ICC World Cup 2019: New Zealand vs South Africa, preview, head to head & match details

New Zealand and South Africa will face each other in the 25th match of World Cup tournament on June 19, at Edgbaston. Unbeaten New Zealand occupies the second spot on the points table after Australia While South Africa is spotted at 8th position with 3 points.

New Zealand has so far played as a strong contender for the title as it has won all its matches played in the tournament with one game being abandoned due to rain against India. Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor both of them have been in good forms and would look to continue against South Africa.

South Africa that began its World Cup journey with the defeat against England went on to suffer three continuous losses and they further landed into disappointment after their fourth match was abandoned against West Indies. They hold just one victory, the latest against Afghanistan.

Key Players

New Zealand: Ross Taylor, Matthew James Henry

South Africa: Faf du Plessis, Kagiso Rabada

Head to Head

Total: 7

New Zealand: 5

South Africa: 2

Playing XI

New Zealand: Martin Guptill, Colin Munro / Henry Nicholls, Kane Williamson (c), Ross Taylor, Tom Latham (wk), James Neesham, Colin de Grandhomme, Mitchell Santner, Trent Boult, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson

South Africa: Faf du Plessis (c), Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock (wk), Aiden Markram, Rassie van der Dussen, JP Duminy, David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo, Dale Steyn, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi, Dwaine Pretorius, Chris Morris, Imran Tahir

Match details

Date: Wednesday, 19th June 2019

Time: 03:00 PM IST

Venue: Edgbaston, Birmingham

Live Telecast: Star Network

Online Streaming: Hotstar