South Africa vs New Zealand LIVE Cricket Updates, 2nd Semi Final ICC Champions Trophy© AFP
South Africa vs New Zealand LIVE Updates, Champions Trophy 2025 Semi-Final: New Zealand are closing in on a place in the final of Champions Trophy, with South Africa currently eight-down in their 363-run chase in Lahore. David Miller remains the only hope for South Africa with the required run-rate soaring to above 10-an-over. Earlier, Kane Williamson and Rachin Ravindra’s centuries powered New Zealand to 362/6. Rachin slammed 108 while Williamson became the first New Zealand batter to achieve the landmark of 19,000 international runs during his knock of 102. The pair added 164 runs for the second wicket after New Zealand opted to bat. Handy contributions from Daryl Mitchell (49) and Glenn Phillips (49*) allowed the Kiwis to cross the 350-run mark. (LIVE SCORECARD)
Here are the LIVE Updates for South Africa vs New Zealand, Champions Trophy 2025 Semi-Final LIVE Score, straight from the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore:
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21:41 (IST)
South Africa vs New Zealand LIVE Score: Record breaking day for Rachin!
Hundred and a wicket in an ICC ODI tournament match for NZ
Rachin Ravindra vs England, Ahmedabad, CWC 2023
Rachin Ravindra vs South Africa, Lahore, CT 2025
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21:36 (IST)
South Africa vs New Zealand LIVE Score: Maharaj walks back!
Another one bites the dust! Phillips has two in two overs. It was sliding down the leg, Maharaj swings and manages to get a bat to it. Great take from Latham
Keshav Maharaj c Latham b Phillips 1 (4)
SA: 218/8 (39.3)
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21:29 (IST)
South Africa vs New Zealand LIVE Score: WICKET!
No support for Miller as Jansen departs too! Good shout for LBW. Phillips looked confident. Nothing from the umpire. Santner takes the replay shows impact is on middle and off, and it’s hitting leg! Great review from New Zealand.
Marco Jansen lbw b Phillips 3 (7)
NZ: 212/7 (38)
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21:16 (IST)
South Africa vs New Zealand LIVE Score: WICKET!
Mulder holes out and that’s surely the game for New Zealand! Bracewell strikes and SA are now six down. Jansen is the next batter
Wiaan Mulder c Ravindra b Bracewell 8 (13)
SA: 200/6 (36)
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21:08 (IST)
South Africa vs New Zealand LIVE Score: WICKET!
Rachin strikes, and gets the big wicket of Markram! Bizarre dismissal and Rachin takes an good reaction catch. Markram is stunned
Aiden Markram c & b Ravindra 31 (29)SA: 189/5 (33)
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20:58 (IST)
South Africa vs New Zealand LIVE Score: RRR close to 10!
So, 182 from the last 18 overs. Difficult, but not impossible. However, South Africa only have six wickets in hand with Mulder and Jansen to come after this
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20:47 (IST)
South Africa vs New Zealand LIVE Score: Santner strikes again!
Klaasen holes out! The RRR pressure gets the better of him. SA in tatters now. Santner gets his third of the match as Matt Hendry takes an excellent catch. He might’ve hurt himself in the process
Heinrich Klaasen c Henry b Santner 3 (7)
SA: 167/4 (28.4)
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20:44 (IST)
South Africa vs New Zealand LIVE Score: Not looking good for SA!
The RRR is now over 9. SA need 197 from 22 overs with 7 wickets in hand. No time to settle for Klaasen and Markram.
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20:38 (IST)
South Africa vs New Zealand LIVE Score: Bowled him!
Santner strikes again! RvD is beaten all ends up. It was a jaffa from Santner. Clips middle stump
Rassie van der Dussen b Santner 69 (66)
SA: 161/3 (26.5)
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20:31 (IST)
South Africa vs New Zealand LIVE Score: Four runs!
That’s a cover drive and a half from Markram! Too full from O’Rourke, enough width to allow Markram to free his arms
SA: 147/2 (25.1)
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20:28 (IST)
South Africa vs New Zealand LIVE Score: Six runs!
