Three of the four past competition games at the Wankhede have been won by the group batting first
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
India won each of the nine of their pool matches.
New Zealand lost four games prior to qualifying.
Kiwis presently can't seem to lift World Cup prize.
MUMBAI: India skipper Rohit Sharma won the throw and chose for bat against New Zealand in the principal World Cup semi-last at his Wankhede Arena home ground in Mumbai on Wednesday.
Three of the four past competition games at the Wankhede have been won by the group batting first, except for Australia's dazzling loss of Afghanistan, where Glenn Maxwell's momentous 201 not out got a three-wicket triumph.
Both unbeaten competition has India and New Zealand were unaltered.
India's Virat Kohli needs another 100 years to set a by and large new one-day global record of 50 hundreds after he drew level with resigned previous partner Sachin Tendulkar's sign of 49 against South Africa.
India won every one of the nine of their pool coordinates however were moved hard by New Zealand during a four-wicket progress in Dharamsala last month.
New Zealand, paradoxically, lost four games prior to meeting all requirements for the knockout stages.
Quite a while back, the Dark Covers crushed India in a World Cup semi-last in Manchester that crossed two days due to rain.
India are offering for a third one-day global World Cup title to add to their 1983 victory in Britain and 2011 triumph over Sri Lanka in a Wankhede last.
New Zealand, the finalists at the last two World Cups, presently can't seem to lift the prize.
Wednesday's victors will confront either five-time champions Australia or South Africa, who meet in Thursday's second semi-last in Kolkata, in an Ahmedabad last on Sunday.
Groups
India: Rohit Sharma (capt), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wkt), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj
New Zealand: Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson (capt), Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (wkt), Glenn Phillips, Imprint Chapman, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult
