NZ vs SA, Cricket World Cup 2019, Toss: New Zealand opt to field; Lungi Ngidi boost for Proteas

There has been a huge respite for the Proteas as Lungi Ngidi is back in the team and will take the field today

After registering their first win of the ongoing World Cup against Afghanistan, South Africa will look to keep their hopes of qualifying for the semis alive when they face unbeaten New Zealand in their sixth fixture at Edgbaston on Wednesday. On the other hand, New Zealand have been absolutely professional in their approach so far and are sitting at the second spot in the points table with seven points. They started their World Cup campaign with three consecutive wins before their fixture against India ended in a wash-out at Trent Bridge. Toss Update: After a 90-minute delay, the toss took place. Kiwi skipper Kane Williamson won it and opted to bowl first. They haven’t made any changes to the squad. “We are going to bowl. Same side for us. The guys are ready to go. We thought about Sodhi but stuck to the same team for this game. The past record against South Africa is irrelevant,” said Williamson at the toss. There has been a huge respite for the Proteas as Lungi Ngidi is back in the team and will take the field today. “There is a bit of blue sky, hopefully, the ball will come on nicely to the bat. They are a good team, they have been playing some good cricket. We need to be on top of our game to beat them. The previous game was really good for us, there was a real intensity from the team. Hopefully, we can do something similar today,” said Faf du Plessis. Here are the teams: South Africa: Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock(w), Aiden Markram, Faf du Plessis(c), Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo, Chris Morris, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Imran Tahir New Zealand: Martin Guptill, Colin Munro, Kane Williamson(c), Ross Taylor, Tom Latham(w), James Neesham, Colin de Grandhomme, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult