Kohli solidified his position at the very top of the run scorer’s table with 711 runs following his 117 run knock against the Kiwis, while Shami took his ICC WC 2023 tally to 23 wickets with a seven-wicket haul that took India into the final of the tournament.
Team India reached the final of the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 with a 70-run win over New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday.
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Tons from Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer propelled the men in blue to a total of 397 runs in 50 overs, before they bundled out the Kiwis for 327 runs thanks to Mohammad Shami’s seven-wicket haul.
Rohit Sharma and Co. will face the winner of the second semifinal between South Africa and Australia in the summit clash on the 19th of November at the Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Golden Bat:
Kohli solidified his position at the very top of the run scorer’s table at the ongoing ICC showpiece with his 117 runs knock against the Kiwis. He went past Sachin Tendulkar’s record of 49 ODI tons as he brought up a half-century of tons with his innings in the semis. He also became the first batsman ever in the history of World Cups to breach the 700 runs mark in a single edition. The star Indian batsman now has 711 runs at the home WC.
South African opener Quinton de Kock comes in second on the list with 591 runs to his name and will look to add to his count as the Proteas take on the Aussies.
Kiwi all-rounder Rachin Ravindra, who made 13 runs against India in the semifinals stands third with 578 runs under his belt.
Daryll Mitchell, who spearheaded the Kiwi fight against India in Mumbai with a brilliant 134 run knock off just 119 balls is placed fourth in the list with a total of 552 runs.
Indian skipper Rohit Sharma polishes off the top five of the run-getters list with 550 runs in all this campaign, including the quickfire 47 off 29 deliveries he scored against New Zealand.
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Golden Ball:
Shami’s incredible seven wickets for just 57 runs in his 9.5 overs in the semis helped India soar into the final of the World Cup. He rose to the top of the wicket-takers rankings with 23 scalps. The pacer also went past the 50-wicket mark in all World Cups in the process.
Australian spinner Adam Zampa stands second in the table with 22 and will look to pick up more dismissals before the tournament is done.
Sri Lankan pacer Dilshan Madushanka comes in this with 21 scalps to his name, followed by fourth-placed Pakistani pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi with 18 dismissals.
Protea seamer Gerald Coetzee is placed fifth on the list with 18 wickets in the tournament.
