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Tom Latham-led New Zealand will be facing Temba Bavuma-led South Africa in today's World Cup match
New Zealand's stand-in skipper Tom Latham has provided an injury update on Kane Williamson and Lockie Ferguson ahead of their World Cup 2023 clash against South Africa. Apart from these players, Mark Chapman also suffered an injury. Earlier in a press conference, Latham said that the return of the three injured players will be based on an assessment before the match. Till then, Latham will continue to lead the team
Tom Latham (c), Trent Boult, Devon Conway, Matt Henry, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitch Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Will Young, Kane Williamson, Lockie Ferguson, Mark Chapman
Temba Bavuma (c), Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Andile Phehlukwayo, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Rassie van der Dussen, Lizaad Williams
The New Zealand vs South Africa match will be played at MCA Stadium, Pune. The pitch is known for being friendly towards batters. When it comes to bowling, it is more favourable to fast bowlers but not to spinners
The New Zealand vs South Africa match will begin at 2 pm. The toss will take place at 1:30 pm
New Zealand and South Africa have played 71 ODIs, out of which South Africa have won 41 matches, while New Zealand have won 25 matches. Thus, New Zealand vs South Africa head-to-head record is 25-41
New Zealand vs South Africa can be live-streamed for free on OTT platform Disney+ Hotstar. The match will be telecast on Star Sports Network channels
In light of their previous head-to-head encounters, Google predicts that South Africa has a 56% chance of winning the match against New Zealand
- Pakistan defeated Bangladesh by 7 wickets - Fakhar Zaman was the top scorer for Pakistan with 81 runs. He was adjudged the Player of the Match - Mohammad Wasim Jr. and Shaheen Afridi picked up three wickets each for Pakistan - Mahmadullah was the top scorer for Bangladesh with 56 runs
South Africa is in the second position with 10 points and New Zealand is at the third position with 8 points. India is leading the chart with 12 points
Rohit Sharma-led Team India is set to face Kusal Mendis-led Sri Lanka on November 2 (Thursday)