New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner won his second successive toss and elected to field against an understrength South Africa in the cricket tri-nation series.

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New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner won his second successive toss and elected to field against an understrength South Africa lineup in the cricket tri-nation series. New Zealand had to make one forced change with opening batter Rachin Ravindra replaced by Devon Conway.

Matthew Breetzke created history by becoming the first batter to scored 150 on debut in men’s ODI but Kane Williamson spoiled his party by hitting his first ODI century in nearly five years. New Zealand eventually defeated South Africa to reach the tri-series final in Pakistan.

After thrashing Pakistan, New Zealand will look to continue the momentum and secure another win to make it to the final of the tri-series. The Proteas are without a lot of big names, but will hope to make a mark in Lahore.

The Mitchell Santner-led BlackCaps are seeking a second consecutive win and a resultant passage in the final, having dismissed the hosts by 78 runs in the opening ODI

Kane Williamson went past Virat Kohli's massive record en route to scoring his 14th ODI century in second match of tri-series against South Africa on Monday.