New Zealand vs South Africa, World Cup 2023 highlights: Black Caps fold early as South Africa record massive 190-run win

New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score, NZ vs SA World Cup 2023: Well for once South Africa haven't exploded in the first two overs. Singles off the last two balls and De Kock has scored three runs, Bavuma one.

NZ vs SA Live Score: South Africa 4/0 in 2 overs

New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score, NZ vs SA World Cup 2023: Those two runs came off the fifth ball with De Kock pushing the ball down the ground. It seemed to be racing away to the boundary but for some fantastic fielding from Conway who chases it down and throws it back just before he rolled over the boundary. Southee followed him and collected the throwback cleanly as well. Very well co-ordinated and conversely, not great running from South Africa as they took just two off that.

New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score, NZ vs SA World Cup 2023: Right, Trent Boult, who has uncharacteristically struggled in this tournament, is talking to Tim Southee, he is bowling the first over. Quinton de Kock takes guard with Temba Bavuma at the other end. A nice crowd building up. It is a humdinger of a match up and they know it. Here we go then!

South Africa's score in the last seven ODIs where they have batted first read like this: 338/6 vs Australia, 416/5 vs Australia, 315/9 vs Australia, 428/5 vs Sri Lankam, 311/7 vs Australia, 399/7 vs Englandm, 382/5 vs Bangladesh. Simon Doull says that New Zealand have given the advantage away just by choosing to bowl first.

He says that South Africa were looking to bowl first as well and the pitch looks a bit dry and could skid on later under lights. Kagiso Rabada comes in for Shamsi. “We want to run with the momentum. Was not our clinical display last game but it was important to get those key moments to cross the line,” he says.

Latham says that it looks like a reasonably good surface and there could be dew later on. He says that Tim Southee is in for Lockie Ferguson so we will get to see the New Zealand bowling great for the first time in this World Cup. "Guys are confident around the group. They have been playing fantastic cricket, going to be a good game today," he said.

New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score, NZ vs SA World Cup 2023: Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham(w/c), Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Tim Southee, Trent Boult

New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score, NZ vs SA World Cup 2023: Quinton de Kock(w), Temba Bavuma(c), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi

New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score, NZ vs SA World Cup 2023: Temba Bavuma out there with Tom Latham, Ian Smith has the mic in his hand. Latham has won the toss and New Zealand will bowl first.

New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score, NZ vs SA World Cup 2023: No chance of rain, 33 degrees. Ricky Ponting says that it is a good wicket, nice and hard, little bit of grass and some cracks around the grass, which means it cold be two-paced. It might slow down as the game goes on. South Africa would like to bat first but New Zealand might be comfortable chasing.

New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score, NZ vs SA World Cup 2023: Bavuma came into this tournament in pretty decent nick but while the rest of the top order has been firing on all cylinders, he has been a bit of a weak link. Bavuma is no dasher but seems be trying a bit too hard to be one in this tournament and it hasn't really worked well for him. He has 87 runs in four matches thus far at an average of 21.75.

New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score, NZ vs SA World Cup 2023: The absence of Kane Williamson will be keenly felt by any team he plays for and yet, New Zealand haven't really missed the stability he provides at No.3. That's because Rachin Ravindra has come of age in this tournament. The 23-year-old has recorded scores of 123 not out, 51, 9, 32, 75 and 116 thus far. He has scored 406 runs in six matches at an average of 81.20 and strike rate of 107.69.

New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score, NZ vs SA World Cup 2023: Among the things that have worked for New Zealand in this tournament is that their batting and bowling have been almost equally potent. They have made four of the top 20 totals in the tournament, and Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell and Devon Conway have scored centuries. So we can bank on them being competitive with the bat.

