South Africa vs New Zealand LIVE Updates, Champions Trophy 2025 Semi-Final: New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner won the the toss and opted to bat against New Zealand in the second semi-final of Champions Trophy 2025, to decide who will face India in the final. South Africa topped Group B after convincing wins over Afghanistan and England. On the other hand, New Zealand had handsome wins over Pakistan and Bangladesh, but lost to India. New Zealand, however, did beat South Africa when these two sides clashed at Lahore three weeks earlier, in the tri-series ahead of Champions Trophy 2025. South Africa have a couple of injury problems to address, with captain Temba Bavuma and vice-captain Aiden Markram both nursing issues. (LIVE SCORECARD)
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