South Africa vs New Zealand 2015, Live Cricket Score: 2nd ODI at Potchefstroom

South Africa will look to seal the series by winning the 2nd ODI.

New Zealand and South Africa will go head-to-head in the second One-Day International (ODI) of the three-match series at Potchefstroom. The homeside, South Africa, will unquestionably go into the match as favourites. However, New Zealand can’t be written off. The fact that they came within 20 runs of chasing South Africa’s 304 in the first ODI means they have stomach for a fight. The sides are more or less evenly balanced, but South Africa has the luxury of far more international-experience players. ALSO READ: New Zealand must persist with Tom Latham in limited-overs cricket

There are a lot of new faces in this New Zealand owing to the non-participation of the likes of Brendon McCullum, Ross Taylor, Tim Southee, Corey Anderson and Trent Boult due to either injury or being rested. Kane Williamson is the stand-in skipper and will look to make a mark for himself. Young talents like Adam Milne and George Worker will look to prove themselves. READ: It is time Kane Williamson converts good starts into match-winning knocks!

South Africa, on the other hand, will play a team featuring AB de Villiers, Hashim Amla and Dale Steyn all of whom have significant international experience. It will be key for New Zealand to not get overwhelmed by these names and play their natural games. South Africa will have their sights on a redemption-gaining series victory after losing to Bangladesh in their most recent series and also having lost their previous home series against New Zealand in 2013.

Teams:

South Africa: Hashim Amla, Morne van Wyk(wk), AB de Villiers(c), Rilee Rossouw, David Miller, Farhaan Behardien, David Wiese, Vernon Philander, Dale Steyn, Kagiso Rabada, Imran Tahir

New Zealand: Martin Guptill, Tom Latham, Kane Williamson(c), James Neesham, Grant Elliott, Luke Ronchi(wk), Colin Munro, Nathan McCullum, Adam Milne, Ish Sodhi, Mitchell McClenaghan

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