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The Pavilion | SOUTH AFRICA vs NEW ZEALAND (Pre-Match) Expert Analysis | 1 November 2023 | A Sports

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00:00 Hello, good afternoon and Assalam-o-Alaikum. Welcome to the Pavilion. I am Fakhr-e-Aram.
00:06 You are watching Esports and Sports and the ARY Zap app. Our continued coverage of the
00:10 ICC Men's World Cup 2023 from India. And today we have another game in store for you. A really,
00:17 really good game of cricket is expected to take place today because you have two top
00:22 tier teams colliding. But before that, let me bring into the conversation four of my
00:26 esteemed panelists. I've got four former captains of Pakistan, four outstanding minds that analyze
00:32 the game of cricket with us here in the Pavilion. First up, a gun fielder, really good between the
00:37 wickets, a finisher of games and also captain of Pakistan. I'd like to introduce Shoaib Malik.
00:43 Good afternoon and Assalam-o-Alaikum, Shoaib. Good afternoon, Wa-alaikum-Salaam. Assalam-o-Alaikum,
00:46 everyone. With that, I have got the Mr. Dependable of the Pakistani batting order. His career,
00:54 well, his career was all about giving stability to the Pakistani batting order whenever it
00:58 collapsed. One of the most successful test captain in test cricket history of Pakistan,
01:02 Miswa Ul Haq. Good afternoon and Assalam-o-Alaikum, Miswa. Wa-alaikum-Salaam. Assalam-o-Alaikum,
01:07 everyone. An outstanding wicketkeeper, also known as the man of crisis and we call him
01:14 with great affection, the Silver Fox of the Pavilion, former captain and all-round great
01:20 gentleman, Gohin Khan. Good afternoon and Assalam-o-Alaikum. Good afternoon, Wa-alaikum-Salaam.
01:24 Assalam-o-Alaikum. Thank you. And the undisputed royalty of cricket, the Sultan of swing,
01:31 the king of all-rounders and the guy who has brought us Galsun Galsun. Mr. Masseen Akram.
01:38 Good afternoon and Assalam-o-Alaikum, Masseen. Good afternoon, Assalam-o-Alaikum. Galsun Galsun.
01:47 Alright, guys. Before we get cracking on what we have in store for you today, let's take a look
01:51 at what happened yesterday. And yesterday, Pakistan won their game. It was a good day for the Pakistan
01:59 team out there. Bangladesh winning the toss, electing to bat and scoring only 204 runs in 45.1
02:04 overs. Afridi Shainshah, Afridi there picking up his 100th wicket in ODI cricket in 50 matches,
02:10 3 for 23. Wasim Junior looking really good and Rauf also, Arif Rauf also contributing with
02:17 two wickets. In return, it was the Fakhar Zaman show. 81 runs, a lot of sixes, seven sixes he
02:24 hit yesterday and looked really good. And so did Abdullah. Abdullah looked really, Abdullah Shafiq
02:29 also looking very, very good. And then Rizwan and Iftikhar finishing up the game for Pakistan.
02:34 Nothing special on the bowling cards for Bangladesh except for those three wickets by
02:37 Miraj and Pakistan winning that one by seven wickets and most importantly, picking up two
02:41 points. And with that, let's take a look at the points table. What's the state of the points table
02:45 after that match? Today's points table looks like Pakistan, which had gone down the rankings,
02:51 has now come back up to the fifth place. And India sitting right on top. Undefeated South Africa with
02:57 10 points at the second place. New Zealand, Australia third and fourth respectively. Now,
03:01 the interesting thing that is going to happen here is Pakistan, well, they'll be really,
03:05 really thinking about those two games, one against Afghanistan, the other one against South Africa,
03:10 because Afghanistan game, I think they are going to say that, you know, we could have done better
03:14 there. But the South Africa game was within striking distance. And those two points could
03:18 have made a whole lot of difference for Pakistan. There is still a way forward for Pakistan into the
03:23 semifinals, but that requires a lot of miraculous results that would go in their favor. That's your
03:28 points table. With that, let's show you today's match. Today is a big match. Two big teams are
03:34 here. You can see it on your screen. Today, it's New Zealand versus South Africa. Two gun teams in
03:40 this World Cup. And today, we'll take you to Pune, where both these teams will be here at 1.30.
