Toss, opening comments, and playing XIs

New Zealand won the toss and will bat.

South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma said that while he wanted to bat, he wasnt too concerned about the toss. He announced his return into the squad and stated that in order to get to the finals, they must identify and win key moments.

New Zealand skipper Mitchell Santner said the team knows what to expect in these conditions. He added that with the wind, he densest expect there to be too much dew.

South Africa playing XI: 1 Temba Bavuma (capt), 2 Ryan Rickelton, 3 Rassie van der Dussen, 4 Aiden Markram, 5 Heinrich Klaasen (wk), 6 David Miller, 7 Wiaan Mulder, 8 Marco Jansen, 9 Keshav Maharaj, 10 Kagiso Rabada, 11 Lungi Ngidi

New Zealand playing XI: 1 Will Young, 2 Rachin Ravindra, 3 Kane Williamson, 4 Daryl Mitchell, 5 Tom Latham (wk), 6 Glenn Phillips, 7 Michael Bracewell, 8 Mitchell Santner (capt), 9 Matt Henry, 10 Kyle Jamieson, 11 Will O’Rourke