New Zealand vs South Africa Live Cricket Score: ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Semi-Final 1 at Auckland

Co-host New Zealand will take on South Africa in the first Semi-Final of ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 at Eden Park, Auckland. Both teams will look towards entering their maiden final of the cricket World Cup. New Zealand will play their seventh semi-final and they not only need to overcome the pressure of expectations but also a resilient South Africa. AB de Villers’ men are eager not to suffer again the agonies of failing at the penultimate hurdle — which they have done thrice already. LIVE CRICKET SCORES AND BLOG: New Zealand (NZ) vs South Africa (SA) semi-final in ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 at Auckland

If the hosts prefer a greenish pitch that can suit their opening bowlers Southee and Boult, South Africa will also look to give New Zealand the taste of their own medicine. Led by right-armer Dale Steyn, South Africa have the options of fielding four right-arm seamers in Steyn, Morne Morkel, Vernon Philander and Kyle Abbot. New Zealand vs South Africa ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, Semi-Final 1: Preview

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The Proteas pacers are capable of extracting swing, pace and bounce and can be fearsome on a responsive Eden Park pitch. LIVE SCORECARD AND BALL-BY-BALL COMMENTARY: New Zealand vs South Africa, Semi-Final 1 at Auckland

South Africa won four matches in the pool stage and humbled 1996 World Cup winners Sri Lanka with a seven-wicket victory in the quarter-finals. Their only concern was the poor form of young opening batsman Quinton de Kock. The left-handed wicketkeeper scored an unbeaten fifty during the last eight contest to relieve the Proteas’ worry, IANS reported. New Zealand vs South Africa: Key Clashes

TEAMS:

New Zealand: Brendon McCullum (c), Martin Guptill, Kane Williamson, Ross Taylor, Grant Elliott, Corey Anderson, Luke Ronchi (wk), Daniel Vettori, Tim Southee, Matt Henry, Trent Boult.

South Africa: AB de Villiers(c), Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock(wk), Faf du Plessis, Rilee Rossouw, David Miller, JP Duminy, Vernon Philander, Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel, Imran Tahir

LIVE SCORECARD AND BALL-BY-BALL COMMENTARY: New Zealand vs South Africa, Semi-Final 1 at Auckland