article_snippet: Faf du Plessis overcame an early test of nerve and patience to score 82
article_snippet: , AB de Villiers made 65 not out and David Miller struck a vividly aggressive 49 as South Africa posted 281-5 Tuesday in a Cricket World Cup semifinal against New Zealand which has been heavily affected by rain.
article_snippet: Showers forced the players from the field after 38 overs, with South Africa 216-3.
article_snippet: When players returned an hour and 54 minutes later the match in Auckland had been shortened from 50 to 43 overs per innings.
article_snippet: South Africa added 65 runs in the five overs available after the resumption, leaving New Zealand to score 298 under the Duckworth-Lewis system to reach a World Cup final for the first time and after their seventh semifinal appearance.
highlights_snippet: South Africa won the toss and elected to bat first .
  