SA vs NZ, Champions Trophy 2025 Semi Final: India to meet New Zealand in final

SA vs NZ Live Score, South Africa vs New Zealand Semi Final Champions Trophy 2025 Live Cricket Score: Well a match that seemed set to become a thriller at around the 20-over mark of the South African innings has eventually fizzled out, with Miller providing some fireworks in the end. New Zealand face India again in an ICC final, the two sides had met in the WTC final in 2019, remember. At the time, New Zealand had been playing red-ball cricket in England before that match, unlike India, and were generally better at playing those conditions. The result reflected all that. This time, the shoes are on the other feet. India are much more suited to the conditions in Dubai and have played there more than New Zealand in the recent past. Could the result be reversed? After no ICC trophies for 11 years could it be two in the space of 10 months for India? All we can do is wait and find out on Sunday. Good night from us for now, do join us for that humdinger coming up in Dubai.

SA vs NZ Live Score, South Africa vs New Zealand Semi Final Champions Trophy 2025 Live Cricket Score: Wow he smashes 18 runs in the last over and finishes unbeaten on 100 off 67 balls. That has to be among the more bizarre endings to the match. Lungi Ngidi was willing and cheering Miller on as he went about his business in the last over, the crowd was getting behind him as well and when he finishes off with a six, he celebrates by cradling his bat like a baby in a very very subdued manner. But at the end of it all, it is New Zealand who are going through. What is for sure, though, is questions need to be asked of their death bowling. Miller has creamed a total of 48 runs off those last three overs and ensured that South Africa's margin of defeat is 50, as opposed to something close to 150.

SA vs NZ Live Score, South Africa vs New Zealand Semi Final Champions Trophy 2025 Live Cricket Score: What happens when you let an ace hitter swing away with absolutely no pressure? Well he blasts 30 runs in 2 overs is what happens. He smashes fours off the first two balls of the 49th over from Will O'Rourke. Two runs off the next ball and well, some dozy cricket from O'Rourke keeps this game going. Long fired the throw to the bowler, who for some reason lobs the ball at the stumps instead of just breaking them with the cherry in his hands. Miller pulls the last ball fine to the boundary and then runs a single off the last ball to keep strike. Miller on 82 off 61 balls.

SA vs NZ Live Score, South Africa vs New Zealand Semi Final Champions Trophy 2025 Live Cricket Score: Some clean hits and some bling swings. Miller just making sure that South Africa go down swinging here.

SA vs NZ Live Score, South Africa vs New Zealand Semi Final Champions Trophy 2025 Live Cricket Score: He gets there with a four off the third ball of the 47th over. No celebrations at all, he just raises his bat once unenthusiastically and then shakes Lungi Ngidi's hands. He has got there in 46 balls. Just a single off the last ball of the over and Miller on 52 off 49 balls.

South Africa 264/9 in 47 overs

SA vs NZ Live Score, South Africa vs New Zealand Semi Final Champions Trophy 2025 Live Cricket Score: Rabada had got a couple of fours under his belt the previous over but he now perishes. Pulls the third ball of the 46th which is a slower one and gets caught at the cow corner boundary.

Rabada c Phillips b Henry 16 (22)

South Africa 256/9 in 45.3 overs

SA vs NZ Live Score, South Africa vs New Zealand Semi Final Champions Trophy 2025 Live Cricket Score: That is how precarious this situation is. Matt Henry returns to bowl the 44th over, he seems to be ok after that knock he took while taking Heinrich Klaasen's catch, which is important for New Zealand.

South Africa 245/8 in 44 overs

SA vs NZ Live Score, South Africa vs New Zealand Semi Final Champions Trophy 2025 Live Cricket Score: Phillips sends in the third ball of that over wide and full, Miller slashes it as hard as anyone can and sends it to the cover boundary. Just a single after that in that over though and so well below the 15.75 South Africa need every over.

South Africa 237/8, need 126 to win from 48.

