New Zealand vs South Africa, World Cup 2023 Weather Report: Plenty of sunshine in Pune, no threat of rain | Cricket News
New Delhi: New Zealand will lock horns with South Africa in the 32nd match of the ODI World Cup 2023 at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on Wednesday. Both the sides have actually done well in the tournament so far and will be looking for a win to make their way to the semifinal stage of the marquee event. The Black Caps have emerged as one of the most consistent teams in the showpiece event after registering four games in a row. Team India, however, ended their winning streak, outplaying them in Dharamsala. The 2019 World Cup finalists are currently sitting third in the updated points table with eight points in their kitty.
On the other hand, South Africa are currently holding the second position behind India with 10 points from six games. They have created a record of three 300 plus scores in the tournament and their batting needs to be credited for this. They are high on confidence as they are coming off a close victory over Pakistan at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The only setback they suffered in the event was the loss against Netherlands. If we talk about the head-on-head things, total of 8 matches have taken place between Proteas and Kiwis in the ODI format. Black Caps have won 6 matches while Proteas have emerged victorious only two times.
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Pune Weather Report
The weather for the match between New Zealand and South Africa in Pune is expected to be fine. There will be plenty of sunshine in the day, as per the weather forecast. The temperature will go up to a maximum of 33 degrees Celsius in the afternoon and will slowly reduce to 24 degrees Celsius as the night approaches. Thankfully, there is no expectation of rain in Pune on November 1. Dew will also not have any impact in the match as it will start forming in the evening.
The match is scheduled to start at 2 PM IST, with the toss taking place at 1.30 PM IST.
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Squads:
New Zealand Squad: Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham(w/c), Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Mark Chapman
South Africa Squad: Quinton de Kock(w), Temba Bavuma(c), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi, Reeza Hendricks, Kagiso Rabada, Andile Phehlukwayo, Lizaad Williams