RvD launches it into the stands! Charges down the ground and hits this over midwicket. SA need him to play right till the end
SA: 138/2 (23.5)
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20:25 (IST)
South Africa vs New Zealand LIVE Score: WICKET!
Bavuma looks to change gear, but mistimes! Top-edge flies to Williamson at backward point. Santner removes his counterpart
Temba Bavuma c Williamson b Santner 56 (71)
SA: 125/2 (22.2)
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20:14 (IST)
South Africa vs New Zealand LIVE Score: RvD takes aerial route!
In the slot from Santner and Rassie pumpts it over long-on. Bit extension of the arms
SA: 114/1 (20.2)
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20:04 (IST)
South Africa vs New Zealand LIVE Score: Bavuma takes aerial route!
Bavuma saw the opportunity and took it! There was a bit of flight on it from Phillips, and Bavuma lifts it comfortably over the straight fielder up in the circle
SA: 102/1 (17.2)
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20:02 (IST)
South Africa vs New Zealand LIVE Score: SA are steady!
South Africa not taking too much risks at the moment. There approach might be questionable, but the kind of firepower they have down the order, they can easily chase 100-120 in the last if they have wickets in hand at that point
SA: 94/1 (17)
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19:57 (IST)
South Africa vs New Zealand LIVE Score: RRR is now over 8!
SA need 273 in 34 overs and the required run-rate is just over 8. Bavuma needs to get a few more boundaries like he did in the latter part of the first powerplay. RvD is playing well
SA: 90/1 (16)
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19:48 (IST)
South Africa vs New Zealand LIVE Score: SA need boundaries!
No boundaries in the last three overs. Bracewell has done well since his introduction while O’Rourke made a strong recovery after conceding 16 in his first.
SA: 79/1 (14)
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19:37 (IST)
South Africa vs New Zealand LIVE Score: What an over for SA!
O’Rourke welcomed with a bang by Bavuma and Rassie! 13 runs off this over and South Africa are back on track, as of now, in this chase. Bavuma is looking confident
SA: 69/1 (11)
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19:30 (IST)
South Africa vs New Zealand LIVE Score: Six runs!
Bavuma, take a bow! The little man is switching the gears. Goes cross batted, and clears the midwicket boundary for a six. First of the night for South Africa
SA: 52/1 (9.2)
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19:27 (IST)
South Africa vs New Zealand LIVE Score: Bavuma breaks the shackles!
Bavuma charges, goes inside out! The Proteas captain launches this over midwicket. Much needed boundary for SA.
SA: 41/1 (8.3)
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19:25 (IST)
South Africa vs New Zealand LIVE Score: SA need boundaries!
Rickelton’s dismissal has allowed NZ to peg SA back in the chase. Bavuma has been very cautious.
SA: 36/1 (8)
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19:13 (IST)
South Africa vs New Zealand LIVE Score: Excellent shot from Bavuma!
Overpitched on the pads and Bavuma flicks this through midwicket. Was played with a mostly straight bat.
SA: 28/1 (5.2)
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19:10 (IST)
South Africa vs New Zealand LIVE Score: WICKET!
Popped straight to cover and Bracewell takes an easy catch. Huge wicket for New Zealand. If South Africa needed anyone to bat long, it was supposed to be Rickelton.
Ryan Rickelton c Bracewell b Henry 17 (12)
SA: 20/1 (4.5)
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19:07 (IST)
South Africa vs New Zealand LIVE Score: Rickelton on the charge!
Rickelton on a roll! Four boundaries for him already. This time, he just helps it through midwicket. Decent start for the Proteas
SA: 19/0 (3.5)
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19:01 (IST)
South Africa vs New Zealand LIVE Score: Rickelton on fire!
Rickelton, take a bow! Excellent start this for the Proteas. Overpitched again from Henry, the side-on replay shows how he waited late and punched it with the ball right in front of him
NZ: 14/0 (3)
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18:53 (IST)
South Africa vs New Zealand LIVE Score: Excellent start for SA!
