Match Details
Date: November 15, 2023
Time : 2:00 PM IST
Venue : Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
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Preview
The first semi-final of the ODI World Cup will have the hosts, India play against New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. These two teams have met each other once in the CWC 2023, which ended in a victory for the Indians against the Blackcaps by four wickets. The upcoming semi-final will be a massive test for Team India, who haven’t had a good record in the knockout stages of the ICC tournaments in recent years, with their loss against New Zealand in the ODI World Cup four years ago being one of the most prominent ones.
Pitch Report
The pitches at the Wankhede Stadium have provided something for the batters and bowlers alike during the ODI World Cup 2023, culminating in both high and low scores during the competition. The average first innings score at this venue in ODI cricket is 261, which is something both India and New Zealand have the capability to get past, provided they have a good start in the initial overs against the moving ball.
Team Analysis
India
The captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, the two of the senior players of the Indian cricket team will be the most important members for the hosts with the bat and in the field during their ODI World Cup 2023 semi-final against New Zealand. The bowling attack of the Men in Blue is going to be spearheaded by Jasprit Bumrah, along with the likes of Mohammed Shami and Kuldeep Yadav, who are going to be quite valuable with the ball on November 15.
SportsTiger Playing XI of India
Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj
New Zealand
Rachin Ravindra and Daryl Mitchell are two of the most in-form batters for New Zealand before they are going to face off against the Indian cricket team in the semi-final of the ODI World Cup 2023. Trent Boult is the leader of the pack for the Blackcaps with the ball, but it’s the wicket-taking pedigree of Mitchell Santner, especially in the middle overs, which has come quite handy for them in the CWC 2023.
SportsTiger Playing XI of New Zealand
Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson (c), Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (wk), Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult
Match Prediction
Conclusion
Although India doesn’t have a great record in the knockouts of the ICC tournaments recently, they will start the semi-final of the ODI World Cup 2023 in a better headspace than New Zealand, because of their current unbeaten run. Also, they will derive confidence from the fact that the knockout match is going to happen in front of their home fans at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
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