SA's pace royalty put under blowtorch
New Zealand's rollicking World Cup adventure has a final, thrilling episode to run.
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De Villiers 'never felt worse'
South African captain AB de Villiers admitted he’s never felt worse on a cricket field after losing to New Zealand in the Eden Park semifinal.
NZ v South Africa - as it happened
Relive the Black Caps' incredible victory over South Africa in the semifinal of the Cricket World Cup at Eden Park.
Play to resume after rain stops match
Rain has stopped play at Eden Park with South Africa on 216 for three after 38 overs.
World Cup semi-final: All the stats
All the live stats from the Cricket World Cup semifinal between the Black Caps and South Africa at Eden Park.
Prediction: Who will win the semi?
Herald cricket experts Dylan Cleaver, David Leggat and Andrew Alderson answer three key questions.
World Cup: (Mostly) clear skies ahead
The early rain this morning will have made cricket fans nervous about the possibility of a rained-off semi-final.
Cricket World Cup: Mentor backs Henry
Matt Henry will be fully prepared to step into the breach in today's semifinal, says his former mentor and current New Zealand Cricket High Performance manager Bob Carter.
'Hairy Javelin' set for landmark moment
Today marks a special occasion for Black Cap who will turn out against South Africa, the land of his birth, in the World Cup semifinal.
McCullum - Be true to yourselves
Brendon McCullum pondered the question a moment, then gave an answer which sums up the way he and his New Zealand team have approached this World Cup.
Back black or green & gold?
Silver Fern and Waikato-Bay of Plenty Magic captain Leana de Bruin's allegiances will be torn today as her home country takes on the Black Caps.
Henry will maintain World Cup attack
When pace bowler Matt Henry returns to the New Zealand starting XI today for the World Cup semifinal against South Africa it will present a surprise decision, but one based on logic.
Williamson's the man to steady ship
On a humid night in Dhaka at the 2011 World Cup, New Zealanders got an insight into the tenacity of Kane Williamson.
Tony Blain: Last laugh to Guptill, just like my old man
My father was an extremely hirsute man. His body hair had something of a gingerish hue as well.
Matt Heath: Bask in the glory days of cricket ... and believe
What a time to be a cricket fan. What a time to be alive. How lucky we are to have a team this skilled, balanced and good looking?
Nervous time for Black Caps' parents
It's not only the players who will wake up with frayed nerves this morning ahead of today's Cricket World Cup semifinal at Eden Park.
Dylan Cleaver: McCullum being cautious is just not in the game plan
New Zealand, and particularly Brendon McCullum, will not ease off the accelerator tomorrow - and nor should he.
Loss at the toss may be good
Brendon McCullum's reputation as a terrible coin tosser is actually undeserved when it comes to one-day cricket.
Tension at state of SCG pitch
The ICC dispatched their official pitch inspector to the SCG yesterday, as tension builds over what surface Australia will confront spin kings India on in Thursday's World Cup semifinal.
Stunning catch in 3 seconds
Daniel Vettori had a touch under three seconds to pull off his spectacular catch against the West Indies in Wellington on Saturday.
NZ v SA - What the stats say
Which side do the statistics favour ahead of tomorrow's Cricket World Cup semifinal between New Zealand and South Africa? Both teams it seems.
Black Caps' surprise call-up
New Zealand are poised to make a surprise selection and draft Canterbury seamer Matt Henry straight into the playing XI for tomorrow’s semifinal.
Henry the new Donald?
Is Matt Henry Stephen Donald in disguise? Henry has received a late call up to the New Zealand squad ahead of tomorrow’s World Cup semifinal.
South Africa: 'No one's stopping us'
South African skipper AB de Villiers is adamant that the winning of the World Cup for the first time is within their grasp.
Who are you calling chokers?
The main fear in South Africa is choking but the pundits are still calling it for AB de Villers and co. And the Australian media can't help but stir the pot.
Visualising Guptill's double-hundred
A unique visualisation of Martin Guptill's record-breaking World Cup innings against West Indies.
World Cup: A nation waits
As the Black Caps edge closer to Cricket World Cup glory, an entire nation is bracing for one of the biggest games in New Zealand cricketing history.
World Cup: Proteas chasing vengeance
Memory of a bitter quarter-final tiff four years ago is still fresh in the mind of Faf Du Plessis and his teammates.
Guptill: Sports-mad boy
Even as a schoolboy at Avondale College, Cricket World Cup double- century star Martin Guptill had something that set him apart.