New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score, World Cup 2023: De Kock into the 90s, injury worries for NZ

New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score, NZ vs SA World Cup 2023: All in the same delivery and Neesham seems to have hurt himself as well.

New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score, NZ vs SA World Cup 2023: He has moved to 92 off 98 at the end of the 34th over. Van der Dussen at the other end on 64 off 78. This partnership has now reached 150 in 153.

NZ vs SA Live Score: South Africa 188/1 in 34 overs

New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score, NZ vs SA World Cup 2023: NZC has said in a tweet that Matt Henry has gone through further assessment and “will not return to the field at this stage.” New Zealand have brought on Ish Sodhi as the substitute fielder. He is pretty much the only one in the larger squad left standing now.

New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score, NZ vs SA World Cup 2023: Neesham has come back for the 34th over and De Kock smashes it over mid-on for four. The field was up and De Kock made full use of it. De Kock moves to 88 off 94.

NZ vs SA Live Score: South Africa 183/1 in 33.1 overs

New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score, NZ vs SA World Cup 2023: De Kock on 78 off 89, Van der Dussen on 59 off 75. Van der Dussen just not able to find any timing at the moment despite having scored a half-century.

NZ vs SA Live Score: South Africa 169/1 in 32 overs

New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score, NZ vs SA World Cup 2023: Single off the fifth ball of the 29th does the job for Rassie and it also brings up the 150 for South Africa. HE ha got there in 61 balls.

NZ vs SA Live Score: South Africa 150/1 in 28.5 overs

New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score, NZ vs SA World Cup 2023: De Kock whips the final ball from Phillips wide of long on and it goes over the boundary. He moves to 67 off 82, Van der Dussen on 48 off 58. The partnership is on 109 off 118. Not quite the rate that South Africa would like yet but then this could really be a product of the surface. The fact remains that with the kind of depth that they have, South Africa are very much on top. They will need to do a good finishing job though.

NZ vs SA Live Score: South Africa 147/1 in 28 overs

New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score, NZ vs SA World Cup 2023: Henry bowls three balls of the 27th and then feels his hamstring. Boult comes up to him first and then Latham runs all the way from wicketkeeper’s position. They then call for James Neesham from the boundary to complete the over and Henry is walking off. Wow how big a blow is this for New Zealand.

New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score, NZ vs SA World Cup 2023: Van der Dussen gets one away at last. The last ball of the 26th, and Rassie smashes it over the bowler’s head for a flat six.

NZ vs SA Live Score: South Africa

New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score, NZ vs SA World Cup 2023: De Kock has moved to 57 off 75, Van der Dussen on 36 off 47. Van der Dussen hasn’t really been able to get a move on in the last two overs and so he will be feeling it a bit now.

NZ vs SA Live Score: South Africa 124/1 in 25 overs

New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score, NZ vs SA World Cup 2023: De Kock has hit the ball up in the air a couple of times in the last five overs but it has always landed in no-man’s land. Now a big appeal from everyone except the bowler Phillips for a catch at backward point off De Kock. Umpires go upstairs and it turns out that it was a low full toss from Phillips that bounce right after contact with the bat. De Kock on 55 off 72 at the end of that over, van der Dussen on 34 off 44. Matt Henry now comes back for the 25th over.

NZ vs SA Live Score: South Africa 117/1 in 24 overs.

New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score, NZ vs SA World Cup 2023: Van der Dussen on 33 off 43, De Kock on 53 off 67. Ravindra has been expensive, conceding 17 runs in his first two overs but Phillips has been doing well from the other end. He has conceded just 11 in three.

NZ vs SA Live Score: South Africa 114/1 in 23 overs

New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score, NZ vs SA World Cup 2023: De Kock reverse sweeps the fourth ball of that over wide of slip for another boundary. Then a nudge to the leg side for a single and De Kock reaches yet another half-century.

NZ vs SA Live Score: South Africa 106/1 in 20.5 overs

New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score, NZ vs SA World Cup 2023: First ball is a real loosener from Ravindra, Van der Dussen slog sweeps it with aplomb over midwicket. South Africa’s 100 is brought up.

New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score, NZ vs SA World Cup 2023: De Kock remains on 45 off 59, Van der Dussen on 21. Just one run off the 20th bowled by Phillips. Rachin Ravindra comes on for the 21st.

NZ vs SA Live Score: South Africa 94/1 in 20 overs

New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score, NZ vs SA World Cup 2023: De Kock skip down the pitch to the third ball of the 19th from Santner and lofts it beautifully back over the bowler’s head. He moves to 44 off 42. The partnership crosses 50 as well.

NZ vs SA Live Score: SA 91/1 in 18.3 overs.

New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score, NZ vs SA World Cup 2023: QDK on 35 off 46, Van der Dussen on 13 off 28. The run rate is at 4.47 at the moment and it hasn’t exactly the most explosive of innings from De Kock. But South Africa won’t mind that one bit, they need him out there instead of a right hander against the left-arm spin of Mitch Santner and potentially Rachin Ravindra.

