SA vs NZ Semi-final 2 ICC Champions Trophy 2025, Approaching Milestones and Records: The South Africa cricket team and the New Zealand cricket team are all set to lock horns with each other in the second semifinal of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. These two teams will step on the field at 2:30 PM IST on Wednesday at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
The winner of this game will book a final berth, while the losing side will have to go home with nothing. South Africa have won both games that they have played, while their one game against Australia was washed out. On the other hand, New Zealand finished Group A in second place after losing to India in the final match.
But the equation will be totally different here, and the pressure wil be immense. The team that can hold their nerve will have the chance to make it to the final of the tournament. There are some big records which will be on the line in this game as well. Below, we will talk about big records and milestones which are lined up and can be achieved in the second SA vs NZ Semifinal 2 in Lahore.
South Africa vs New Zealand Semi-final 2: Approaching ODI Records and ODI Cricket Milestones Ahead of the second Semi-final at Gaddafi Stadium
13 – David Miller has 4511 ODI runs in his career, and he is just 13 runs away from going past Mark Boucher and becoming the 12th highest scorer for South Africa in ODIs.
5 – Marco Jansen won Player of the Match in the last game against England. He is near a landmark as he needs five more wickets to complete 50 ODI wickets. He wil become the fourth fastest South African to reach this landmark.
27 – Kane Williamson played a good knock against India. But here, he will be eyeing a major record. Williamson needs 27 more runs to become the first Kiwi batter to reach 19000 international runs.
22 – Williamson needs 22 more runs to surpass David Warner (18995) and become the 16th highest scorer of all time in international cricket.
5 -David Miller has 140 sixes in the ODIs. He is just five sixes away from taking over Pakistani great Inzamam-ul-Haq on the list of most ODI sixes.
4 – Miller is a six-hitting machine when he gets going. He is just four sixes away from surpassing New Zealand's Ross Taylor and will enter the top 15 of the all-time six-hitters.