On Wednesday, Proteas and New Zealand will be fighting for a spot in the ICC Champions Trophy final against India at Lahore’s Gadaffi Stadium.

Speaking about NZ’s bowling in the pre-match presser, Bavuma said, “I think just their bowling as a whole in New Zealand, it is quite a formidable one. It’s quite a disciplined bowling attack. Up front, the guys with the new ball do not give you much to score from, so you really got to be decisive as an opening batter.

And then in the middle, you have got guys who, again, do not give you much to score from and are able to kind of squeeze the game and force you to make a mistake. So, I think, as batters, we know that we are going to have to work hard. We are going to have to bat ourselves into a position where we can almost make the play against them.”