New Zealand vs South Africa, World Cup 2019: Weather report and Pitch conditions

New Zealand has been quite dominant in the ICC World Cup 2019 thus far. The Kiwis are unbeaten, having won three matches while one been washed out. They showed confidence in the warm-up as well, defeating mighty India in one of the games. However, they are yet to be tested by strong opposition in the tournament.

Now, the BlackCaps face under-performing South Africa tomorrow at Edgbaston in their fifth match. The Proteas, after horrible three matches, finally pulled off their first win of World Cup in the last match. Although the confidence of winning the last match would be there, it won’t be easy for Faf du Plessis and Co to knock down the unbeaten New Zealand side.

However, South Africa doubtlessly has the potential to stun any opposition on a given day. Meanwhile, the rain, having played a major part in the tournament, might be in the spotlight once again in Birmingham tomorrow. Here are the weather and pitch details of New Zealand vs South Africa encounter.

Weather report

The rain is set to return and halt one more match as weather prediction says the clouds are most likely to burst tomorrow in Birmingham. The clouds will be around throughout the day while it’s expected to rain heavily in the morning. The temperature will range from 10-15 celsius at the venue.

Pitch conditions

Edgbaston like most of the other venues in England nowadays provides batting friendly wickets. However, there has been some rain and drizzling around, which might have affected the pitch, hence proving to be helpful for seam bowlers. If the match commenced, we might see a good contest with both batsmen and bowlers getting ample support from the wicket.

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