Kane Williamson-led New Zealand take on South Africa in the 25th match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 at Edgbaston, Birmingham. New Zealand win the toss and opt to bowl first against South Africa.
The toss has been delayed due to wet outfield. However, it shouldn’t be a long delay as the covers have been taken off completely and there are not wet patches at the moment. So the game has been reduced to a 49-overs a side contest.
Playing XIs
South Africa (Playing XI): Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock(w), Aiden Markram, Faf du Plessis(c), Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo, Chris Morris, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Imran Tahir
New Zealand (Playing XI): Martin Guptill, Colin Munro, Kane Williamson(c), Ross Taylor, Tom Latham(w), James Neesham, Colin de Grandhomme, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult
Captain:
Kane Williamson: We will bowl first. Same side for us. The guys are ready to go. We thought about Sodhi, but stuck to the same team for this game. The past record against South Africa is irrelevant.
Faf du Plessis: We would have bowled as well. There is a bit of blue sky, hopefully the ball will come on nicely to the bat. The previous game was really good, there was a real intensity from the team. Hopefully, we can do something similar today. Lungi (Ngidi) is back for us. It's another big game for us (smiles).
Kane Williamson-led New Zealand take on South Africa in the 25th match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 at Edgbaston, Birmingham. New Zealand win the toss and opt to bowl first against South Africa.
The toss has been delayed due to wet outfield. However, it shouldn’t be a long delay as the covers have been taken off completely and there are not wet patches at the moment. So the game has been reduced to a 49-overs a side contest.
Playing XIs
South Africa (Playing XI): Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock(w), Aiden Markram, Faf du Plessis(c), Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo, Chris Morris, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Imran Tahir
New Zealand (Playing XI): Martin Guptill, Colin Munro, Kane Williamson(c), Ross Taylor, Tom Latham(w), James Neesham, Colin de Grandhomme, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult
Captain:
Kane Williamson: We will bowl first. Same side for us. The guys are ready to go. We thought about Sodhi, but stuck to the same team for this game. The past record against South Africa is irrelevant.
Faf du Plessis: We would have bowled as well. There is a bit of blue sky, hopefully the ball will come on nicely to the bat. The previous game was really good, there was a real intensity from the team. Hopefully, we can do something similar today. Lungi (Ngidi) is back for us. It's another big game for us (smiles).
