The much awaited and the most thrilling match is here , its India vs New Zealand on 15th November where the host will take on the kiwi’s On Wednesday, at the spiritual home of Indian cricket at Wankhede stadium , Mumbai.
New Zealand have been finalists from the last two World Cups., they are in familiar territory. This is their fifth consecutive semi-final appearance. they are no longer the underdogs anymore now they are just the wild beast who just know that how to make their place in top positions in any ICC tournament .
India are the favorites in this tournaments who has high chances of taking the trophy home back , India has been in top form in this world cup where all the players are giving their 100% and makes sure that their team wins , India’s all department is working so fine that they have’t loss a single game in world cup.
pitch report (India vs New Zealand)
Given the dimensions of the stadium, the true bouncing nature of its pitch, Wankhede should be a great chasing ground. It hasn’t quite been the case, with the ball swinging and seaming appreciably under lights. Teams defending scores have won all but one game played here in this World Cup, with the lone exception coming down to an exceptional innings from Glenn Maxwell. The average first-innings score here in this tournament has been 357. Both teams will fancy the luxury of batting when the afternoon sun singes at 34 degrees Celsius and use the conditions and scoreboard pressure thereafter to press home the advantage.
Probable XI – (India)
The India had been with same playing XI for a while now after the injury of hardik pandya for his fitness issue during this world cup , it seems India will be unchanged for a sixth straight match.
Probable XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.
Probable XI – (New Zealand)
Kane Williamson’s comeback has caused a change in the batting lineup, moving the breakout star of the tournament, In the league stage, Daryl Mitchell was the only batter who managed to trouble Kuldeep Yadav. Mitchell hit the left-arm legspinner for straight sixes, creating doubts in the spinner’s mind by employing the sweep and reverse sweep. New Zealand aims for Mitchell to use this tactic again as the No.4 batsman, hoping to make Rohit Sharma uncomfortable and deviate from his Plan A.
Probable XI: Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson (c), Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Tom Latham (wk), Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Trent Boult, Lockie Ferguson
“I think we’ll be inauthentic if we say that it’s just another game. Yes, of course it’s a semi-final but I think our processes and what we’ve done in the lead-up to each and every game is not going to change. We do recognise that it is an important game, it is a knockout game, we have to accept the fact that there is going to be a certain amount of pressure but I think the way we have responded to the pressure so far gives us a lot of belief and a lot of confidence.” – Rahul Dravid on the occasion of a World Cup knockout.
“Yeah, yeah, an interesting journey for sure, from sort of it not being a chance to getting close and it becoming a reality and something to target, and certainly feeling really grateful to be here. And then to get back and then break my thumb [laughs]. It’s not funny. No, it was quite frustrating and testing but still feeling that it hadn’t ruled me out so I still was grateful for that and it’s nice to be fitter than perhaps I was yesterday and be sitting here. So personally, it’s great to be here and it’s nice to be a part of this tournament. These tournaments are special and world events in India certainly add to that.” – Kane Williamson
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