Kolkata, March 5 -- South Africa and New Zealand aren't world beaters in white-ball cricket. In fact, they have found ways not to win the World Cup, finding themselves at the wrong end of some pretty perplexing rules at times.
But they are also the kind of opposition you don't want to face in a semi-final. Balanced, spirited and veritably skilled, these are teams who in the recent past have found themselves in a World Cup final. Another crack at an ICC event final-albeit the Champions Trophy - should drive them to find their best once again.
Adding more intrigue is the acute lack of bilateral white-ball cricket between the two (they haven't played each other since 2017) even though New Zealand have the better ICC tournaments record with s...