IND vs NZ Semi-Final World Cup 2023 Playing 11 Prediction: World Cup 2023 is ready for its last three matches in which 2 semi-finals and one final are left. India will face New Zealand in the first semi-final on Wednesday 15th November at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. In the group stage, the Indian team topped the points table by winning 9 out of 9 matches. While talking about New Zealand, New Zealand won only 5 out of 9 matches and finished fourth in the points table. India and New Zealand will face each other in the semi-finals of the ODI World Cup for the second consecutive time. The last time India faced New Zealand was in 2019, New Zealand defeated India and made it to the finals.
Rohit Sharma can field the team without any changes
India has all the players available except Hardik Pandya. Hardik Pandya is out of the tournament due to an ankle injury. Rohit Sharma also played with an unchanged XI in his last group-stage match against Netherlands. There is a possibility that the same 11 players will be fielded in this important match also.
Possibility of change in New Zealand’s playing eleven
New Zealand’s campaign in the World Cup 2023 has been full of ups and downs. Because of this the New Zealand team was able to qualify for the semi-finals only after its last match. New Zealand made a change in the playing eleven in their last group match. Lockie Ferguson replaced Ish Sodhi in that match.
There is a strong possibility that the New Zealand team may make changes in its playing eleven for the semi-final match against India. Kyle Jamieson can play in place of Tim Southee. However, the return of captain Kane Williamson is a relief for the Black Caps. Kane is ready to lead the team in the important match against India.
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Recent statistics of top players in India and New Zealand
- Virat Kohli has scored 650 runs in the last 10 matches at an average of 92.86 and a strike rate of 88.79.
- Rohit Sharma has scored 584 runs in the last 10 matches at an average of 58.40 and a strike rate of 123.99.
- Rachin Ravindra has scored 565 runs in the last 10 matches at an average of 70.63 and a strike rate of 108.44.
- Daryl Mitchell has scored 418 runs in the last 09 matches at an average of 59.71 and a strike rate of 110.58.
- Jasprit Bumrah has taken 20 wickets in the last 10 matches at an economy of 4.19 and strike rate of 24.85.
- Ravindra Jadeja has taken 16 wickets in the last 10 matches at an economy of 4.23 and strike rate of 31.31.
- Mitchell Santner has taken 16 wickets in the last 9 matches at an economy of 4.81 and strike rate of 31.00.
- Trett Boult has taken 15 wickets in the last 10 matches at an economy of 5.18 and strike rate of 34.80.
Teams of India and New Zealand can enter Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium with these players
This is India’s probable playing XI: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah.
This is New Zealand’s probable playing eleven: Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson (captain), Daryl Mitchell, Mark Chapman, Tom Latham (wicketkeeper), Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Kyle Jamieson, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult.
