{"id":270048,"date":"2019-06-19T14:58:28","date_gmt":"2019-06-19T12:58:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=270048"},"modified":"2019-06-19T14:58:28","modified_gmt":"2019-06-19T12:58:28","slug":"south-africa-will-fight-for-contention-against-new-zealand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=270048","title":{"rendered":"South Africa will fight for contention against New Zealand"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"js_2\" class=\"_5pbx userContent _3576\" data-testid=\"post_message\" data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;K&quot;}\">\n<p>Sports Reporter<br \/>\nSouth Africa will be looking to avenge their 2015 Cricket Word Cup semi-final defeat when the meat New Zealand for a stiff clash in Birmingham in the current tournament.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/64628275_2301504889916458_8079292998032031744_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-270051\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/64628275_2301504889916458_8079292998032031744_n-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/64628275_2301504889916458_8079292998032031744_n-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/64628275_2301504889916458_8079292998032031744_n-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/64628275_2301504889916458_8079292998032031744_n.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>At the same time New Zealand will aim to reclaim their position at the top of the 2019 Cricket World Cup table after England crushed Afghanistan and claimed the top spot on Tuesday.<br \/>\nSouth Africa, who suffered an unexpected loss to New Zealand in the previous one day international tournament, had a dismal start to their World Cup campaign, losing three straight games followed by a wash-out before registering their maiden win against bottom-placed Afghanistan.<br \/>\nIn contrast, New Zealand are yet to be beaten in this year\u2019s tournament and are lying second on the table with three wins and a washout.<br \/>\nWhile the stakes might not be as high for New Zealand when they take the field, for South Africa, the result would determine their contention for the race to the semi-finals.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-266736\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HDHotel.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"180\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sports Reporter South Africa will be looking to avenge their 2015 Cricket Word Cup semi-final defeat when the meat New Zealand for a stiff clash in Birmingham in the current tournament. 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