Champions Trophy 2025: 2nd Semi Final Prediction, and Betting Tips

New Zealand vs South Africa, the 2nd Semi Final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is set to be played at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore on March 5. With two victories against Afghanistan and England, South Africa finished at the top of the Group B points table while New Zealand with two wins and a loss against India in the last match finished at 2nd in the Group A table in the group stage. The match will be an exciting contest as both teams feature solid squads. In this article, we will cover the New Zealand vs South Africa, ICC Champions Trophy 2025 semi-final prediction of who will come out as the winner with an understanding of the recent form, squads, H2Hs, pitch report, and other factors.

New Zealand vs South Africa: Both teams preview 

New Zealand

New Zealand, led by all-rounder Mitchell Santner, features a balanced squad with solid options in both batting and bowling departments. They defeated Pakistan and Bangladesh in the first two group stage matches but lost their last game to India by 44 runs.

Strengths: The team is well balanced featuring prominent names. They have a good batting lineup with in-form players like Will Young, Kane Williamson, Tom Latham, Rachin Ravindra, and Glenn Phillips. All-rounders like Mitchell Santner and Michael Bracewell provide balance to the team.

Weaknesses: The team struggled to take regular wickets in the middle overs.

South Africa 

South Africa led by Temba Bavuma topped the group B points table with two wins against Afghanistan and England, one match washed out. The team also features a well-balanced squad with a solid fast bowling and batting unit.

Strengths: The fast bowling and batting lineup of the team is good. They feature players like Kagiso Rabada, Marco Jansen, Ryan Rickelton, Heinrich Klaasen, Aiden Markram, and Rassie van der Dussen.

Weaknesses: The team is in great form, but Kiwi batters will challenge them in the middle phase.

H2H and Pitch Report 

Pitch Report 

New Zealand vs South Africa, the 2nd Semi Final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is set to be played at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. The pitch here is a good batting surface. In a total of 70 ODIs played at this venue, the team batting first won 36 while the chasing team emerged victorious 33 times.

Results of the last two ODIs played at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

Afghanistan vs England (Feb 26, 2025) – Afghanistan won by 8 runs

England vs Australia (Feb 22, 2025) – Australia won by 5 wickets

New Zealand vs South Africa Odds 

• New Zealand – 2.05
• South Africa – 1.80

New Zealand vs South Africa: Who will win?

With both team strengths, weaknesses, and recent form, South Africa is expected to win this match. They have a well-balanced squad featuring in-from players.