NZ vs SA ODI Match Prediction & Betting Tips, Cricket World Cup 2023
New Zealand and South Africa go head to head in Match 32 of the 2023 Cricket World Cup in Pune on Wednesday. The Black Caps got off to an excellent start to the season but have been beaten by India by 4 wickets with 12 balls remaining and Australia by 5 runs across their last two matches. South Africa suffered the surprise defeat against the Netherlands in Match 15 but have since beaten England by 229 runs, Bangladesh 149 runs and Pakistan by 1 wicket on Friday. Read on as we preview this match. The day-night clash begins in Pune at 14:00 local time.
The fixtures in the tournament always meant that New Zealand would have a run of tougher games towards the end of the group stage. However, they were very close to beating Australia in the last match and we expect them to push South Africa all the way in this match.
South Africa remain one of the top teams in the tournament with plenty of pundits tipping them to go all the way. They have shown an ability to brush aside weaker sides but also showed character against Pakistan in their last match. We expect them to be very hard to beat once again in this fixture.
New Zealand vs South Africa ODI Match Live Streaming
TV channels: This game will be broadcast on Sky Cricket, Sky Sports SA, Willow TV and Star Sports
Live Streaming: You can live-stream the match on Disney+ Hotstar and Sky Go
NZ vs SA Match Toss Prediction
Three of the last four ODIs in Pune have been won by the team batting second with both of the last games won by 7 wickets. As a result, we expect both skippers to choose to field first if they win the toss.
NZ vs SA Pitch Report
There was a slight feeling of uneven bounce on the surface at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Monday’s match. Any first innings score of 270+ will be very competitive in this game.
AFG roped in pacer Fazalhaq Farooqi in the last match here and he picked 4 wickets. Fast bowlers will get some help from the pitch.
Pune Weather Report
Once again in Pune, humidity is not expected to increase much over the match. The weather will be sunny with the temperature over 32 degrees for the first few hours of the game.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for New Zealand vs South Africa, World Cup 2023
New Zealand Team News & Playing 11
New Zealand Team News
After keeping pace with Australia across the entire game in Dharamsala, New Zealand were beaten by 5 runs in their last match so we are not expecting wholesale changes. However, we predict that Tim Southee will come into the side and replace Matt Henry.
New Zealand Team Key Players
- Daryl Mitchell - Although he will have been disappointed to not convert his fifty into a hundred against Australia, the right-handed batting all-rounder remains in fantastic form.
- Rachin Ravindra - The 23 year old has been one of the standout performers in the Cricket World Cup 2023 and he hit his second century of the tournament in the last match.
- Devon Conway - Conway is a fine batsman at the top order and he started off the campaign on a positive note but failed in the last few innings. He has scored 277 runs so far at a strike rate of 100+ and we are backing him to score runs in this match.
New Zealand Key Batsmen Stats
| Player |
Mat (ODI) |
Inns |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
SR |
100s |
50s |
| Daryl Mitchell |
35 |
31 |
1347 |
130 |
51.80 |
95.93 |
5 |
5 |
| Rachin Ravindra |
18 |
14 |
595 |
123* |
45.76 |
108.97 |
2 |
3 |
| Devon Conway |
28 |
27 |
1151 |
152* |
47.95 |
89.50 |
5 |
3 |
- Mitchell Santner - The left-arm spin bowling all-rounder was expensive against Australia but he has been unable to stop taking wickets in this competition. He dismissed Mitchell Marsh and Marnus Labuschagne on Saturday.
- Trent Boult - The experienced left-arm swing bowler took the wickets of Josh Inglis, Pat Cummins and Adam Zampa in the last game and 3 more wickets in this game will bring up 600 international wickets.
