NZ vs SA Playing 11: Mitchell Santner-led New Zealand will square off against in Rassie van der Dussen-led South Africa in the fifth match of the Zimbabwe T20I Tri-series 2025 on July 22 at Harare Sports Club.
New Zealand and South Africa are set to face off each other once again in the series. Last time, the Kiwis secured a 21-run victory and secured two out of two wins in the ongoing series.
Meanwhile, South Africa has won three out of two games and will be aiming for a win against Black Caps.
Coming to the present, New Zealand won the toss and opted to bowl. Speaking at the toss, Santner said, “We are gonna have a bowl, that has been the trend. It has helped the bowlers upfront.”
“It looks tough in the powerplay so we will see we can extract something and if we can chase it. Looks alright, the one we played on was spinning, this one looks dry,” he added.
Bowling first after a toss win for Mitch Santner!
Will O’Rourke and Zak Foulkes come into the XI for Matt Henry, and Bevon Jacobs who is managing a minor groin injury.
Jimmy Neesham has remained with the squad as additional cover for Jacobs.
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“The last time we played South Africa they bowled well, we lost wickets upfront and we were put under pressure. We have two changes,” concluded Mitchell Santner.
On the other hand, South Africa captain Rassie van der Dussen said, “We were going to bat anyway so I’m happy. In the previous game, we started a bit sluggish in the field and with the ball and we are looking to improve in that aspect.”
“We need to keep improving, we won’t have to deal with small boundaries today so that’s good. We are going with three spinners, three big fast bowlers are taking a rest and we have an eye on Saturday. We will definitely be looking to strike back,” concluded Dussen.
NZ vs SA Playing 11
New Zealand Playing 11: Tim Seifert(w), Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Mark Chapman, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner(c), Zakary Foulkes, Adam Milne, Jacob Duffy, William ORourke
South Africa Playing 11: Reeza Hendricks, Lhuan-dre Pretorius(w), Rassie van der Dussen(c), Rubin Hermann, Dewald Brevis, Andile Simelane, George Linde, Senuran Muthusamy, Gerald Coetzee, Nqabayomzi Peter, Kwena Maphaka