SA vs NZ Live Score, South Africa vs New Zealand Semi Final Champions Trophy 2025 Live Cricket Score: First ball of the 42nd from Phillips is short, Miller gets back in his crease and smashes it over midwicket for a six. Well, Glenn Maxwell did win a match for Australia against Afghanistan in the 2023 World Cup on one leg, sometimes none, from a similarish position. But that innings is remembered as the greatest ever played in the history of ODI cricket. If Miller is to do this for South Africa, he basically needs to play an all-timer here. He has done that before so, who knows?

For now, South Africa need 131 to win from 53 balls, a required rate of nearly 16 runs an over

SA vs NZ Live Score, South Africa vs New Zealand Semi Final Champions Trophy 2025 Live Cricket Score: South Africa down to their last two wickets now and David Miller can only helplessly watch all those wickets falling at the other end. This was a very good catch there from Latham though. He was visualising that blind take down the leg side earlier today before the toss. Shortish delivery down the leg side third ball of the 40th from Phillips. Latham had moved with the delivery and so even though the ball didn't get exactly go off the edge of Maharaj's bat and took a big deflection, Latham's gloves were in position to take it.

Maharaj c Latham b Phillips 1 (4)

South Africa 218/8 in 39.3 overs

SA vs NZ Live Score, South Africa vs New Zealand Semi Final Champions Trophy 2025 Live Cricket Score: Marco Jansen tries a reverse sweep, Phillips is deliery is straight as a rod. He misses and the Kiwis appeal quite confidently, the umpire is unmoved though. Santner takes the review and forces the umpire to change his call.

Jansen lbw b Phillips 3 (7)

South Africa 212/7 in 38 overs

SA vs NZ Live Score, South Africa vs New Zealand Semi Final Champions Trophy 2025 Live Cricket Score: Wiaan Mulder tries to go big and perishes. Flighted delivery last ball of the 36th, Mulder gets down on a knee and takes a big sweep at it. However, the it didn't come off the middle of the bat and Ravindra takes the catch at deep square leg. South Africa unravelling now.

Mulder c Ravindra b Bracewell 8 (13)

South Africa 200/6 in 36 overs

SA vs NZ Live Score, South Africa vs New Zealand Semi Final Champions Trophy 2025 Live Cricket Score: And he has dismissed the dangerous Aiden Markram, no less. Very soft dismissal there as Markram loses the battle of the part-timers. It was short from Ravindra, Markram just hits back to the bowler. Almost just plays the ball back to him like it was a practice session.

South Africa's required rate has now gone above 10. Surely India now know who they are facing in the final.

Markram c & b Ravindra 31 (29)

South Africa 189/5 in 33 overs

SA vs NZ Live Score, South Africa vs New Zealand Semi Final Champions Trophy 2025 Live Cricket Score: Well the game's not over yet because in David Miller and Markram, South Africa do have two highly accomplished run scorers. However, there is only one way for South Africa to win this now and that is if these two have a truly massive partnership. Rachin Ravindra brought on for the first time in the 31st over, Miller launches the third ball effortlessly over mid-off for four. Miller on six off seven at the end of that over, Markram on 27 off 23.

South Africa 181/4 in 31 overs, need 182 to win from 114 balls.

SA vs NZ Live Score, South Africa vs New Zealand Semi Final Champions Trophy 2025 Live Cricket Score: Oh the New Zealand captain may have turned it around in his side's favour in this utterly spellbinding period of spin bowling. Santner with two huge wickets in consecutive overs, with this one potentially deciding the match. Length delivery for the fourth ball of the 29th which sits up for Klaasen, he smashes it down the ground but it doesn't have the distance at all. Matt Henry comes charging in from long on, dives forward and takes a brilliant catch. But he seems to have hurt himself in the process. He crouches down clutching his left shoulder, seemingly in agonising pain. Be leaves the field and Nathan Smith comes on in his place.