New Zealand Key Bowlers Stats
| Player |
Mat (ODI) |
Inns |
Overs |
Wkts |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
5w |
| Mitchell Santner |
100 |
95 |
777.3 |
105 |
5/50 |
36.13 |
4.87 |
44.4 |
2 |
| Trent Boult |
110 |
109 |
994.0 |
206 |
7/34 |
23.90 |
4.95 |
28.9 |
6 |
New Zealand Team Form
After successive defeats against Australia and India, New Zealand are looking to avoid their third ODI loss in a row in this match.
New Zealand Predicted Playing 11
Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (c) (wk), Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Trent Boult, Lockie Ferguson
South Africa Team News & Playing 11
South Africa Team News
Kagiso Rabada missed the tense victory on Friday over Pakistan due to a back injury and we do not expect him to be risked for this match. There was already a strong team spirit in the Proteas squad but that will have gone up a level after the 1 wicket win in Match 26.
South Africa Team Key Players
- Aiden Markram - Ahead of Tuesday’s game, only four players have scored more runs in this tournament. The 29 year old hit seven fours and three sixes in his crucial innings against Pakistan.
- Quinton de Kock - The experienced keeper-batter made 24 runs from 14 balls in the last match and has hit three centuries already in the 2023 Cricket World Cup including the highest score of 174.
- Heinrich Klaasen - Klaasen has been showing world-class performances in this World Cup. He is one of the best players for spin bowlers. Klaasen has scored 300 runs so far at an impressive strike rate of 149.25.
South Africa Key Batsmen Stats
| Player |
Mat (ODI) |
Inns |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
SR |
100s |
50s |
| Aiden Markram |
61 |
58 |
2021 |
175 |
38.13 |
99.31 |
3 |
10 |
| Quinton de Kock |
151 |
151 |
6607 |
178 |
45.88 |
96.90 |
20 |
30 |
| Heinrich Klaasen |
47 |
44 |
1623 |
174 |
42.71 |
117.09 |
4 |
6 |
- Marco Jansen - The left-arm pace bowling all-rounder is in great form and dismissed both openers in Friday’s game before coming back later in the innings to take the wicket of Mohammad Nawaz.
- Tabraiz Shamsi - The left-arm wrist spinner looked to be back to his best in the last game. Across his two appearances in the tournament he has combined figures of 6-98.
South Africa Key Bowlers Stats
| Player |
Mat (ODI) |
Inns |
Overs |
Wkts |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
5w |
| Marco Jansen |
20 |
20 |
157.2 |
31 |
5/39 |
31.54 |
6.21 |
30.4 |
1 |
| Tabraiz Shamsi |
48 |
45 |
390.3 |
69 |
5/49 |
31.13 |
5.50 |
33.9 |
1 |
South Africa Team Form
South Africa have responded brilliantly since losing against the Netherlands and are targeting their fourth successive victory in this match.
South Africa Predicted Playing 11
Temba Bavuma (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi
New Zealand vs South Africa Head to Head
Although South Africa lead the overall ODI head to head 41-25, it is New Zealand who have won two of the last three and three of the last five meetings in this format.
NZ vs SA Head to Head Stats in ODIs
| |
Matches Played |
NZ Won |
SA Won |
Tie |
NR |
| Overall |
71 |
25 |
41 |
0 |
5 |
| Last 5 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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New Zealand vs South Africa Betting Odds
Who will win New Zealand vs South Africa ODI Match?
Both teams come into this match off the back of very close contests. It will be interesting to see how both sets of players respond but overall we think there are more match-winners in the South Africa side.
🏆 New Zealand vs South Africa Prediction
Both of these teams have been responsible for impressive wins in the tournament and been involved in very tight games. There is also the chance that this could be the two teams in the final of the competition and they both have more than enough talent to make it through to the last two sides. Our prediction is for a close game on Wednesday with New Zealand managing to keep up with South Africa’s aggressive batting and matching them with the ball. We expect the game to go until the final overs but for South Africa to narrowly win
South Africa to beat New Zealand
Nov 01, 2023
14:00 IST / 8:30 GMT
Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium - Pune, India
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