Amit Banerjee
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Written by Amit Banerjee
Published: Oct 24, 2014, 02:36 AM (IST)
Edited: Oct 24, 2014, 03:25 AM (IST)
Oct 24, 2014
New Zealand and South Africa face-off in the second of the three-match One-Day International (ODI) series at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui on Friday. While the series got off to a good start for the South Africans courtesy a comfortable six-wicket win in the first ODI that took place at the same venue, hosts New Zealand will look to give their best shot in order to draw level and keep the series alive.
For the Proteas, they will be delighted especially with the way they bowled and the way the middle-order handled the pressure after losing a few wickets during their chase. South Africa, succumbed to pressure while chasing a below-par target during the quarter-final of the previous World Cup against the Kiwis, will appreciate the development of such qualities in the team ahead of the World Cup.
They need to get their opening act right though, as opening batsman Quinton de Kock and number three batsman Faf du Plessis could not add much to the total, though both have been in stellar form in the recent past. The bowlers will look to continue their form and keep the New Zealand batsman at bay during the second ODI and help seal the series in the process.
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