NZ vs SA Live Score: South Africa 76/1 in 17 overs

New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score, NZ vs SA World Cup 2023: De Kock getting a move on now, it has been a rather slowish start from him. Southee goes full second ball and de Kock lifts the ball over the bowler’s head and into the sight screen.

NZ vs SA Live Score: 71/1 in 15.2 overs

New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score, NZ vs SA World Cup 2023: First ball of the 16th from Southee, sits up nicely for De Kock and he wallops it between deep midwicket and deep square leg.

New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score, NZ vs SA World Cup 2023: Santner and Southee alternating now, with the spinner being introduced in the 11th over. De Kock has moved to 18 off 31, van der Dussen is on nine off 13.

NZ vs SA Live Score: South Africa 53/1 in 12 overs

New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score, NZ vs SA World Cup 2023: That’s as competitive a first 10 overs as you would’ve expected before the start of this match. Most of the scoring has come from Bavuma for a change and not de Kock but the South African captain is not there any more. De Kock has score 13 off 25, van der Dussen is on four off seven.

NZ vs SA Live Score: South Africa 43/1 in 10 overs

New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score, NZ vs SA World Cup 2023: Southee comes in for the 10th over. De Kock got away with an edge off the second ball, with Glenn Phillips going superman to his right at point but being unable to cling on. De Kock got off strike at the time and then Van der Dussen pulls the next deliver along square leg to the boundary.

New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score, NZ vs SA World Cup 2023: Edged and taken at slips! Bavuma lured into a drive, the angle away does him. It takes the edge and Mitchell takes a sharp catch at slip.

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NZ vs SA Live Score: South Africa 38/1 in 8.3 overs

New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score, NZ vs SA World Cup 2023: Fifth ball of the eighth from Henry, Bavuma goes across the stumps and flicks it through midwicket. Bavuma moves to 24 off 27 at the end of that over, De Kock on 11 off 21.

NZ vs SA Live Score: South Africa 37/0

New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score, NZ vs SA World Cup 2023: De Kock has scored 11 in 21 balls, Bavuma is on 16 off 21. South Africa off to a sedate but steady start here and it looks like the two batters are settling in nicely.

NZ vs SA Live Score: South Afica 29/0 in 7 overs

New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score, NZ vs SA World Cup 2023: Bavuma is taking a liking to Matt Henry, especially when he bowls full or fullish. This is on a length outside off, Bavuma drives it on the up with a flourish and that is the first six of the day. He moves to 16 off 17, De Kock at the other end is on five off 15.

NZ vs SA Live Score: South Africa 22/0 in 5.2 overs

New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score, NZ vs SA World Cup 2023: Second ball of the fourth over from Matt Henry, it is too full and wide and Bavuma leands forward, sends the ball careening through covers with a sumptuous cover drive. Then the fourth ball is pitched up again and Bavuma drives through cover once more. He moves to 10 off 13 at the end of that over, De Kock is four off 11.

NZ vs SA Live Score: South Africa 14/0 in 4 overs

New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score, NZ vs SA World Cup 2023: Well for once South Africa haven’t exploded in the first two overs. Singles off the last two balls and De Kock has scored three runs, Bavuma one.

NZ vs SA Live Score: South Africa 4/0 in 2 overs

New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score, NZ vs SA World Cup 2023: Those two runs came off the fifth ball with De Kock pushing the ball down the ground. It seemed to be racing away to the boundary but for some fantastic fielding from Conway who chases it down and throws it back just before he rolled over the boundary. Southee followed him and collected the throwback cleanly as well. Very well co-ordinated and conversely, not great running from South Africa as they took just two off that.

New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score, NZ vs SA World Cup 2023: Right, Trent Boult, who has uncharacteristically struggled in this tournament, is talking to Tim Southee, he is bowling the first over. Quinton de Kock takes guard with Temba Bavuma at the other end. A nice crowd building up. It is a humdinger of a match up and they know it. Here we go then!

South Africa’s score in the last seven ODIs where they have batted first read like this: 338/6 vs Australia, 416/5 vs Australia, 315/9 vs Australia, 428/5 vs Sri Lankam, 311/7 vs Australia, 399/7 vs Englandm, 382/5 vs Bangladesh. Simon Doull says that New Zealand have given the advantage away just by choosing to bowl first.

He says that South Africa were looking to bowl first as well and the pitch looks a bit dry and could skid on later under lights. Kagiso Rabada comes in for Shamsi. “We want to run with the momentum. Was not our clinical display last game but it was important to get those key moments to cross the line,” he says.

Latham says that it looks like a reasonably good surface and there could be dew later on. He says that Tim Southee is in for Lockie Ferguson so we will get to see the New Zealand bowling great for the first time in this World Cup. “Guys are confident around the group. They have been playing fantastic cricket, going to be a good game today,” he said.

New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score, NZ vs SA World Cup 2023: Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham(w/c), Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Tim Southee, Trent Boult

New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score, NZ vs SA World Cup 2023: Quinton de Kock(w), Temba Bavuma(c), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi

New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score, NZ vs SA World Cup 2023: Temba Bavuma out there with Tom Latham, Ian Smith has the mic in his hand. Latham has won the toss and New Zealand will bowl first.

