CWC 2023, IND Vs NZ Semi-Final 1st: India won by 70 runs

The first semi-final of Cricket World Cup 2023 will be played between India and New Zealand (IND vs NZ) at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Team India has staked claim to the World Cup by winning its 9 matches. Here are all the details of the match you need to know.

Match Details

Date – 15 November 2023

Time – 2:00 PM IST

Venue – Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Toss – India won the toss and opt to bat

IND – 397/4 (50)
NZ – 327 (48.5)

Key players

Here are 5 players of India to watch out for.

1. Shubman Gill – Gill is one of the best performers in 2023 and he can also be among the top scorers in world cp 2023.
2. Virat Kohli – Virat Kohli holds fantastic records against Australia, especially in ICC tournaments.
3. Ravindra Jadeja – Chennai is a spin-friendly pitch and all-rounder Jadeja can play a huge role in that match.
4. Kuldeep Yadav – Kuldeep can be an X-factor player for India as he is in his top form in 2023.
5. Jasprit Bumrah – Bumrah will lead India’s pace attack in World Cup 2023 and he can start his campaign against Australia.

Here are 5 players of New Zealand to watch out for.

1. Devon Conway – a very prime contender of top run-getters in the World Cup
2. Kane Williamson – a good player of spin who also holds a very good record in India.
3. Mitchell Santner – always a team man who can contribute with both bat and ball.
4. Trent Boult – Trent Boult and the ODI World Cup both are a very fine pair, there is something about the World Cup and ICC tournaments that takes the best out of him.
5. Lockie Ferguson – Lockie Ferguson will bring pace to this pace attack on New Zealand and in some venues he can be dangerous.

India vs New Zealand Dream11

Combined strongest playing 11 of the match can be.

1. Rohit Sharma
2. Devon Conway
3. Virat Kohli
4. Daryl Mitchell
5. KL Rahul
6. Kane Williamson
7. Ravindra Jadeja
8. Mitchell Santner
9. Jasprit Bumrah
10. Trent Boult
11. Tim Southee

Possible Playing 11s

Here is the possible playing 11 of India.

1. Rohit Sharma (Captain)
2. Shubman Gill
3. Virat Kohli
4. KL Rahul (Wicketkeeper)
5. Suryakumar Yadav
6. Shreyas Iyer
7. Ravindra Jadeja
8. Mohammed Shami
9. Kuldeep Yadav
10. Jasprit Bumrah
11. Mohammad Siraj

Here is the possible playing 11 of New Zealand.

1. Devon Conway
2. Rachin Ravindra
3. Kane Williamson (c)
4. Tom Latham (wk)
5. Daryl Mitchell
6. Mark Chapman
7. Mitchell Santner
8. James Neesham
9. Trent Boult
10. Lockie Ferguson
11. Tim Southee

Head-to-Head

It was a very close competition between, India and New Zealand as they played 117 ODIs against each other where India won 59 ODIs and New Zealand won 50 ODIs.