Rickelton starts off with a couple of boundaries off Matt Henry. There is a bit of swing on offer.
SA: 8/0 (1)
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18:51 (IST)
South Africa vs New Zealand LIVE Score: We are back!
South Africa’s chase is underway with Rickelton on strike to face Matt Henry. It’s still a flat pitch, there won’t be dew. SA will fancy their chance though
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18:26 (IST)
South Africa vs New Zealand LIVE Score: Time for a short break!
We will be back shortly for the coverage of the second innings as South Africa chase 363 under the light in Lahore.
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18:18 (IST)
South Africa vs New Zealand LIVE Score: End of innings!
So, 13 runs in the final over as New Zealand post 362/6 in 50 overs. Rachin Ravindra (108) and Kane Williamson (102) centuries powering the Kiwis. Bizarre bowling display from the Proteas, whose bowling was deemed the best among the semi-finalists. 3 wickets for Ngidi but he was taken for 72.
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18:09 (IST)
South Africa vs New Zealand LIVE Score: 2 overs to go!
Rabada taken for 19 in this over! New Zealand just 7 shy off 350 with 12 balls to go. However, the question now is can they reach 370 from here? If yes, South Africa are all but out of this with almost no chance of dew.
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18:05 (IST)
South Africa vs New Zealand LIVE Score: Phillips on fire!
Rabada misses the yorker and Phillips obliges.He makes ideal contact, launching straight and true for six! Where is the damage control from South Africa?
NZ: 330/5 (47.1)
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17:57 (IST)
South Africa vs New Zealand LIVE Score: WICKET!
Mitchell holes out on 49! Easy catch for Rabada and Ngidi strikes again. Prior to the wicket, NZ had 57 off the last 30 deliveries.
Daryl Mitchell c Rabada b Ngidi 49 (37)
NZ: 314/5 (46.1)
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17:55 (IST)
South Africa vs New Zealand LIVE Score: Another boundary!
Glenn Phillips joins the party as he hits Jansen for four back-to-back boundaries. The partnership between him and Mitchell now over 50.
NZ: 314/4 (46)
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17:51 (IST)
South Africa vs New Zealand LIVE Score: Sloppy from SA!
Three back-to-back boundaries for Mitchell! Sloppy from South Africa. First, Mulder drops a regulation catch and then a misfield. 350 looks possible again for NZ after a mini recovery from SA
NZ: 294/4 (44.4)
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17:42 (IST)
South Africa vs New Zealand LIVE Score: Mitchell breaks the shackles!
Mitchell releases the pressure! Relief for NZ. He hits this straight over the bowler’s head. Finds his first boundary in 27 balls
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17:35 (IST)
South Africa vs New Zealand LIVE Score: Rabada strikes again!
Rabada cleans up Latham! It was a straight one but Latham misses it completely. Gets his middle and off stump rocked
Tom Latham b Rabada 4 (5)
NZ: 257/4 (41.1)
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17:32 (IST)
South Africa vs New Zealand LIVE Score: NZ script huge CT record!
New Zealand now has the most number of centurions in a single Champions Trophy edition.
5 – New Zealand in 2025
4 – West Indies in 2006
3 – Australia in 2009
3 – Bangladesh in 2017
3 – India in 2002
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17:25 (IST)
South Africa vs New Zealand LIVE Score: Williamson gets to his 100!
100 up for Williamson! His third straight against South Africa in ODIs. It’s taken 91 deliveries all in, with the second fifty taking just 30!
NZ: 249/2 (39.1)
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17:18 (IST)
South Africa vs New Zealand LIVE Score: Williamson moves to 95!
Short, a cutter too! Williamson effortlessly guides this, perfectly bisecting backward point and gully. One big hit away from his 15th ODI century
NZ: 241/2 (37.3)
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17:02 (IST)
South Africa vs New Zealand LIVE Score: Record alert!
Kane Williamson becomes the first New Zealand batter to score 19,000 international runs. He now sets his sight on a century.
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