CWC: India Vs. Zealand — Preview, Highlights, Stats

India and New Zealand will lock horns this Wednesday in the semifinal clash of the ongoing 2023 Cricket World Cup in India with Rohit Sharma led India are batting first at the historic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

Rohit’s India are the highest-ranked side in the ICC World Cup points table with nine wins from their nine matches so far. However, the Indian team management will be cautious as the Men in Blue were also the highest-ranked side in the 2019 tournament when they lost to the Kiwis by 18 runs in the semi-finals.

This Indian side has been the standout team of the tournament and looks balanced in all departments. The Indian pace attack of Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj has been the envy of all teams in the tournament, while the spinners – Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja – have been able to dismantle the opposition in the middle overs with a mix of defensive and attacking bowling.

New Zealand, on the other hand, is not the team to be distracted by the big names in India’s playing XI and will look to stick to the style of cricket that has made the Kiwis one of the most successful sides in world cricket in recent times.

Mint reports that the Black Caps will be looking to young cricket prodigy Rachin Ravindra to fire once again against the hosts on Wednesday, while skipper Kane Williamson will continue to shoulder most of the responsibility in the batting line-up.

India and New Zealand World Cup squads:

India squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishan Kishan, Prasidh Krishna, Suryakumar Yadav.

New Zealand squad: Kane Williamson (c), Trent Boult, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Kyle Jamieson, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitch Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Will Young.