03:47 New Zealand versus South Africa. And we're going to talk about that momentarily. But let's start
03:52 off with you, Wasim. A good day out in the office for Pakistan yesterday. Yeah, yeah, everything
03:58 ticked well. Fakhar is the match winner. He got runs and smashing half century, 80 odd nut out.
04:05 And everything looked good. Wasim bowled well. Shaheen bowled well. So, you know, they can only
04:11 do one thing from him. We discussed in length yesterday, before and after, to just win their
04:16 games and then hope and pray that the other teams get the results they want, because the rest of the
04:22 things are not in their control. And today's match, if New Zealand, I mean, God forbid, I said it
04:28 by mistake, if New Zealand loses, with a good margin, again, that's not in Pakistan's control.
04:34 They should focus on their cricket. They're looking good in the previous game against Sri Lanka.
04:38 But now, the next two games against the big teams, against good teams and England, especially,
04:44 why am I scared of England? Because they're out. Yeah. And they're there, they're going to play
04:49 fail-less cricket, kind of, you know, nothing to lose type attitude. Go and hit Pauji. And, you know,
04:55 they'll spoil someone's party. Yeah, that's it. They'll spoil someone's party. Yeah. Because they
05:00 want to say, "I'll listen to what you say." They've spoiled their own party. Actually, they've spent
05:07 the entire World Cup listening to what Wasim said. Yeah, but now they'll tell someone else.
05:11 That's the thing. They can make someone's party. Yeah, they can make someone's party. That's true.
05:16 That is true. Because we have a match in Kolkata. If we take it to the last match, it can go either way.
05:23 It can. It can. Mohin, for Pakistani fans now, even if, God forbid, it's not a semi-final,
05:30 what is the expectation of the Pakistani fans right now? I think the simple thing is that the
05:36 remaining two matches should be won by Pakistan, as they won the last match against Bangladesh.
05:43 There were a few flaws in the Pakistan team. Babar's setback is that he's not in the form
05:49 that he was in previously. That's one concern. Otherwise, the expectation from Fakhar,
05:55 and he did it really well. The good news is that he's back in form. He's displayed some great shots.
06:04 We saw Wasim in bowling, the reversing, the rhythm he bowled and took three wickets,
06:10 that was outstanding too. We can see Pakistan's flair. I hope that the next two matches,
06:15 no doubt, will be very strong, big teams. Pakistan should play with their flair.
06:22 They should play fearless cricket. No matter what, they should at least show that they go for the win.
06:28 Yeah, alright. Speaking of Wasim Junior, he's really looked good in the games that he's gotten.
06:33 And in yesterday's match, even before the reverse, Wasim noted that he was hitting hard lengths
06:39 and was gaining in big wickets. He was struggling before the World Cup.
06:44 He didn't play in the matches before, but when he was brought into the team,
06:48 we have seen a lot of, he showed a lot of confidence, which is a great sign.
06:53 It must have made a difference when you play someone and drop someone and play someone.
06:57 It must have made a difference.
06:58 It does. And when you're inexperienced, your confidence is already low.
07:03 Because you take a little time to assess conditions. But one thing about him that's good,
07:09 hitting is a later thing. But he knows where to bowl. That's what matters.
07:15 And as Wasim bhai is emphasizing on one thing, that he's bowling with pace, which is a great sign.
07:20 He's getting a bounce. Then he did a great reverse swing in the end and got the wickets early.
07:25 What about his batting, Mishra? Because I think he can improve a lot in his batting.
07:28 We haven't seen that, what we were expecting from him in the batting department.
07:32 I think he should work on his technique. Right now, he's just hitting.
07:38 If you work on it a little bit, and improve his batting, like batsmen,
07:44 improve his shots, even if you want runs in lower order,
07:48 it's not that no one will bowl to you in that slot, that you've hit a shot towards mid-wicket or mid-on.
07:54 You have to develop, develop back foot shots. So you can work on that.
07:59 And moving forward, I think he can come down to Pakistan and give you 25-30 runs.
08:06 And with that, we're going to take a break here in the Pavilion.
08:09 But when we come back, we're closer to the action. South Africa vs New Zealand.
08:12 Don't go away, keep watching the Pavilion.
08:14 Welcome back to the Pavilion. I'm Fakhar Khanam.
08:16 You're watching A Sports and Sports in the Hour by Zapp App.
