NZ vs SA Playing 11: Mitchell Santner-led New Zealand will square off against Rassie van der Dussen-led South Africa in the 2nd match of the Zimbabwe T20I Tri-series on July 16, Harare Sports Club, Harare.
New Zealand are set to play their first match in the ongoing T20I series, while South Africa played a game against Zimbabwe and secured a victory.
🪙 TOSS UPDATE
🇿🇦 South Africa have won the toss and elected to BOWL first 🏏
A highly anticipated clash in the T20I Tri-Nations Series is about to get underway 💥🔥.
Here’s a look at our Playing XI, featuring Senuran Muthusamy making his T20I debut for the Proteas Men 🇿🇦👏.… pic.twitter.com/z0APi9S39K
— Proteas Men (@ProteasMenCSA) July 16, 2025
South Africa won the match and opted to bowl. Speaking at the toss, Rassie van der Dussen said, “We are going to bowl first. The other day it looked like there was little bit in the wicket, not a lot, there are short boundaries and stick them in and see what them come up with. Good cricket wicket. They are quality side and we know their quality. Few rotations – three changes for us.”
Meanwhile, Mitchell Santner said, “Ideally would have liked to bowl. Like Rassie said there will be some help early on. We are excited to give the couple of guys an opportunity, Bevon Jacobs is making his debut. Can’t tell you that. We want to win the series, we have the WC at the back of our mind and this is the starting point.”
NZ vs SA Playing 11
New Zealand Playing 11: Tim Seifert(w), Devon Conway, Tim Robinson, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Hay, Bevon Jacobs, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner(c), Matt Henry, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy
South Africa Playing 11: Reeza Hendricks, Lhuan-dre Pretorius(w), Rassie van der Dussen(c), Rubin Hermann, Dewald Brevis, George Linde, Senuran Muthusamy, Corbin Bosch, Gerald Coetzee, Kwena Maphaka, Lungi Ngidi
