1st semi final(ind vs nz):
The first semi-final match will be India vs New Zealand(ind vs nz) at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The winning team will enter the final. India has remained undefeated in this World Cup so far; the team has entered the semi-finals by winning 9 consecutive matches. Also, New Zealand has won 5 and lost 4 out of 9 matches and has entered the semi-finals. Both the teams will enter the field with the intention of winning the race to play the final.
Previous matches of both teams :
The teams of India and New Zealand are all set to face each other in the semi-finals of the ICC ODI World Cup 2023. This match between the two teams will be played at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. For several consecutive times in the World Cup, both the brigades are facing each other for the semi-finals. The last time the match between India and New Zealand (ind vs nz) was in the semi-finals of the 2019 World Cup. In which India was defeated.
The Indian team is riding on the chariot of victory in the World Cup 2023. Team India has made it to the semi-finals by winning all its 9 matches in the league stage. On the other hand, the New Zealand team had made a strong start in this event, but lost its momentum after that, yet it managed to make it to the semi-finals. In such a situation, let us know how the Wankhede pitch will be for the match between India and New Zealand.
Wankhede Stadium pitch report :
The pitch of Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium is considered suitable for batting. Due to it being batting friendly, a lot of fours and sixes are hit on this ground. Due to the bounce on the pitch, the ball hits the bat properly. Not getting that much help in bowling. Apart from this, the remaining gap is completed by the shape of the field. Spinners will definitely get help on this red colored pitch. At the same time, fast bowlers also benefit from the new ball in the beginning.
Talking about the statistics of this ground, a total of 32 ODI matches have been played here, out of which 17 platoon first bat and 15 platoon second bat have won. In such a situation, the team winning the toss can definitely decide to bat first. In ODI, the average score of the first innings is 243 and the average score of the second innings is 201. So far, three World Cup matches have been held in Mumbai and all three have been high-scoring matches.
Team India had come here to play the last match against Sri Lanka. In this match, India batted first and scored 357 runs. Whereas the Sri Lankan platoon was limited to a score of only 55 runs. In such a situation, the first semi-final match to be played between India and New Zealand is expected to be exciting.
Probable playing eleven (ind vs nz):-
India:- Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj.
New Zealand:- Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson (captain), Daryl Mitchell, Mark Chapman, Glenn Phillips, Tom Latham (wicketkeeper), Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult.
