LAHORE: New Zealand has won the toss and elected to bat first against South Africa in the second semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy here at the Gaddafi Stadium Lahore on Wednesday.
After winning the toss, Santner said that the wicket looks good. There shouldn’t be dew. Privilege to captain the country, we know what to expect in these conditions. Same team for us. Last game was foreign conditions, we come up against a good outfit here, hope to put pressure on SA.
South Africa skipper said that they would have too preferred to bat first but they weren’t too concerned. He confirmed one change in their lineup.
South Africa: 1 Temba Bavuma (capt), 2 Ryan Rickelton, 3 Rassie van der Dussen, 4 Aiden Markram, 5 Heinrich Klaasen (wk), 6 David Miller, 7 Wiaan Mulder, 8 Marco Jansen, 9 Keshav Maharaj, 10 Kagiso Rabada, 11 Lungi Ngidi
New Zealand: 1 Will Young, 2 Rachin Ravindra, 3 Kane Williamson, 4 Daryl Mitchell, 5 Tom Latham (wk), 6 Glenn Phillips, 7 Michael Bracewell, 8 Mitchell Santner (capt), 9 Matt Henry, 10 Kyle Jamieson, 11 Will O’Rourke
