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The quarter final number 3 is between South Africa and NewZealand. South Africa have been the favorites of the tournament, whereas NewZealand have been struggling with the form and injuries of their players.
South Africa started their World Cup campaign with a 7wicket victory over West Indies and then a massive 231 against Netherlands.However the team lost from England, but the proteas managed to defeat India andIreland to top the rankings of Group B.
Black Caps have surprised everyone in their World Cupcampaign. The team entered the World Cup, in a bad form. Before the tournamentblack caps had faced defeats from India and Pakistan. But they started theirWorld Cup campaign with a 10 wicket victory over Kenya. The team lost fromAustralia and Sri Lanka. But took revenge from Pakistan of their previous defeats. Black Caps further overwhelmed Zimbabwe andCanada to ensure a spot in quarter finals.
On Friday it will be South Africa having an edge over NewZealand, in the quarter final. But thekiwis will trying their level best to give a good challenge to the tournamentfavorites and prove the stats wrong.
SQUAD
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New Zealand
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South Africa
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Brendon McCullum
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AB de Viliers
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Daniel Vettori
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Colin Ingram
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Daryl Tuffey
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Dale Steyn
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Jacob Oram
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Faf du Plessis
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James Franklin
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Graeme Smith
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Jamie How
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Hashim Amla
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Jesse Ryder
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Imran Tahir
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Kane Williamson
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Jacques Kallis
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Kyle Mills
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Johan Botha
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Luke Woodcock
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JP Duminy
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Martin Guptill
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Lonwabo Tsotsobe
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Nathan McCullum
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Morne Morkel
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Ross Taylor
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Morne van Wyk
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Scott Styris
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Robin Peterson
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Tim Southee
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Wayne Parnell
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