Wankhede grounds have been decorated. The time for the semi-final match has arrived. India and New Zealand are face to face, in which the match will now take place. The winner here will go to the final of the World Cup and the loser will be out of the tournament. But, before all this could happen, the toss of this match took place. India has won the toss and decided to bat first. After the toss, both the teams have announced their respective playing eleven.
Let us tell you that Team India has reached the finals by winning all its matches in the league round. They are the only invincible team of the tournament. On the other hand, New Zealand had to make some efforts to reach the semi-finals. This is the second clash between India and New Zealand in this World Cup. Earlier, in the first clash between the two teams in Dharamshala, India had won.
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India and New Zealand played a gamble in playing XI
As far as the playing eleven of India and New Zealand in the semi-finals is concerned, both the captains have the same thinking regarding it. There has been no change neither in the Indian team nor in the New Zealand team. Both the teams are entering this match with the same combination.
This is the playing XI of both the teams
India’s playing XI: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli. Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav.
New Zealand’s playing XI: Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson (captain), Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult.
India is the boss of the toss, now what about the match too?
The India-New Zealand match is at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, where the toss was considered a big factor. Actually, here the advantage lies with the team batting first. And, to bat first it was necessary to win the toss. Team India captain Rohit Sharma has won. He has also decided to bat first. Now it remains to be seen whether India can register victory or not.
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