India vs New Zealand: Team India is ready for the first semi-final of World Cup 2023. The team led by Rohit Sharma will face New Zealand at Wankhede Stadium. After Hardik Pandya’s injury, Team India is fielding with only 5 bowlers.
In such a situation, it has to be seen which players Rohit will give a chance in the semi-finals. Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, the Indian team has not lost a single match in the tournament. The grass has been removed from the pitch before the match. In such a situation, a big score may not be seen here.
Talking about the tournament, on an average more than 350 runs are scored in the first innings at Wankhede. Team India has not lost a single match so far in the current World Cup under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma and has won all its 9 matches. In such a situation, it is expected that the team will continue its performance.
On the other hand, the New Zealand team led by Kane Williamson had won its first four matches, but after this, the team’s momentum deteriorated after 4 consecutive defeats. But the Kiwi team won the final match and made it to the knockout round.
The Indian team could not progress beyond the semi-finals of the last two World Cups. In such a situation, it remains to be seen whether the 12-year wait to reach the finals ends today or not.
Team India last made it to the final of the 2011 World Cup under the captaincy of MS Dhoni. Then the team also won the title by defeating Sri Lanka in the final. The Indian team had lost to New Zealand in the semi-finals of the 2019 World Cup.
In such a situation, the team would like to avenge this defeat also. On the other hand, New Zealand had made it to the finals of both the 2015 and 2019 World Cups. In such a situation, the Indian team would not want to take him lightly. New Zealand’s performance has been good in ICC tournaments.