08:17 Our continued coverage of the ICC Men's World Cup.
08:19 We were talking about Pakistan vs Bangladesh yesterday.
08:23 But today, we have another big match, New Zealand vs South Africa.
08:26 Let's start the conversation, Bismillah, let me bring this conversation to you first.
08:29 New Zealand is without Williamson, but their top order has been doing really well.
08:34 And especially, Will Young and Ravindra have really delivered the goods.
08:38 They don't know how to play.
08:40 Right?
08:41 They don't play well.
08:42 Bismillah, listen to me.
08:46 Listen to me.
08:47 I'm giving the right answer.
08:48 Right.
08:49 I think…
08:52 But I get your sarcasm, what you're saying, by the way.
08:56 The way they're playing, I think they can beat any batsman.
09:00 Everyone is contributing.
09:02 Ravindra, no doubt, the way he's playing, the first World Cup.
09:06 And the kind of innings he's played, that is something very special.
09:12 A lot of praises.
09:14 That at such a young age, to bat like this, game awareness, look at his shots.
09:20 He's just basically reacting to whatever is coming his way.
09:26 And for such top bowlers, to play such shots, to play such aggressive cricket.
09:34 And it's not just about running.
09:38 The impact he's putting on the game, that's very important.
09:42 The way he hit a six on 94, that shows that he's basically thinking about the game.
09:49 He's not just thinking, "If it's 94, I'll do my 100."
09:52 "If it's a game, I'll chase the average of 10."
09:57 He's a very good player.
10:00 He's a very good bowler.
10:03 He's a very good fielder.
10:05 Long future.
10:06 I think the New Zealand team, the way they think, for the next 10 years, they'll be thinking,
10:13 "We just have a player who can serve us."
10:17 Let's talk about Nisham.
10:19 Nisham was brought in at Chapman's place.
10:21 And he won the Australian match single-handedly.
10:25 That close.
10:26 That innings by Nisham was amazing.
10:29 And like Nisham said, he wasn't thinking about his century.
10:32 That day, when he completed his half-century, he didn't celebrate.
10:35 He just went back, settled himself in the crease and wanted to play the next ball.
10:39 Exactly.
10:40 The job was not done.
10:42 The job was to finish the game.
10:43 And that hadn't happened until then.
10:45 And he was fully involved.
10:47 This was his first shot against the spin.
10:52 He played it against Maxwell.
10:54 And the requirement at that time, the direction he played the ball, he played it that way.
11:00 He's a very good timer of the ball.
11:02 And he's strong.
11:03 And he needed a change in New Zealand.
11:06 Where he needed a power hitter at this number.
11:11 And I guess, he also bowls.
11:14 He's a very good fielder.
11:15 And having him in your side, he's got more depth.
11:18 He's got more depth in batting.
11:19 If a bowler gets hit, you have another option as a captain in your team.
11:25 You can feed him.
11:26 And you can get him to bowl.
11:28 I've seen him bowling in the death overs as well.
11:31 So he's got everything in him.
11:33 He struggled a little early on during the World Cup.
11:37 Beginning of the World Cup.
11:38 But after that, when he sat out a little, he must have thought about it.
11:41 I'm sure.
11:42 That's why, if a player is out of form, he should give a couple of matches, especially
11:46 when you're playing a long tournament, he should give a couple of matches rest.
11:51 So that he can talk to himself.
11:53 And he should gain confidence, which we saw in the case of James Nisham.
11:59 Logie Ferguson got injured, Wasim, in the last game.
12:02 So, if Tim Southey comes in, that's a lot of experience as well.
12:05 He's one of the most capped players as well.
12:07 Tim Southey hasn't got a game yet.
12:08 He's one of the most experienced bowlers in New Zealand squad.
12:12 And we'll test Logie Ferguson's fitness before the game.
12:14 And see, ideally, they want him to play because Tim Southey being so experienced and a little
12:20 end of his career kind of stuff.
12:22 So he hasn't played a match yet.
12:24 Maybe he's a bit rusty.
12:25 Maybe less match practice.
12:27 But ideally, they would like Ferguson to get fit.
12:30 Because Ferguson scores in the middle.
12:32 But most importantly, he gives a big 10.
12:35 And the Punjabi doesn't say that, he keeps everyone in check.
12:38 He gets freebies and gets cut on the pull.
