Key Highlights
- 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.
- 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.