ICC Champions Trophy 2025: South Africa Face New Zealand Today for Semi Finals, India Wins a Slot in Finals

The India team conquers Australia to march towards the finals as the Indian batsmen Virat Kohli, who emerged as the chief protagonist of India’s semi-final match, celebrates his half century.

With the margin of victory of four wickets and 11 balls, India crossed one of the most tense hurdles in the 50 over ICC tournament. 

South Africa vs New Zealand

Today at another semifinal, South Africa comes face-to-face with New Zealand. South Africa won two of the three matches in the Champions Trophy within group B. One of these wins was against Australia. The match is being held at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Pakistan and will start at 2 pm.

South Africa and New Zealand have faced each other in more than 70 ODI matches,  with South Africa winning 42 times and New Zealand securing only 26 victories till now. Even though the performance of New Zealand in the recent past has been great, today’s match will be a tough battle for both teams.

Today’s pitch is generally considered good for batting. The bowlers can also be accurate and adapt to the weather conditions successfully. The trend of high scores from this pitch suggests that teams might prefer chasing if they win the toss.