Here we are again with the update on today’s match. I don’t think there’s anyone who doesn’t know which teams played today, but still, for those who don’t know, let me tell you that on March 5, 2025, there was a semi-final match between New Zealand and South Africa. Semi-final means that the team that fails to win does not get any further opportunity to play in the same tournament, just like South Africa will not get another chance now. Let me tell you in advance that New Zealand has won today’s match, and now New Zealand will directly play the final against India on March 9, 2025. Now, let’s take a complete analysis of today’s match, or rather, let’s look at the full scorecard. So, let’s get started!
1st innings Full Scorecard
new zealand’s batting performance :-
| BATTING | RUNS | BALLS | 4s | 6s | STRIKE RATE |
| Will Young (c Markram b Ngidi) | 21 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 91.3 |
| Rachin Ravindra (c Klassen b Rabada) | 108 | 101 | 13 | 1 | 106.9 |
| Kane Williamson (c Ngidi b Mulder) | 102 | 94 | 10 | 2 | 108.5 |
| Daryl Mitchell (c Rabada b Ngidi ) | 49 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 132.4 |
| Tom Latham (b Rabada) | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 80.0 |
| Glenn Phillips (not out) | 49 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 181.5 |
| Michael Bracewell (c Rickelton b Ngidi) | 16 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 133.3 |
| Mitchell Santner (not out) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 200.0 |
| TOTAL | 362/6 | OVERS 50 | RUN RATE 7.24 |
south africa’s bowling performance :-
| BOWLING | OVERS | MEDIAN | RUNS | WICKETS | ECONOMY |
| Marco Jansen | 10 | 0 | 79 | 0 | 7.90 |
| Lungi Ngidi | 10 | 0 | 72 | 3 | 7.20 |
| Kagiso Rabada | 10 | 1 | 70 | 2 | 7.00 |
| Wiaan Mulder | 6 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 8.00 |
| Keshav Maharaj | 10 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 6.50 |
| Aidam Markram | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 5.75 |
fall of wickets of new zealand’s team :-
| FALL OF WICKETS | SCORE | OVER |
| Will Young | 48-1 | 7.5 |
| Rachin Ravindra | 212-2 | 33.3 |
| Kane Williamson | 251-3 | 39.5 |
| Tom Latham | 257-4 | 41.1 |
| Daryl Mitchel | 314-5 | 46.1 |
| Michael Bracewell | 360-6 | 49.5 |
2nd Innings Full Scorecard
south africa’s batting performance :-
| BATTING | RUNS | BALLS | 4s | 6s | STRIKE RATE |
| Ryan Rickelton (c Bracewell b Henry) | 17 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 141.7 |
| Temba Bavuma (c Williamson b Santner) | 56 | 71 | 4 | 1 | 78.9 |
| Rassie van der Dussen (b Santner) | 69 | 66 | 4 | 2 | 104.5 |
| Aiden Markram (c & b Ravindra) | 31 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 106.9 |
| Heinrich Klaasen (c Henry b Santner) | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42.9 |
| David Miller (not out) | 100 | 67 | 10 | 4 | 149.2 |
| Wiaan Mulder (c Ravindra b Bracewell) | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 61.5 |
| Marco Jansen (lbw b Phillips) | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42.9 |
| Keshav Maharaj (c Latham b Phillips) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 |
| Kagiso Rabada (c Phillips b Henry) | 18 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 72.7 |
| Lungi Ngidi (not out) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| TOTAL | 312/9 | OVERS 50 | RUN RATE 6.24 |
new zealand’s bowling performance :-
| BOWLING | OVERS | MEDIAN | RUNS | WICKETS | EOCNOMY |
| Matt Henry | 7 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 6.14 |
| Kyle Jamieson | 7 | 1 | 57 | 0 | 8.14 |
| Will O’Rourke | 8 | 0 | 69 | 0 | 8.62 |
| Michael Bracewell | 10 | 0 | 53 | 1 | 5.30 |
| Mitchell Santner | 10 | 0 | 43 | 3 | 4.30 |
| Rachin Ravindra | 5 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 4.00 |
| Glenn Phillips | 3 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 9.00 |
fall of wickets of sout5h africa’s team :-
| FALL OF WICKETS | SCORE | OVER |
| Ryan Rickelton | 20-1 | 4.5 |
| Temba Bavuma | 125-2 | 22.2 |
| Rassie van der Dussen | 161-3 | 26.5 |
| Heinrich Klaasen | 167-4 | 28.4 |
| Aiden Markram | 189-5 | 32.6 |
| Wiaan Mulder | 200-6 | 35.6 |
| Marco Jansen | 212-7 | 37.6 |
| Keshav Maharaj | 218-8 | 39.3 |
| Kagiso Rabada | 256-9 | 45.3 |
What’s special about New Zealand in today’s match?
Anyone who watched today’s match could definitely say that New Zealand played a really great innings and not only defeated South Africa but did so with a good margin. Most of New Zealand’s players were in good form today and delivered strong performances. Now, let’s talk about the top three players who gave an exceptional performance today.
top 3 performaces from new zealand’s team :-
- Rachin Ravindra – 108 runs off 101 balls
- Kane Williamson – 102 runs off 94 balls
- Mitchel Santner – 3 wickets in 10 overs
These are the aspects where South Africa fell behind
There is no doubt that South Africa is one of the best teams with excellent players, but only when they are in form. In today’s match, South African players did not perform the way they needed to in order to win, and perhaps that is the reason why they could not secure victory in today’s game.
But now, what had to happen has happened. The one who had to win has won, and the one who had to lose has lost. Now, everyone should prepare for the final, which is going to be between New Zealand and India.
And finally, I just want to say that everyone should get ready to watch the match on March 9, which is going to be truly exciting. And if, for any reason, you are unable to watch the match, you can check out our blog post only on Livecric8.com. So, don’t forget to watch the match on March 9 and get all the match updates exclusively on Livecric8.com!
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