan in projecting their country as a progressive nation. Our focus is to project an original image of Pakistan.

    Email Us: theteampkofficial@gmail.com

    Our Picks
    New Comments
      Facebook Twitter
      • Home
      • Fitness
      • Travel
      • Buy Now
      © 2025 The Team Pakistan

      Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.