12:41 But the batsman knows that he's coming here, he's coming here.
12:43 So he's a genuine pace taker.
12:46 The batsman objects.
12:47 The batsman says, "Listen, listen."
12:49 "Listen, listen."
12:50 Haris Rauf has also done it.
12:52 No doubt, Makram plays a very good short ball.
12:55 But he struggled against Haris Rauf as well.
12:58 We have seen.
12:58 But the pace does make a difference, Naseem.
13:00 Our senior player, Faisal, always says that
13:05 the smell of leather, the smell of it,
13:11 when it passes by the batsman,
13:14 when that smell comes,
13:15 something or the other happens.
13:17 Whether you play well, or not.
13:20 But once you move a little, you do get a little.
13:24 Your aim is to say, "Listen, listen."
13:27 Listen, listen.
13:27 Good one.
13:29 And what if the nose is closed?
13:31 No, the nose…
13:32 We take a break here.
13:33 Because I know what he wants to say to me.
13:35 See you on the other side.
13:37 Welcome back to The Pavilion.
13:38 I am Mufakar Khan.
13:38 You are watching Sports and Sports and the AYZ App.
13:41 And today it is New Zealand versus South Africa.
13:44 And we've got a feature on New Zealand.
13:46 But there you have it.
13:47 New Zealand, all set, looking really good.
13:50 If New Zealand wins today's match,
13:53 they will effectively qualify.
13:54 Because they have a very healthy Netron.
13:55 I don't know if they will qualify.
13:57 I know they will come back like this.
13:59 It will be almost final.
14:02 It will be almost final.
14:03 It's on the list of finals.
14:04 But I think it's the same thing.
14:05 As Pakistanis, we would like our boys to play the remaining two games
14:09 with a lot of flair and with a lot of flamboyance.
14:12 And make a statement before coming back home.
14:14 So now for New Zealand,
14:16 they look like they have all the bases covered.
14:20 Everything is there.
14:22 But South Africa is also that much strong on the other side.
14:25 Absolutely.
14:26 South Africa has an outstanding record throughout the World Cup.
14:30 They are top batsmen in all the forms.
14:33 They have scored big.
14:34 They have scored big individual scores as a team.
14:36 Where there is a need in batting,
14:39 lower down the order,
14:40 they have scored runs there as well.
14:41 And this will be the only team in South Africa
14:43 that has maintained their run rate in the last 10 overs.
14:49 I think it's a huge edge for any team.
14:51 Because they have scored so many top scores.
14:53 This is the reason why they have scored 399 and 428
14:57 in the World Cup twice.
14:58 Similarly, in bowling,
15:01 their bowlers are taking wickets.
15:05 Unfortunately, in the last match,
15:06 Rabada was not playing.
15:08 He has already taken 10 wickets in fast bowlers.
15:12 The news that we are hearing today,
15:16 maybe they will remove Koizi.
15:17 But Koizi's own record is also very good at the moment.
15:20 He has taken a wicket as well.
15:21 And an extra advantage is his batting.
15:23 We have guessed from this,
15:25 that he is sending them a little higher.
15:26 He is coming on 8th number.
15:28 He is coming before Maharaj.
15:29 So it's an added advantage.
15:30 I don't think that if Rabada comes here today,
15:34 I feel that Nigeedi is out.
15:38 I don't think so.
15:40 I think Waseem...
15:41 Tabrez is coming in the very playing 11.
15:44 You are right.
15:45 I also think that Tabrez should play.
15:48 I think Rabada will come instead of Shamsi.
15:49 We will find out.
15:51 One thing is very interesting.
15:54 In this century,
15:55 South Africa has not yet defeated New Zealand in the World Cup.
15:59 Since the 2000s that we have turned,
16:01 in all formats,
16:02 they have not been able to defeat New Zealand.
16:04 Does that weigh in on South Africa?
16:05 I think India was...
16:09 India is the only team
16:11 that has defeated New Zealand
16:13 and changed that tradition.
16:15 But the rest of the tracks,
16:16 I think, are going more or less the same.
16:18 So this will definitely be one,
16:20 back of their mind.
16:21 But overall, if we compare,
16:24 both teams have all the ingredients.
16:27 The disadvantage of South Africa is that
16:29 the day they bat second,
16:31 they struggle as a unit.
16:32 We will find that out today.
