Leading up to the Champions Trophy, playing a tri-series in Pakistan has certainly helped but will it be enough with the Proteas still unaware about their semi-final venue?

South Africa should have no ill effects from their whistlestop and, in the end, pointless 18-hour trip to Dubai as they prepare to face New Zealand in Lahore in Wednesday's second semi-final of the Champions Trophy,

Senior batter Tom Latham said New Zealand will take confidence from their recent win over South Africa in the tri-series when they face the same opponents in the semifinal of the Champions Trophy