New Zealand and South Africa have played out nine World Cup semis between them but neither have ever reached the final. Catch all the live cricket score and updates here. (Live Scorecard | Stats | Schedule)
Brendon McCullum vs AB de Villiers: The battle of wits and audacity
New Zealand vs South Africa: Time to end years of pain?
New Zealand and South Africa clash in the World Cup semi-finals at Auckland's Eden Park on Tuesday hoping to end years of pain and near-misses.
Both sides, who between them have appeared in nine semi-finals without reaching the final, have met expectations by making the last four.
Lying in wait will be the winner of Thursday's second semi-final in Sydney between India, defending the title they won in 2011, and Australia, who lifted the three preceding World Cups.
New Zealand vs South Africa: Key Battles
Can Brendon McCullum outwit AB de Villiers? Can Hashim Amla's willow strike harder than Martin Guptill's? Will Daniel Vettori leave the Proteas in a spin? Can Imran Tahir leave the Kiwi batsmen clueless? Will Dale Steyn clip Kiwi wings? Or will the South Africans be struck by a "Boult" from the blue? Interesting contest ahead.
New Zealand vs South Africa: The clash of the underachievers
New Zealand and South Africa meet in the semi-finals of the Cricket World Cup in Auckland on Tuesday, with both teams bidding to reach the final for the first time.
No one can stop South Africa: AB de Villiers
AB de Villiers was in a confident mood on the eve of the semi-final in Auckland against New Zealand with neither side having made a World Cup final before.
"If we play to our full potential, no one is going to stop us in this tournament," De Villiers said.
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