16:33 But one thing they can take advantage of is that
16:36 the venue where the match is today,
16:38 it is possible that they play very well.
16:41 Out of 9, 5 teams have batted second.
16:45 So more or less,
16:46 60-40 ratio.
16:48 This is the head-to-head of New Zealand vs South Africa.
16:51 Out of 8 matches...
16:52 And interestingly,
16:53 if you see,
16:54 6 New Zealand have won, 2 have lost.
16:55 The last ODI they played,
16:57 it was 2019 World Cup.
16:59 That's bizarre.
17:00 They haven't played ODI for 4 years.
17:02 That shows how important ODI is for cricket boards.
17:04 But all together,
17:06 I think,
17:06 South Africa is a different team.
17:08 The way they are playing,
17:11 I have never seen them play like this.
17:13 Yeah.
17:13 They have lost a match.
17:15 We have seen it many times in the second inning.
17:17 In the second inning,
17:19 against Pakistan,
17:20 there were difficult conditions,
17:22 but still,
17:22 they must have gained confidence
17:24 in the way they chased that.
17:26 It was difficult, but they won.
17:28 New Zealand is also concerned
17:30 that they have lost the last 2 matches.
17:32 So when they lose a match,
17:34 no doubt they played well.
17:36 They didn't play like this in the last match
17:38 against Australia.
17:40 But let's see.
17:42 I think South Africa has a little advantage
17:44 in this World Cup,
17:46 especially in these conditions.
17:48 Alright, talking about the conditions,
17:50 Basim, your favourite subject.
17:52 It's time for the pitch report
17:54 brought to you by Colgate GRF.
17:56 Well, right there you have it.
17:58 Your thoughts, Basim?
18:00 Yeah, it was a very good pitch report.
18:02 Both the captains have been great.
18:04 Ricky Ponting explained it nicely.
18:06 Looks good. A little bit of grass.
18:08 The bit cracks. He says maybe later on
18:10 it will slow down a bit.
18:12 But the due factor will come.
18:14 It will come nicely on the bat.
18:16 But overall, it's a high-scoring wicket.
18:18 The boundary is small at the side.
18:20 It's only 265 metres.
18:22 But overall, it's a good cricketing pitch.
18:24 And I think if South Africa wins the toss,
18:26 they would love to bat.
18:28 That's their strength.
18:30 And Rabada coming in,
18:32 their pace bowling will get stronger.
18:34 He's such a good bowler.
18:36 But overall, it's a good ODI wicket, no doubt.
18:38 Alright, with that, it's time to take another break
18:40 here in the Pavilion. We'll see you on the other side.
18:42 Welcome back to ASPORTS, CENTSPORTS and the RY ZAPP app.
18:44 You're watching the Pavilion.
18:46 And we're talking about the game at hand today.
18:48 We're playing with New Zealand.
18:50 Right now, we've got Ngeidi with us. Let's listen in.
18:52 Alright, there you have it.
18:54 Quite an interesting story there, Wasim.
18:56 South Africa just won the Rugby World Cup.
18:58 I know. What a World Cup they won.
19:00 I believe the quarter-final,
19:02 semi-final and then the final
19:04 just by a little margin.
19:06 So that shows that South Africans,
19:08 they don't lose hope
19:10 till the last second of the game.
19:12 And you know, Rabada said in his interview
19:14 that previous games against Pakistan,
19:16 one of the reasons they won, and rightly so,
19:18 they were ahead of the run rate
19:20 while chasing. So when you chase,
19:22 you kind of have to do that in this day and age.
19:24 Yeah, they did.
19:26 Even after finishing the game against Pakistan,
19:28 they all were so pumped.
19:30 It shows that
19:32 this time, they are on a different mission.
19:34 When they
19:36 go into a crunch situation
19:38 and they choke, but this time
19:40 it shows that
19:42 "No, not this time, this time we have it."
19:44 Against Netherlands, of course.
19:46 With the exception of that game.
19:48 Let's not take away from Netherlands.
19:50 Netherlands somehow had something
19:52 on South Africa that we can't see.
19:54 Only we see.
19:56 Only we see.
19:58 Alright, right now
20:00 we have got another
20:02 interview. We've got Glenn Phillips with us.
20:04 Interesting comments there.
20:06 They can have the Rugby World Cup, South Africa
20:08 and we'll take the Cricket World Cup.