New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score, NZ vs SA World Cup 2023: Among the factors that have gone into New Zealand losing their last two matches is a growing list of injuries to key players. Lockie Ferguson bowled just three overs before walking off with a heel injury against Australia. Mark Chapman is recovering from a minor calf strain. Kane Williamson has resumed training, but he has been ruled out of the game against South Africa, while Ferguson will take a fitness test before the toss. Tim Southee was on the mend for a broken finger, but might be ready today.

New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score, NZ vs SA World Cup 2023: Kagiso Rabada missed South Africa's previous game due to a niggle. But he is expected to be fit and return to the XI for this match. It means that depending on the pitch, Gerald Coetzee or Tabraiz Shamsi will have to make way despite the role they both played in South Africa's win over Pakistan.

New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score, NZ vs SA World Cup 2023: The two sides have met eight times in the showpiece event, with New Zealand holding the edge at the big event. New Zealand have won six times out of the eight, while South Africa have won the remaining two.

New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score, NZ vs SA World Cup 2023: While De Kock's run pile has been integral to South Africa's success thus far in this World Cup, it is Heinrich Klaasen's big-hitting in the last 10 overs of the Proteas innings' that has really propelled their scores into record territory. Klaasen has 300 runs in six matches at an average of 50.00 with one century but it is his strike rate that stands out - 149.25. The century he scored came against Australia in 57 balls, the second fastest in the history of the World Cup. He ended up making 174 runs in just 83 balls that day, hitting 13 sixes which is the second-most for a South African in a World Cup game after AB de Villiers' 17 against the West Indies in Sydney in 2015.

New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score, NZ vs SA World Cup 2023: Quinton de Kock has scored 431 runs thus far in six matches in this World Cup and that includes three centuries. He is averaging 71.83 and a strike rate of 117.11. He sits at the top of the run scoring charts, all of which has led to quite a few posters appearing wherever South Africa have played asking him to not retire from ODIs after this World Cup.

New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score, NZ vs SA World Cup 2023: New Zealand were among the few teams that South Africa had played Test cricket against before they were banned in 1969. But as is the case with all teams, the first time New Zealand met South Africa in ODIs was at the 1992 World Cup. New Zealand won that match by seven wickets. The two nations have met 71 times in the 50-over format, out of which New Zealand have won 25 times, while South Africa have won 41 times.

New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score, NZ vs SA World Cup 2023: New Zealand started off by taking sweet, sweet revenge against England for the 2019 World Cup final, beating the defending champions by nine wickets with nearly 13 overs to spare in Ahmedabad. They then beat the Netherlands by 99 runs in Hyderabad and then Bangladesh by eight wickets in Chennai. The Kiwis made four wins in four by beating Afghanistan by 149 runs in Chennai. This has turned out to be their last victory of the tournament thus far, with New Zealand falling to a four-wicket loss against the clinical India in Dharamsala and then a five-run loss to Australia at the same venue.

New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score, NZ vs SA World Cup 2023: South Africa started by shattering a plethora of batting records in their 102-run win over Sri Lanka in Delhi. They then wiped off Australia by 134 runs in Lucknow after which came the 38-run loss to the Netherlands that sent shockwaves accross the tournament. But they went back to their team-shattering ways by pulverising England in their next match, winning it by 229 runs at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. South Africa then beat Bangladesh by 149 runs and then won the first thriller of this World Cup against Pakistan by one wicket in Chennai.

New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score, NZ vs SA World Cup 2023: 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

New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score, NZ vs SA World Cup 2023: 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

New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score, NZ vs SA World Cup 2023: These two sides have played some absolute humdingers in recent World Cups and there is no reason to believe that today won't be any different. New Zealand's silky-smooth start has come accross a couple of wrinkles with their back to back losses to India and Australia. South Africa's wrinkle came early in the form of the shock loss to the Netherlands but they have been imperious either side of that defeat. A victory today would take them at least temporarily level on points with India and to the top of the table. A victory for New Zealand, meanwhile, will make them feel much better about themselves, especially with there now being two teams on six points at fifth and sixth in Pakistan and Afghanistan respectively.