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Mirpur: Opting to bat first, NZ had a poor start as they lost Brendon McCullum and Martin Guptill early in the third quarterfinal match at Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.
First one was McCullun when he was brilliantly caught by Robin Peterson off his own bowling for just four.

Guptill was joined by Jesse Ryder in the middle but soon Guptill also departed when he mistimed his shot and was caught on the mid on region.
South Africa welcome back Steyn, Morkel and de Villiers in the playing eleven. Tsotsobe and van Wyk misses have been left on the bench.
For New Zealand Vettori and McCullum are back whereas there is no place for James Franklin.
South Africa go into the quarter-final as Group B winners with five victories in six matches, while New Zealand finished fourth in Group A with four wins.
The Proteas have crashed out three times in World Cup semi-finals, once in the quarter-final and another time in the first round, earning them the unwanted tag of cricket's perennial chokers.
Teams:
New Zealand: Daniel Vettori(c), Martin Guptill, Brendon McCullum(w), Jesse Ryder, Ross Taylor, Scott Styris, Kane Williamson, Nathan McCullum, Jacob Oram, Luke Woodcock, Tim Southee
South Africa: Graeme Smith(c), Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, AB de Villiers(w), Jean-Paul Duminy, Faf du Plessis, Johan Botha, Robin Peterson, Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel, Imran Tahir

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