New Zealand skipper Mitchell Santner won the toss and elected to bat first in the second semi-final of the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy against South Africa on Wednesday.
It was a memorable final international outing for Southee. Not only Kiwis crushed England by 423 runs while defending 658 runs, Southee tonked three sixes during a solid cameo of 23 runs in the first innings, but still fell two short of 100 Test sixes. In the final innings, he got the wicket
New Zealand Cricket on Tuesday announced the T20I squad for their upcoming three-match 20-over series against Australia, with speedster Trent Boult making a return to the team.
Chasing a target of 227, Pakistan opener Saim Ayub did wonders for his team as he smashed the first ball of the chase for a boundary before he also hit a six.
Daryl Mitchell (3/25) and Adam Milne (3/57) were the pick of the bowlers for the Kiwis. Tim Southee got two wickets while Lockie Ferguson and Mitchell Santner picked one each