NZ, S.Africa 企て，努力，提案 to cast off 半分-final shackles
By Greg Stutchbury
AUCKLAND, March 23 (Reuters) - The cricket World Cup 半分-final between New Zealand and South Africa at Eden Park on Tuesday has more at 火刑／賭ける than a first final for the 勝利者.
Both teams will hope to banish some unwanted baggage from the 全世界の showpiece that has dogged them for years.
The Proteas have long worn the tag of cricket's ultimate chokers for repeated 失敗s in the tournament's knock-out 一連の会議、交渉／完成するs.
Their 打開 ４半期/4分の1-final 勝利，勝つ over Sri Lanka, a first 勝利，勝つ in a knock-out match at the World Cup, will quickly be forgotten if 敗北・負かすd in Auckland.
Like their 対抗者s, New Zealand have never been その上の than the penultimate 障害物 and want to 証明する themselves heavyweights, rather than 単に the team that punches above its 負わせる.
The game will be New Zealand's seventh 外見 in the 半分-決勝戦 at the World Cup, and third in succession, while it is South Africa's fourth since their re-統合，差別撤廃 into 全世界の 冒険的な 競争 に引き続いて the end of the 人種隔離政策（アパルトヘイト） 時代.
Lose and the stain of 失敗 remains -- as was plainly （一定の）期間d out for AB de Villiers' team by the country's sports 大臣 Fikile Mbalula before the tournament.
"We don't want you in the World Cup to 追加する numbers and just become a bunch of losers," Mbalula said at the team's 別れの（言葉，会） 機能（する）／行事.
勝利，勝つ and anything is possible for Sunday's final at the 100,000-seat Melbourne Cricket Ground, the end-point of a tournament that has seen the four best 味方するs make the 半分-決勝戦.
Australia and India 衝突／不一致 in the second 半分-final in Sydney on Thursday.
South Africa entered the World Cup with the two best one-day batsmen in the world in De Villiers and Hashim Amla, a potent pace bowling attack, a wily legspinner in Imran Tahir and a destructive middle order laden with all-rounders.
Pre-tournament, South Africa vyed with Australia as bookmakers' favourites to 勝利，勝つ, but slipped up twice in pool play, losing to India and Pakistan.
Tellingly, both losses （機の）カム after chasing totals.
In the four other pool games they batted first and 得点する／非難する／２０d more than 330 runs each time, while twice passing 400.
De Villiers and South Africa fans may 井戸／弁護士席 sweat on the 投げ上げる／ボディチェックする.
De Villiers said he would have 15 fit players to choose from, with swing bowler Vernon Philander having trained for the last two days at '100 パーセント'.
"It's a difficult 選択 for us," De Villiers said. "There are a few boys who have put up their 手渡すs in the World Cup.
"It's really difficult, 特に after a 勝利，勝つ like that last one (against Sri Lanka)."
New Zealand have been 軍隊d into at least one change, with 急速な／放蕩な bowler Adam Milne 支配するd out with a heel 傷害 and Matt Henry brought into the squad.
Selectors will need to decide whether to go with Henry in a 'like for like' 選択 or choose from 初めの squad members Kyle Mills or Mitchell McClenaghan in their pace attack.
Capta in Brendon McCullum was 確信して whoever selected would slot into a 味方する that has had contributors across the board in their seven victories.
"Whoever gets the nod, we've got 十分な 信用／信任 they will be able to go out there and 成し遂げる their 技術s and fit into the game 計画（する） 適切な," McCullum said.
"I think tomorrow will be a 広大な／多数の／重要な spectacle and I 推定する／予想する the team that is able to 扱う the crunch 状況／情勢s the best will come out on 最高の，を越す."
(Editing by Ian 身代金)
