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New Zealand's tactical move: Conway introduced into the lineup as they choose to bowl against South Africa

New Zealand have won the toss and elected to bowl first against South Africa.Mitchell Sant...

Mon, 10 Feb 2025 10:03 AM

New Zealand have won the toss and elected to bowl first against South Africa.

Mitchell Santner won the toss, and New Zealand opted to bowl, in the second game of the tri-series where victory would guarantee them a spot in the final. Santner believed swing up front may play a part, given the early start under somewhat overcast conditions. They made one change, with Rachin Ravindra out after suffering a blow to the forehead while trying to take a catch on Saturday. Devon Conway replaced him.

South African captain Temba Bavuma confirmed he'd also have bowled first. "The real preparation starts when the Champions Trophy guys join us," he said, referring to the players unavailable because of the recently concluded SA20. "But it's a good opportunity for the guys here to show what they can do." There are four debutants in the South African side.

This is the last game of the series in Lahore, before it moves to Karachi.

South Africa: 1 Temba Bavuma (capt) 2 Matthew Breetzke 3 Jason Smith 4 Kyle Verreynne (wk) 5 Wiaan Mulder 6 Mihali Mpongwana 7 Senuran Muthuswamy 8 Ethan Bosch 9 Junior Dala 10 Lungi Ngidi 11 Tabraiz Shamsi

New Zealand: 1 Devon Conway 2 Will Young 3 Kane Williamson 4 Daryl Mitchell 5 Tom Latham (wk) 6 Glenn Phillips 7 Michael Bracewell 8 Mitchell Santner (capt) 9 Ben Sears 10 Matt Henry 11 Will O'Rourke

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