20:10 Yeah, it's a big motivation.
20:12 I mean, South Africans
20:14 beating all blacks in the finals.
20:16 One of the best rugby sides ever
20:18 that graced that game. It's a very odd game.
20:20 We don't play in Pakistan, but I do follow a bit.
20:22 A friend of mine, he follows rugby.
20:24 So he was telling me the record, the scores.
20:26 And the three matches that I played,
20:28 if I remember, quarter-final,
20:30 semi-final, they won at the last minute.
20:32 Something like that.
20:34 They won by one point.
20:36 That shows how determined and how fit.
20:38 Glenn Phillips looked like he was a weakling.
20:40 He was a weakling.
20:42 He was a weakling.
20:44 I was looking at his shoulders.
20:48 I was looking at his shoulders.
20:50 He didn't have any collars.
20:52 He didn't have any collars.
20:54 He didn't measure with his shoulders.
20:56 He was short.
20:58 He was short.
21:00 He was short.
21:02 He was short.
21:04 He was short.
21:06 I appreciate it.
21:08 He didn't have a rope on the ground.
21:10 Boundary rope.
21:12 He would take sides with that.
21:14 He would take sides with that.
21:16 Listen to me.
21:18 I love it.
21:20 That's perfect.
21:22 You haven't heard the famous saying of the skipper.
21:24 Listen to me.
21:26 Don't take flying arrows.
21:28 I didn't say anything.
21:30 He did it himself.
21:32 We're talking about this.
21:34 About South Africa and the New Zealand game.
21:36 South Africa batting, Bispa.
21:38 It's really looking very good.
21:40 It's really looking very good.
21:42 He doesn't know how to play.
21:44 You're in a strange mood.
21:46 He doesn't know how to play.
21:48 He does 400.
21:50 He does 400.
21:52 Let me rephrase this question.
21:54 Let me rephrase this question.
21:56 If South Africa bats first.
21:58 If they win the toss.
22:00 How can New Zealand bowlers stop the juggernaut of them?
22:02 How can New Zealand bowlers stop the juggernaut of them?
22:04 Especially Prickok.
22:06 The way they play.
22:08 Normally they make the base in the first 10 overs.
22:10 Normally they make the base in the first 10 overs.
22:12 Early wickets, that is the key.
22:14 Malik is saying that if they make the base.
22:16 Malik is saying that if they make the base.
22:18 Then they play 20-20 in the middle.
22:20 And play T10 in the end.
22:22 If you want to break their planning.
22:24 If you want to break their planning.
22:26 Early breakthroughs are important.
22:28 First 10 overs, 2 wickets.
22:30 And then keep on taking wickets.
22:32 Good match up.
22:34 Bolt against Quinton and Dikock.
22:36 Good match up.
22:38 It will be an away swing.
22:40 It will definitely be a good match up.
22:42 We are going to take a break here.
22:44 We will talk more about this game.
22:46 We are getting closer to the action.
22:48 It's New Zealand vs South Africa.
22:50 We were talking about South Africa's batting.
22:52 Misma said that they don't know how to play.
22:54 Misma is in a strange mood today.
22:56 Misma is in a strange mood today.
22:58 Let's talk about Klaasen.
23:00 Let's talk about Klaasen.
23:02 He has been doing well on top of the order.
23:04 He has been doing well on top of the order.
23:06 Since his last World Cup.
23:08 He wants to have a performance.
23:10 He wants to have a performance.
23:12 His performance is going very consistent.
23:14 His performance is going very consistent.
23:16 He wants to have a trophy.
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24:52 New Zealand has won the toss and have elected to bowl first.
24:56 Good decision, Misma?
24:58 Both are playing on their strength.
25:00 New Zealand has a better ball in the evening.
25:06 They don't have a main bowler.
25:10 Tim Saudi is a very experienced bowler.
25:12 But they have decided based on their strength and conditions.
25:17 They haven't looked at the opposition and their strength.
25:20 South Africa's strength is batting.
25:22 They want to bat first and then see how their under lights perform.
25:28 Let's see. Both are playing on their strength.
25:30 Whoever plays well has a chance to win.
25:34 New Zealand must have thought that in the last match against Australia, they scored 383 runs.
25:41 They must have thought that they can score in the second batting if they have a target.
25:48 That was the second reason for Lukie Ferguson.
