New Zealand smash South Africa to set up Champions Trophy final with India
- Lahore: NZ, 362-6, beat South Africa, 312-9, by 50 runs
- Black Caps hit record score to book place in Dubai final
New Zealand will take on India in the final of the Champions Trophy after centuries from Rachin Ravindra and Kane Williamson enabled them to outmuscle South Africa in their Lahore semi-final.
The Black Caps piled on the pressure with a tournament-record score of 362 for six, Ravindra with 108 and Williamson adding 102, and their bowlers finished the job in clinical fashion to seal a comfortable 50-run win.
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