Klaasen c Henry b Santner 3 (7)

South Africa 167/4 in 28.4 overs

SA vs NZ Live Score, South Africa vs New Zealand Semi Final Champions Trophy 2025 Live Cricket Score: The New Zealand captain can do no wrong in this tournament. That is an absolute beauty from Santner. Quck and angling into middle and leg, Van der Dussen tries to work it leg side but the ball straightens and goes right past his willow. The stumps are rattled, New Zealand's captain fantastic gets another.

van der Dussen b Santner 69 (66)

SA 161/3 26.5 overs

SA vs NZ Live Score, South Africa vs New Zealand Semi Final Champions Trophy 2025 Live Cricket Score: There was some pressure being built there with Markram taking his time to settle in. Bracewell bowls his seventh consecutive over in the 24th, Two singles off the first two balls, then Van der Dussen runs two off the fourth. The fifth is a quick delivery, around 94kph, Van der Dussen takes a big strike forward and sends it over midwicket for a six. He keeps strike with a single next ball, Rassie is on 61 off 57, Markram on two off four.

Santner to continue.

South Africa 139/2 in 24 overs, need 225 to win from 156 balls

SA vs NZ Live Score, South Africa vs New Zealand Semi Final Champions Trophy 2025 Live Cricket Score: Kane Williamson's hands were still probably ringing after he stopped a pile drive from Bavuma in Santner's last over at midwicket. He was moved to backward point and the ball comes right to him.

Bavuma c Williamson b Santner 56 (71)

SA vs NZ Live Score, South Africa vs New Zealand Semi Final Champions Trophy 2025 Live Cricket Score: Single off the fifth ball of the 22nd by Bracewell and that takes Van der Dussen to 50 in 51 balls. So far so good for South Africa but, as was the case with Bavuma, Van der Dussen would also know that he needs to stay out there as long as possible for South Africa to pull this off. Bavuma takes a single next ball to stay on strike for Mitchell Santner, who will bowl his fourth over in the 23rd.

SA vs NZ Live Score, South Africa vs New Zealand Semi Final Champions Trophy 2025 Live Cricket Score: Fifty in 64 deliveries from the South African captain. He will need to be there right till the end if South Africa are to pull this off. He gets there with a single off the third ball of the 20th from Bracewell. No runs for Van der Dussen after that.

South Africa 107/1 in 20 overs

SA vs NZ Live Score, South Africa vs New Zealand Semi Final Champions Trophy 2025 Live Cricket Score: Four singles and a wide in that 16th over. Now one has to remember that this is somewhat how Rachin Ravindra and Kane Williamson were going about their business between the 10th and 20th overs. For now, Bavuma and van der Dussen are giving SA exactly what they need. They are scoring at a good clip without taking too much of a risk.

Bavuma on 40 off 48, Van der Dussen on 32 off 36.

South Africa need 237 to win from 204 balls

SA vs NZ Live Score, South Africa vs New Zealand Semi Final Champions Trophy 2025 Live Cricket Score: South Africa's run rate had got to 6.27 at the end of that over from O'Rourke. But Santner's ploy to take pace off at one end seems to have worked. Bracewell has completed two overs and SA's run rate at the end of the 14th has dropped to 5.64.

SA vs NZ Live Score, South Africa vs New Zealand Semi Final Champions Trophy 2025 Live Cricket Score: That's more like it! Will O'Rourke replaces Henry in the 11th over and Van der Dussen welcomes him with a four past cover first ball. Three singles after that and then Bavuma gets an edge on the fifth ball. No slips though and the ball races away to the boundary. Two runs off the last ball and Bavuma moves to 32 off 36, Van der Dussen on 20 off 18.

SA 69/1 in 11 overs

SA vs NZ Live Score, South Africa vs New Zealand Semi Final Champions Trophy 2025 Live Cricket Score: Henry returns for his fifth over in the ninth, Rassie van der Dussen gets off strike second ball and then Bavuma launches the third ball over mid-off for four. Single fifth ball and Van der Dussen punches Henry off a length for another four. Bavuma on 15 off 27, van der Dussen on 14 off 15.

South Africa 46/1 in 9 overs

SA vs NZ Live Score, South Africa vs New Zealand Semi Final Champions Trophy 2025 Live Cricket Score: The South African captain is going nowhere at the moment. Henry just bowled his fourth over, Jamieson to now bowl his fifth and Bavuma is in a rut. Just three runs off that seventh over and Bavuma is on eight off 23 balls. Bavuma has played a few shots, the only problem is that they have either gone straight to a fielder or else not quite but the Kiwis are so good they stop that anyhow.

SA 33/1 in 7 overs