25:51 He didn't want to put so much pressure on bowling.
25:54 He wanted to put more pressure on batting.
25:55 We have the South African playing 11 on your screens.
25:57 Vaseem, take us through, please.
25:58 There is apparently only one change.
26:01 The skipper said the opening looks good.
26:03 De Kock is in tremendous form.
26:05 Ben Duesen struggling a bit against spinners.
26:08 He's got out six times in this World Cup against the spinners.
26:11 Makram is good-naked.
26:13 Klaassen is a class player.
26:15 Miller is the killer.
26:17 He hits it young and can bat as well.
26:19 And then of course the three fast bowlers.
26:21 Rabada making a comeback.
26:23 Reyes is not playing.
26:24 Nagidi, Kotsi and Maharaj, the left-arm spinner.
26:27 So very balanced side.
26:28 Alright, Mohit, take us through the New Zealand squad.
26:31 There is only one change in the last match.
26:34 Lukie Ferguson.
26:36 Lokie Ferguson has come to Saudi Arabia.
26:38 The rest of the team is playing the same.
26:40 In all the forms, Conway, Young, Ravindra, Mitchell, everybody getting runs.
26:45 Latham also.
26:46 He's playing a good role in the middle.
26:49 In the last match, Ishaq played a great game while chasing.
26:54 It's a complete package.
26:56 A completely balanced team.
26:57 Spin options are also there as well as the fast bowlers.
27:00 But they're a little bit unlucky that the impact that Ferguson created is not there.
27:05 Let's hope that the expectations from Saudi Arabia can be met in this match.
27:09 Alright, and with that it's time for another break.
27:11 But when we come back, we'll close in to the action.
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27:17 Welcome back to the Pavilion.
27:18 And the news is New Zealand have won the toss and have elected to bowl.
27:22 Which means South Africa comes out batting.
27:24 That's what they like to do.
27:25 And with that it's time for expert predictions brought to you by Express Power.
27:29 Alright, Shoaib Malik, your expert prediction.
27:31 New Zealand.
27:32 New Zealand, very nice.
27:34 South Africa.
27:35 South Africa, Skip?
27:37 I'll go for South Africa.
27:38 South Africa, and Misma?
27:40 Akkad, Bakkad, Bombay, Bombay, Assinabey, South Africa.
27:44 South Africa, alright.
27:46 Three South Africa, one New Zealand, and those are your expert predictions.
27:49 And with that it's time for the player to watch out for, brought to you by Ufone.
27:54 Alright, Misma, let's start with you.
27:56 Quinton.
27:57 Quinton?
27:58 I was saying he should sit there.
28:01 Skip, today we're in a weird mood.
28:04 It's good, I like this Misma.
28:06 I like this Misma, we all like this Misma, we enjoy this Misma.
28:08 But I want to know why are you here today?
28:11 I think someone has contacted him.
28:13 From behind.
28:14 Are you happy?
28:15 No, no, I'm not happy sitting with you guys.
28:20 You okay?
28:21 Rasim?
28:22 Fair call.
28:23 I'll go for Makram.
28:25 Makram?
28:26 Mark, Mark, Markram.
28:27 Markram, yeah.
28:28 And, Mohin?
28:29 Klassen.
28:30 Klassen, and Conway.
28:32 Conway, fantastic.
28:35 And those are your players to watch out for, brought to you by Ufone.
28:39 Alright, so that's how things are panned out.
28:42 We just have a few seconds left.
28:45 Any last words, Mohin, for the team?
28:47 Well, I'm looking for South Africa to win this.
28:50 Pakistan will get a chance to come forward.
28:53 New Zealand is coming.
28:54 I think, based on their strength, based on the way they've decided after the toss,
29:00 I think their strength is to bat first and score a big score on the board so they can put pressure.
29:08 How big is the total?
29:09 Because South Africa can put up a big score batting first.
29:11 778.
29:12 778, good figure.
29:14 I knew that.
29:15 That's a good number.
29:16 That's a solid number.
29:17 778?
29:18 Alright, let's see how close they get to 778.
29:21 That's what Waseem Akram says is a good total for South Africa to put for New Zealand.
29:25 And we are going to see you at the other side of the game.
29:28 Stay with us.
29:29 We'll be taking you live shortly to see South Africa versus New Zealand.
29:35 See you later.
29:37 See you later.
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