New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score, NZ vs SA World Cup 2023: No chance of rain, 33 degrees. Ricky Ponting says that it is a good wicket, nice and hard, little bit of grass and some cracks around the grass, which means it cold be two-paced. It might slow down as the game goes on. South Africa would like to bat first but New Zealand might be comfortable chasing.

New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score, NZ vs SA World Cup 2023: Bavuma came into this tournament in pretty decent nick but while the rest of the top order has been firing on all cylinders, he has been a bit of a weak link. Bavuma is no dasher but seems be trying a bit too hard to be one in this tournament and it hasn’t really worked well for him. He has 87 runs in four matches thus far at an average of 21.75.

New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score, NZ vs SA World Cup 2023: The absence of Kane Williamson will be keenly felt by any team he plays for and yet, New Zealand haven’t really missed the stability he provides at No.3. That’s because Rachin Ravindra has come of age in this tournament. The 23-year-old has recorded scores of 123 not out, 51, 9, 32, 75 and 116 thus far. He has scored 406 runs in six matches at an average of 81.20 and strike rate of 107.69.

New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score, NZ vs SA World Cup 2023: Among the things that have worked for New Zealand in this tournament is that their batting and bowling have been almost equally potent. They have made four of the top 20 totals in the tournament, and Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell and Devon Conway have scored centuries. So we can bank on them being competitive with the bat.

New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score, NZ vs SA World Cup 2023: Among the factors that have gone into New Zealand losing their last two matches is a growing list of injuries to key players. Lockie Ferguson bowled just three overs before walking off with a heel injury against Australia. Mark Chapman is recovering from a minor calf strain. Kane Williamson has resumed training, but he has been ruled out of the game against South Africa, while Ferguson will take a fitness test before the toss. Tim Southee was on the mend for a broken finger, but might be ready today.

New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score, NZ vs SA World Cup 2023: Kagiso Rabada missed South Africa’s previous game due to a niggle. But he is expected to be fit and return to the XI for this match. It means that depending on the pitch, Gerald Coetzee or Tabraiz Shamsi will have to make way despite the role they both played in South Africa’s win over Pakistan.

New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score, NZ vs SA World Cup 2023: The two sides have met eight times in the showpiece event, with New Zealand holding the edge at the big event. New Zealand have won six times out of the eight, while South Africa have won the remaining two.

New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score, NZ vs SA World Cup 2023: While De Kock’s run pile has been integral to South Africa’s success thus far in this World Cup, it is Heinrich Klaasen’s big-hitting in the last 10 overs of the Proteas innings’ that has really propelled their scores into record territory. Klaasen has 300 runs in six matches at an average of 50.00 with one century but it is his strike rate that stands out – 149.25. The century he scored came against Australia in 57 balls, the second fastest in the history of the World Cup. He ended up making 174 runs in just 83 balls that day, hitting 13 sixes which is the second-most for a South African in a World Cup game after AB de Villiers’ 17 against the West Indies in Sydney in 2015.

New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score, NZ vs SA World Cup 2023: Quinton de Kock has scored 431 runs thus far in six matches in this World Cup and that includes three centuries. He is averaging 71.83 and a strike rate of 117.11. He sits at the top of the run scoring charts, all of which has led to quite a few posters appearing wherever South Africa have played asking him to not retire from ODIs after this World Cup.

New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score, NZ vs SA World Cup 2023: New Zealand were among the few teams that South Africa had played Test cricket against before they were banned in 1969. But as is the case with all teams, the first time New Zealand met South Africa in ODIs was at the 1992 World Cup. New Zealand won that match by seven wickets. The two nations have met 71 times in the 50-over format, out of which New Zealand have won 25 times, while South Africa have won 41 times.

New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score, NZ vs SA World Cup 2023: New Zealand started off by taking sweet, sweet revenge against England for the 2019 World Cup final, beating the defending champions by nine wickets with nearly 13 overs to spare in Ahmedabad. They then beat the Netherlands by 99 runs in Hyderabad and then Bangladesh by eight wickets in Chennai. The Kiwis made four wins in four by beating Afghanistan by 149 runs in Chennai. This has turned out to be their last victory of the tournament thus far, with New Zealand falling to a four-wicket loss against the clinical India in Dharamsala and then a five-run loss to Australia at the same venue.

New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score, NZ vs SA World Cup 2023: South Africa started by shattering a plethora of batting records in their 102-run win over Sri Lanka in Delhi. They then wiped off Australia by 134 runs in Lucknow after which came the 38-run loss to the Netherlands that sent shockwaves accross the tournament. But they went back to their team-shattering ways by pulverising England in their next match, winning it by 229 runs at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. South Africa then beat Bangladesh by 149 runs and then won the first thriller of this World Cup against Pakistan by one wicket in Chennai.

New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score, NZ vs SA World Cup 2023: Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham(w/c), Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Mark Chapman