While New Zealand will eye on creating a definitive win, the India team under Rohit Sharma’s captaincy will step on the field to even their tally from the previous World Cup.
Team India will take on New Zealand in the semi-final of the ICC Cricket World Cup on Wednesday at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. India is the only unbeaten team in this World Cup, who has finished the group stage at the top of the points table. On the other hand, New Zealand managed to win 5 out of their 9 games, and finished fourth, managing to qualify for the semi-finals.
Before this, both teams faced each other on 9 occasions in the ongoing tournament, of which New Zealand has won 5 times. In the most recent clash, India defeated New Zealand by 4 wickets. Virat Kohli played the anchoring role while chasing the target of 274. Mohammad Shami took five wickets, while for New Zealand, Daryl Phillips scored a century, scoring 130 runs from 127 balls.
During the last edition, India experienced an unfortunate defeat to New Zealand in the semi-finals. India’s top order collapsed while chasing a target of 240 in a rain-affected game. Later on, New Zealand lost to England in the finals in a super-over thriller.
While New Zealand will eye on creating a definitive win, the India team under Rohit Sharma’s captaincy will step on the field to even their tally from the previous World Cup.
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ICC World Cup Semi-Finals India v/s New Zealand: Head-to-Head Record
Apart from their encounter in the league phase on October 22, the two teams also faced each other in a three-match ODI series earlier in January, where India achieved a clean sweep against New Zealand. This semi-final will be the 118th ODI encounter between the two sides.
In their 117 head-to-head matches in the ODI format, India maintains a slight advantage over New Zealand. India has secured victory 59 times, while New Zealand has won on 50 occasions. One match ended in a tie, and 7 matches concluded with no result.
ICC World Cup Semi-Finals India v/s New Zealand: Where to watch?
You can catch the television broadcast on Star Sports Network and to catch the live-stream of the match, you can download the Disney+Hotstar app. The match is scheduled to start at 2 pm IST.
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ICC World Cup Semi-Finals India v/s New Zealand: Weather forecast
The weather forecast in Mumbai shows a clear bright day for a game of cricket with readings of 34 degrees Celsius as the highest, and 25 degrees Celsius as the lowest for the day. The humidity will remain at 43 per cent, and the wind will blow at 14 km/h.
ICC World Cup Semi-Finals India v/s New Zealand: Pitch Report
Wankhede is considered to be a venue for high-scoring matches. With shorter boundaries and a pitch offering something to everyone, the ground has a shared record of favouring defending and chasing teams, both winning 5 matches each in the last ten games hosted by the venue.
During the World Cup, fast bowlers have scalped 47 wickets, while spinners only got 11 wickets, indicating favourable circumstances for the fast bowlers. With an arsenal of fast bowlers on both sides, it will be an exciting battle.
ICC World Cup Semi-Finals India v/s New Zealand: Squads
India Squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishan Kishan, Prasid Krishna, Suryakumar Yadav.
New Zealand Squad: Kane Williamson (c), Trent Boult, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitch Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Will Young.
