South Africa vs New Zealand Betting Tips & Live Stream - South Africa backed to continue excellent form and reach T20 World Cup final
South Africa's undefeated run in the World Cup continues as they prepare to face New Zealand. While New Zealand has shown promise, particularly with standout performances from Glenn Phillips and Rachin Ravindra, the Proteas' strong track record and recent strategic win over Zimbabwe put them as favorites. Both teams will field formidable lineups, with South African captain Aiden Markram and New Zealand's Mitch Santner poised for impactful leadership. Key players to watch include South Africa's Dewald Brevis and New Zealand's Finn Allen.
- South Africa remains unbeaten in the current World Cup.
- New Zealand shows promise despite a recent loss to England.
- Key players: Dewald Brevis (SA) & Glenn Phillips (NZ).
South Africa look in superb form, unbeaten at the World Cup to date. However, New Zealand have also shown plenty of promise and have the players to upset the odds. I am leaning towards the Proteas keeping their winning momentum.
- Key Stats - South Africa Unbeaten at World Cup
- Head-to-Head
- Seven Wins on the Bounce for South Africa
- New Zealand in Good Form Despite Loss in last Match
- South Africa vs New Zealand News & Predicted Lineups
Key Stats - South Africa Unbeaten at World Cup
- South Africa’s Dewald Brevis has scored 23, 21, 36, 45 & 42 in his last 5 innings.
- South Africa’s Aiden Markram has scored 86*, 28 & 82* in his last 5 innings.
- New Zealand’s Glenn Phillips top-scored with 39 off 28 balls against England.
- New Zealand’s Finn Allen has scored 84*, 31, 21, 23 & 29 in his last 5 innings.
Head-to-Head
New Zealand lead 3-2 in their last five T20I matches against South Africa but the Proteas beat the Black Caps earlier in the competition.
Seven Wins on the Bounce for South Africa
South Africa made it seven wins and no defeats in their year’s World Cup when they beat Zimbabwe by five wickets in their final Super 8 match ahead of the semi-finals.
Kwena Maphaka knocked over two of Zimbabwe’s top four batters in returning figures of 2/21 at just 5.25 runs per over. Cobin Bosch also picked up two wickets, his four overs at the end of the innings going for 40 runs as Zimbabwe squeezed their way up to 153/7 off their 20 overs.
South Africa’s openers both failed for once, opening the path for Ryan Rickelton (31 off 22) and Dewald Brevis (42 off 18) to put the Proteas on track for a five-wicket win off 17.5 overs.
New Zealand in Good Form Despite Loss in last Match
After winning their last two matches on the bounce, New Zealand lost a nail-biter to England when they went down by four wickets with just three balls left in the match.
Tim Seifert (35 off 25) and Finn Allen (29 off 19) got New Zealand off to a strong start before slipping to 66/2 in the 8th over. Glenn Phillips scored a well-crafted 39 off 28 balls, but there was little support from the middle-order as New Zealand ended on 159/7 off their 20 overs.
Matt Henry (1/19), Lockie Ferguson (1/14), Glenn Phillips (1/43) and Rachin Ravindra each picked up a wicket as the Black Caps rocked the England top-order, reducing them to 58/4 in the ninth over.
Having taken 4/27 against Sri Lanka in their previous match, Ravindra added two more wickets (3/19, econ 4.75) as England struggled through to 117/6 at the end of the 17th over. England’s seventh-wicket pair struck out hard to see them home with three balls to spare.
South Africa vs New Zealand News & Predicted Lineups
South Africa rested some of their key players for their final match of the Super 8s against Zimbabwe, who were already out of contention for the semi-final.
"Nice to get the win. It can be quite tricky when you change the team a bit,” admitted the Proteas skipper, AIden Markram, in his post-match interview.
"Obviously with the bat I'd have loved it to be more clinical, but probably not the worst thing that the middle-order was put under a little bit of pressure and came through," added Markram.
Speaking at the post-match presentation, New Zealand captain Mitch Santner admitted that his side rued not pulling off the win, as it has left their path to the semi-final at the mercy of Pakistan.
"I think the way they paced the chase, it was a good bit of batting. Would have made our lives easier if we won. We played a pretty good game, but there are areas you can look back on with bat and ball, but credit to England,” said Santner.
“We set up a good platform to scrape to 160, then with 40-odd from the last three, to take down the offie was good batting. Tonight we set a platform, got to the second timeout in a good spot then maybe took some tough options. We were thinking that 170-175 would have been a good score," added Santner.
South Africa (possible XI): Aiden Markram (c), Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brevis, Quinton de Kock, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs.
New Zealand (possible XI): Finn Allen, Tim Seifert (w), Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner (c), James Neesham, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Jacob Duffy.
Verdict
I am backing South Africa to win. I am also backing Dewald Brevis to top score for South Africa.
Glenn Phillips is a good bet to top score for New Zealand.
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