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Test Match Special

New Zealand nail South Africa to reach final

Test Match Special

BBC

Cricket, Sports News, News, Sports

4.42.2K Ratings

🗓️ 5 March 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Simon Mann presents reaction to New Zealand beating South Africa to reach the Champions Trophy final. He’s alongside former England allrounder Vic Marks and the BBC’s chief cricket commentator Jonathan Agnew for analysis of New Zealand’s win in Lahore.

Hear from both captains, Temba Mavuma & Mitchell Santner, as well as player of the match, Rachin Ravindra.

Simon, Jonathan, and Vic Marks look ahead to the final between New Zealand and India in Dubai. Former New Zealand bowler, and now commentator, Simon Doull talks about what type of game the final might be on the Dubai pitch.

Full coverage of the Champions Trophy final between New Zealand and India starts on Sunday at 8:45am on BBC Sounds, 5 Sports Extra & the BBC Sport app and website.

Transcript

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You're listening to the TMS podcast from BBC Radio 5 Live.

0:52.5

Hello, I'm Simon Mann. Welcome to the Test Match special podcast from Lahore,

0:57.0

where New Zealand reached the Champions Trophy Final after seeing off South Africa. And Revengera, which is a really good hundred. He has at the field a few times. He plays some beautifully graceful shots.

1:03.0

Williamson's on 97. Mulder goes in Bolstrum. He's paddling away for four.

1:07.0

Scoop shot, it lands just inside the boundary.

1:12.1

Terrific innings.

1:13.5

What a player this fella is.

1:16.6

So New Zealand face India in Dubai on Sunday.

1:18.5

You can hear that on BBC Sounds,

1:19.6

five sports extra,

1:24.6

and the BBC Sport app and website from 8.45am Sunday morning.

1:26.2

We're going to look ahead to the final,

1:28.1

get reaction from here in Lahore,

1:33.1

as New Zealand won by 50 runs. We'll hear from the captains Mitchell Santner and Tember Bavuma, as well as the player of the match, one of three century makers, Rachin Ravindra.

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