NZ vs SA, ICC CWC 2019 Toss Report & Playing 11: New Zealand Wins Toss, Elects to Bowl; Lungi Ngidi Replaces Beuran Hendricks

New Zealand will square off against South Africa in the match no 25 of ICC Cricket World Cup (CWC), 2019. The action will take place at Edgbaston, Birmingham. This will be the first CWC 2019 match played at this venue. South Africa has registered only one win against Afghanistan till now in this tournament, while New Zealand, on the other hand, has not yet faced defeat from any team till now. New Zealand's last match against India was a washed out, while Proteas encounter with West Indies was also abandoned due to rain. Toss has been delayed due to rain and the match has been reduced to 49 overs per side. Meanwhile, New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson has won the toss and he has elected to bowl first. Lungi Ngidi is back in the team as he replaces Beuran Hendricks. New Zealand vs South Africa Cricket Score 25th ODI Match.

South Africa is currently on the eight positions at the point table, while Kiwis are on the third. Proteas will have to win all games from here on, if they want to qualify for the semis. Proteas team lacks strong pace attack, as Dale Steyn has been ruled out of the World Cup 2019 due to injury. New Zealand and South Africa have faced each other on 7 occasions where Kiwis has won 5 times. South Africa lost the semi-final against New Zealand in CWC 2015. Live Cricket Streaming of New Zealand vs South Africa Match on Hotstar and Star Sports: Watch Free Telecast and Live Score of NZ vs SA ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 ODI Clash on TV and Online.

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

South Africa Playing XI: Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock(w), Aiden Markram, Faf du Plessis(c), Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo, Chris Morris, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Imran Tahir

South Africa will play next against Pakistan on June 23, 2019, at Lord's, London. While New Zealand will be seen next in action with West Indies on June 22 at Manchester. As of now, we are all set for the interesting contest ahead between New Zealand and South Africa,

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