Staff New Zealand (NZ) entered the ultimate of the Champions Trophy 2025 with an emphatic win over South Africa (SA) within the semifinal 2 of the marquee 50-over occasion. In what would be the final match of the event to be performed within the official host nation, Pakistan.
After successful the toss, New Zealand selected to bat first and bought off to a fantastic begin. Nevertheless, the regular begin was disrupted by the wicket of Will Younger, however Rachin Ravindra (108 off 101) and Kane Williamson (102 off 94) made a superb partnership of 164 to basically take the sport away from South Africa. Daryl Mitchell (49 off 37) and Glenn Phillips (49* off 27) gave the darkish horses precisely what they wanted within the demise overs and pushed them to a monumental 362.
South Africa misplaced Ryan Rickelton early within the chase and bought caught. The defining second of the chase was Temba Bavuma (56 off 71) and Rassie van der Dussen (69 off 66)’ s sluggish however regular stand of 105. However, as soon as Mitchell Santner (3/43) broke that stand, he and the opposite New Zealand bowlers stored making life troublesome for the Proteas underneath the pressures of an ever-increasing asking fee.
David Miller (100* off 67) walked out and flayed boundaries on the demise, however he was combating a misplaced battle and he knew it. The southpaw’s innings basically saved South Africa the blushes of a untimely all-out and a three-digit margin loss. Miller’s boundaries offered some life to a lifeless contest as he remained unbeaten on 100 (100* off 67) off the final ball of the chase, but it surely was in useless.
Additionally Test: Kane Williamson turns into first New Zealand batter to achieve 19,000 worldwide runs
Listed here are most vital stats from NZ vs SA semifinal 2 of Champions Trophy 2025:
1 – Kane Williamson turned the primary Kiwi batter to mixture 19,000 runs in worldwide cricket.
4 – Of all of the batters to have made 19,000 runs in worldwide cricket, Kane Williamson is the fourth quickest to the landmark by the variety of innings taken. Williamson took 440 innings to the milestone and solely Virat Kohli (399), Sachin Tendulkar (432) and Brian Lara (433) have gotten there faster.
1 – Rachin Ravindra turned the primary batter to attain every of his first 5 ODI a whole bunch in ICC ODI tournaments. All 4 of Mahmudullah’s ODI a whole bunch have additionally are available in ICC occasions.
1 – Nobody has gotten to the landmark of 5 centuries in ICC ODI occasions quicker than Rachin Ravindra who has gotten there in 13 innings.
1 – Rachin Ravindra and Kane Williamson’s partnership of 164 is the best for any wicket on this version of the Champions Trophy.
5,6 – Rachin Ravindra and Kane Williamson marked the fifth occasion of two gamers scoring a whole bunch in the identical innings in an ICC knockout match. It was additionally the sixth such occasion within the Champions Trophy. Will Younger and Tom Latham additionally emulated the feat within the opening match of the Champions Trophy 2025 in opposition to Pakistan in Lahore.
1 – New Zealand’s whole of 362 is now the best within the Champions Trophy, beating the 356 Australia made in opposition to England earlier on this event, additionally at Lahore.
3 – New Zealand’s whole of 362 is the third-highest in an ICC ODI knockout match. India piled on 397 in opposition to New Zealand within the semi-final of the 2023 World Cup whereas New Zealand themselves had amassed 393 in opposition to West Indies within the quarterfinal of the 2015 World Cup.
1 – David Miller’s century off 67 balls is now the quickest within the historical past of the Champions Trophy breaking the earlier file of 77 collectively held by Virender Sehwag and Josh Inglis.
1 – Miller’s century can be the joint quickest in any ICC ODI knockout match. Shreyas Iyer had reached his century off 67 balls in opposition to New Zealand within the semi-final of the 2023 World Cup as effectively.
2 – David Miller’s batting common of 116.67 in ICC knockout matches is the second-best of any participant on this section with a minimal of 300 runs. Saeed Anwar’s 128.33 is the best.
6 – South Africa have misplaced all six ICC knockout matches during which David Miller has walked out to bat for them. Within the two knockout video games that Miller performed and wasn’t wanted with the bat, the Proteas gained.
3 – New Zealand made their third Champions Trophy ultimate, joint second-most with the West Indies. India are on the high having entered their fifth ultimate after defeating Australia within the different semifinal.
12 – This event marks the twelfth time that South Africa have been eradicated from the semifinal levels of an ICC event. New Zealand and Pakistan with 11 and 10 cases are subsequent.
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