πππππ :Β New Zealand vs South Africaββββ
ππππ : February 10, Monday
ππππ : 10:00 AM ISTβ
πππππ : Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Cantt, Pakistanβ
ππππππππππ : 2nd ODI 2025
After New Zealand enjoyed a very comfortable win over Pakistan on Saturday, they now take on South Africa back in Lahore on Monday!
- New Zealand have won three of their last four ODIs.
- South Africa come into this game on a run of four successive defeats in this format.
- Both teams have won two and lost two of the last four head to heads.
New Zealand vs South Africa
TV channels: The fans can watch the match live on Hotstar
Live Streaming: Live streaming of the match will be available on the FAFA191 Cricket Exchange India and website.
NZ vs RSA Match Prediction & Analysis
This looks set to be an exciting second game in the Pakistan Tri-Nation Series with South Africa playing their opening game of the competition and taking on the winners of match one β New Zealand.
The opening game of the series showed that there are plenty of runs to be had on this pitch in Lahore and it was Kane Williamson (58), Daryl Mitchell (81), Glenn Phillips (106*) and Fakhar Zaman (84) who were the leading players with the bat.
TEAMS PREVIEW
New Zealand Preview
Although this tri-nation series has been scheduled to help all three teams arrive at the ICC Champions Trophy at their peak later in the month, we do not expect New Zealand to make any changes to the side who beat Pakistan by 78 runs on Saturday.
It was Glenn Phillips who stood out, hitting an unbeaten century and showing just how powerful a player he is, and we predict that he will play in a similarly aggressive manner in this clash.
South Africa Preview
With the SA20 only just coming to a conclusion, and due to injuries to Anrich Nortje and Gerald Coetzee, South Africa will not be able to put out their strongest XI for this game.
They look the most weak in their pace bowling attack but there will also be an opportunity there for the likes of Junior Dala or Gideon Peters to make a claim for a place in their XI when the likes of Kagiso Rabada are back in the mix.
With the bat, Matthew Breetzke is a fine white ball top order player and he is likely to adopt an aggressive approach from the first ball onwards. Expect keeper-batter Heinrich Klaasen to be used in a floating position with the team management likely to want to see him arriving at the crease from around the 30th over onwards.
Weather Conditions
With this match being played from 09:30 through to 17:30, the temperatures will be slightly different from Saturdayβs game. That means that it could be as low as 15 degrees at the toss but will be at least ten degrees hotter about two hours later!
NZ vs RSA Pitch Report
The Gaddafi Stadium is a good wicket for batting on. Batters like the pace of the ball and can trust the bounce of the pitch so we expect a par score to be in the region of 320-340.
Toss: To Bowl
New Zealand showed the value in posting a score then successfully defending it on Saturday and so, here at the same venue, we predict that both captains will go out for the toss looking to bat first.