New Zealand and South Africa will be looking to book their first final appearance in the World Cup, as they will lock horns in the semifinals of the World Cup 2015 in Auckland.
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The New Zealand vs South Africa quarterfinal match is scheduled for a 05:30 GMT (06:30 IST) start, with live streaming option HERE for India viewers. Star Sports network will telecast the match in India. Live score updates are available HERE and HERE. In Australia, FOX Sports will telecast the match live, with live streaming option HERE. Viewers can also watch the action live online HERE. Sky Sports will broadcast the game in the United Kingdom with live streaming option HERE.
“The boys are feeling pretty good. Some guys get pretty nervous; some more than others,” Brendon McCullum said. “But more than anything the general feeling is the guys just want to get out there and test our skills against a very good South African team in a crunch game.”
“I think the way the team dealt with the pressures of the last game that should hold us in reasonable stead. I have found that being too stressed out doesn’t help you that much. I might as well just relax and look forward to the opportunity to go out there and represent my country on a big stage. It is what you play the game for.”
Home conditions will be a key to success and New Zealand’s record in familiar conditions will be an added advantage for them, with the kind of bowling attack they have.
“When you are going good, it is great to have the crowd on your side like that,” McCullum said. “Throughout this tournament it has been awesome to see how much the public are behind this team. We have had superb crowds all the way through this tournament.”
“No one will forget the chant of Southee going around the Cake Tin or even Guptill last time and Boulty when we were here last and he was swinging through Australia,” he added. “They are memories that will last forever. It is great to be playing this game at home.”
New Zealand (probable): Martin Guptill, Brendon McCullum (c), Kane Williamson, Ross Taylor, Grant Elliott, Corey Anderson, Luke Ronchi (wk), Daniel Vettori, Tim Southee, Kyle Mills and Trent Boult.
South Africa (probable): Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock (wk), Faf du Plessis, AB de Villiers (c), Rilee Rossouw, David Miller, JP Duminy, Dale Steyn, Kyle Abbott, Morne Morkel and Imran Tahir.
