South Africa vs New Zealand: World Cup records

• The two teams have played 5 matches against each other in ICC Cricket World Cups.  South Africa has won two while New Zealand has managed to win 3 matches.
• The two teams first met in 1992 ICC Cricket World Cup Group match in which South African team were restricted to 190 runs in 50 overs.  New Zealand easily won that match by 7 wickets.
• In world cup matches of 1996 and 1999, South Africa won matches against New Zealand cricket team convincingly due to their superior bowling and batting. But since 2003 ICC Cricket World Cup, Kiwis have been on the upper hand.
• Herschelle Gibbs of South Africa and Stephen Fleming of New Zealand scored centuries in the 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup Super-Eight match, the match was eventually won by New Zealand.
• There haven’t been any notable bowling performances by both sides. This is more evident from the fact that neither of the two teams have been bowled out by each other in world cup matches.
• AB de Villiers, Brendon McCullum, Daniel Vettori, Graeme Smith, Jacques Kallis, Jacob Oram, James Franklin, Robin Peterson and Scott Styris are the veteran players from 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup.

Quarter final Analysis: South Africa vs New Zealand cricket teams in 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup

World Cup win/loss record of South Africa vs New Zealand:

Total matches played: 5

• South Africa cricket team won: 2
• New Zealand cricket team won: 3

One day international win/loss record of South Africa cricket team against New Zealand:

Total matches played: 51

• South Africa cricket team won: 30
• New Zealand cricket team won: 17
• No result: 4

The 3^rd Quarter-final of 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup will played between South Africa cricket team and New Zealand cricket team at Dhaka on March 25, 2011. South Africa topped Group B with winning 4 matches and losing just 1 against England. New Zealand remained on fourth position in Group A after being defeated by Australia and Sri Lanka. Despite these defeats New Zealand managed to win against Pakistan convincingly. Following are the main strength and weakness of these teams.

Batting Strength and Weakness:

South Africa cricket team has one of the best top-order batting line-up in this world cup. Graeme Smith, Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis and AB de Villiers; they all have been performing well with the bat. But the problem for South Africa is their weak middle-order which consists of players who are new to top cricket. There are more concerns in the New Zealand squad because of their overall weak batting line up. The New Zealand cricket team’s batting mainly rely on players like Brendon McCullum, Martin Guptill and Ross Taylor, if these don’t fire then New Zealand will find itself in deep trouble. New Zealand has got pinch hitters like James Franklin and Jacob Oram who can change the course of match in few overs.

Bowling Strength and Weakness:

Bowling can be considered as the main strength of South African cricket team. This can be evaluated from the fact that in group round South Africa has bowled out its opposition in all matches. South Africa has one of the best line up of fast bowlers. Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel have been able to destroy batting line up of all major teams. In the spinner’s department, South Africa has the option of Imran Tahir, Johan Botha and Robin Peterson; all three spinners have performed well in the current world cup. Robin Peterson of South Africa cricket team is the 2^nd highest wicket-taker of this tournament. On the other hand, New Zealand has an average bowling attack; Tim Southee, Kyle Mills and Daniel Vettori are the main striker bowlers for New Zealand cricket team.

Conclusion:

Both teams are highly capable, both have high talent and recourses. South Africa cricket team is famous for choking in key matches while New Zealand has also the tendency of losing knockout matches in major tournaments. So, let’ see what happens in the match.

 

2011 ICC Cricket World Cup Statistics

 

 

Leading Wicket Takers in 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup

Player	Team	Wickets	Matches
Shahid Afridi	Pakistan	21	8
Zaheer Khan	India	19	8
Tim Southee	New Zealand	18	8
Robin Peterson	South Africa	15	7
Muttiah Muralitharan	Sri Lanka	15	8

 

Leading Run Scorers in 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup

Player	Team	Runs	Matches
Tilakaratne Dilshan	Sri Lanka	467	8
Sachin Tendulkar	India	464	8
Jonathon Trott	England	422	7
Kumar Sangakkara	Sri Lanka	417	8
Upal Tharanga	Sri Lanka	393	8
Virender Sehwag	India	380	7
Yuvraj Singh	India	341	7

 

Most Catches in 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup

Player	Team	Catches	Matches
Mahela Jayawerdene	Sri Lanka	8	8
Jacques Kallis	South Africa	6	7
Robin Peterson	South Africa	6	7
Kieron Pollard	West Indies	6	7
John Davison	Canada	5	5
Tilakaratne Dilshan	Sri Lanka	5	6

Most Dismissals (by a wicket-keeper) in 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup

Player	Team	Matches	Dismissals	Caught	Stumped
Brad Haddin	Australia	7	13	13	0
Kumar Sangakkara	Sri Lanka	8	13	9	4
Kamran Akmal	Pakistan	8	12	8	4
Matt Prior	England	7	10	7	3
Devon Thomas	West Indies	5	10	7	3

 

 

Most Player of the Match Awards in 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup

Player	Team	Awards	Matches
Yuvraj Singh	India	4	8
AB de Villiers	South Africa	2	5
Kemar Roach	West Indies	2	6
Shahid Afridi	Pakistan	2	8
Umar Akmal	Pakistan	2	7

 

Cricket World Cup Records- India vs South Africa cricket teams

• The two countries have played two world cup matches against each other. South Africa has won both of the matches.
• In regular ODI series, there is always a close match between Indian cricket team and South African cricket team. But in world cups, South Africa has dominated over India.
• Batsmen like Sourav Ganguly (India) and Jacques Kallis (South Africa) scored 97 and 96 respectively in the 1999 ICC Cricket World Cup.
• Inform South African batsmen Hashim Amla is a strong threat for the vulnerable Indian bowling line up.
• The two teams have recently met in a One-day International’s series held in South Africa which South Africa won by 3-2. Some close encounters were same and cricket fans are expecting the same to happen in the group match involving these two countries.
• Indian fast bowlers like Zaheer Khan and Munaf Patel have picked up key wickets of South African batsmen and are expected to play vital role in the match. From South African side, Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel are seen as a possible threat to strong Indian batting line up.
• The two teams did not play any match against each other in the world cups of 1996, 2003 and 2007.

 

World Cup records: England vs South Africa cricket teams

• These two teams have played 5 matches against each other. England won 2 while South Africa has won 3 matches.
• In 1992 ICC Cricket World Cup, English cricket team dominated South Africa but since 1996Wills World Cup South African cricket team has been defeating England convincingly.
• The two teams met in the semi-final of 1992 World cup which South Africa lost due to the controversial ‘rain-rule’ of that time.
• South Africa has bowled out England in the last three matches played between the two countries in a world cup. South African cricket team has also managed to restrict England under 200 in these matches.
• South African bowlers Allan Donald and Andrew Hall have taken key wickets of English batsmen. Andrew Hall picked up 5/18 in 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup.
• Players from neither countries have been able to score a century against each other in a world cup. The highest individual score is 89 by Graeme Smith of South Africa.
• Jacques Kallis of South African cricket team completed his 9000^th ODI run in a world cup match against England in 2007.
• England cricket team has not played any match against South African cricket team in the 2003 ICC Cricket World Cup.

 

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