New Zealand won the toss and elected to bowl in the crunch World Cup game against the Proteas at Edgbaston.
The toss was delayed by more than an hour on Wednesday morning due to a wet outfield. The contest was reduced to 49 overs per side as a result.
The overcast conditions at Edgbaston factored into the decision to bowl first. Proteas captain Faf du Plessis confirmed that he would have preferred to bowl first.
Lungi Ngidi makes a timely return to the Proteas side after missing the recent games due to a hamstring injury. Beuran Hendricks makes way for the big fast bowler in the only change to the team that beat Afghanistan on Saturday.
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The Proteas come into this clash desperate for any sort of win. New Zealand, meanwhile, will be looking to consolidate their log position in the top four.
New Zealand: 1 Martin Guptill, 2 Colin Munro, 3 Kane Williamson (c), 4 Ross Taylor, 5 Tom Latham (wk), 6 James Neesham, 7 Colin de Grandhomme, 8 Mitchell Santner, 9 Matt Henry, 10 Lockie Ferguson, 11 Trent Boult
South Africa: 1 Quinton de Kock (wk), 2 Hashim Amla, 3 Aiden Markram, 4 Faf du Plessis (c), 5 Rassie van der Dussen, 6 David Miller, 7 Andile Phehlukwayo, 8 Chris Morris, 9 Kagiso Rabada, 10 Lungi Ngidi, 11 Imran Tahir
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