The Proteas are coming to the contest after a great run in the Super 8s stage, where they first beat the defending champions India by 76 runs. Aiden Markram-led team secured their second win by beating the two-time champions, West Indies, by nine wickets. They ended the Super 8s campaign with a close win against Zimbabwe.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
On the other hand, New Zealand had a mixed Super 8s campaign, with their first encounter against Pakistan getting washed out. The team performed well in their next match against Sri Lanka and registered a dominant 61-run win. The Mitchell Santner-led side suffered a close defeat against England in their last match. Despite getting 3 points, they moved to the next round with a good net run rate (NRR).<\/p>\r\n\r\n
This will be the sixth time both teams will meet each other in the T20 World Cup. South Africa have a dominant record against New Zealand as the Blackcaps have never beaten South Africa in the World Cup.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
They met for the first time in the 2007 World Cup quarter-finals, where the hosts South Africa won by 6 wickets.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Their second encounter proved to be a thriller in which South Africa won by just one run in the T20 World Cup 2009.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
South Africa and New Zealand met again in the 2010 World Cup, where the Proteas won by 13 runs in Birmingham.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Their second encounter proved to be a thriller in which South Africa won by just one run in the T20 World Cup 2009.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The most recent meeting between the two teams happened in the group stage of the ongoing World Cup, where the Aiden Markram-led team won by 7 wickets in Ahmedabad.<\/p>\r\n\r\n