Faf du Plessis overcame an early test of nerve and patience to score 82 , 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 . Showers forced the players from the field after 38 overs , with South Africa 216-3 . When players returned an hour and 54 minutes later the match had been shortened from 50 to 43 overs per innings . 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 . Neither side have made the World Cup final , but that will all change in Auckland and you can follow all the action with our scorecard . TEAMS : . New Zealand : Brendon McCullum ( capt ) , Martin Guptill , Kane Williamson , Ross Taylor , Grant Elliott , Corey Anderson , Luke Ronchi , Daniel Vettori , Matt Henry , Tim Southee , Trent Boult . South Africa : Hashim Amla , Quinton de Kock , Faf du Plessis , AB de Villiers ( capt ) , Rilee Rossouw , David Miller , Jean-Paul Duminy , Vernon Philander , Dale Steyn , Morne Morkel , Imran Tahir . Referees : Ian Gould ( Umpire ) , Rod Tucker ( Umpire ) , Nigel Llong ( TV umpire ) , David Boon ( Match referee )
Neither New Zealand nor South Africa have reached a World Cup final . But one side will break their duck as they face off in the semi final . New Zealand bring a 100 per cent record into the match in Auckland . South Africa won the toss and elected to bat first . CLICK HERE to read our match report from Auckland .