FILE PHOTO: Cricket - ICC World Test Championship Final - India v New Zealand - Rose Bowl, Southampton, Britain - June 23, 2021 New Zealand's Tom Latham looks dejected Action Images via Reuters/John Sibley
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Having lost Ross Taylor through retirement and regular skipper Kane Williamson through injury, New Zealand will have their task cut out for them when they meet South Africa in the opening match of the two-test series in Christchurch on Thursday.
For the first time since 2008, New Zealand are without both Taylor and Williamson and with pace bowler Trent Boult away on paternity leave, the hosts face an uphill battle against the touring side under Dean Elgar.
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