Keshav Maharaj and Marco Jansen showcased their aggressive prowess against New Zealand, resulting in a commanding 190-run victory for South Africa.

In a previous match at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Quinton de Kock and Rassie van der Dussen dismantled the Kiwi team. Marco Jansen struck with two crucial wickets during the initial Powerplay, and Kagiso Rabada and Gerald Coetzee continued to make inroads with their own wickets. Keshav Maharaj made an impact in his opening over by dismissing the dependable Daryl Mitchell and concluded with a remarkable figure of 4-46, underlining the spinners' impact.

South Africa claimed the top spot on the World Cup 2023 points table with a resounding 190-run win in Pune. Meanwhile, New Zealand's net run rate suffered a blow, causing them to slip behind Australia into the fourth position.

In pursuit of a target of 358, New Zealand made efforts to accelerate their scoring but lost Devon Conway early to an excellent catch by Aiden Markram. Rachin Ravindra and Will Young tried to push the scoring rate. Nonetheless, in the ninth over, Jansen struck once more, dismissing Ravindra with a catch at fine leg. New Zealand's middle-order batsmen needed to resurrect the innings, which had faltered at just two wickets down.

Gerald Coetzee and Kagiso Rabada, however, kept the pressure on. Rabada had New Zealand captain Tom Latham caught in the covers, while Coetzee dismissed Young with a fine delivery. Mitchell was the lone fighter for the Black Caps until he was dismissed by Maharaj in the 19th over. At the 20-over mark, New Zealand was halfway through their wickets. South Africa's bowlers, particularly Maharaj, maintained the pressure on New Zealand, resulting in the loss of the next four wickets for a mere 43 runs.

The Proteas' fast-bowling quartet controlled New Zealand's batting, created immense pressure, took numerous wickets, and delivered several dot balls. Maharaj capitalized on this pressure, claiming a couple of pivotal wickets before Glenn Phillips mounted a late charge. Despite Phillips offering some late fireworks, the Proteas comfortably defeated a competitive New Zealand side in Pune, continuing their dominance as they had against most other opponents earlier in the tournament.

In the first innings, South Africa once again piled on a substantial total in the World Cup, this time against New Zealand, amassing 357/4, powered by centuries from Rassie van der Dussen and Quinton de Kock.

De Kock and Van der Dussen, both centurions, forged a remarkable 200-run partnership for the second wicket, setting the stage for South Africa's total of over 300 runs. A late surge from David Miller, who scored 53 runs, added further impetus to the Proteas' innings.

Final score: South Africa 357/4 (Quinton de Kock 114, Rassie van der Dussen 133; Tim Southee 2-77) vs New Zealand 167 (Glenn Phillips 60, Will Young 33; Keshav Maharaj 4-46).