India-New Zealand semi-final will be repeated after 4 years

There are many facts and factors which are exactly the same this time as in 2019. At the same time, the team combination and conditions are going to be different to a great extent. Let us know further what is the similarity and what is different between these two matches.

1. Team Combination

India - Virat is no longer the captain, 6 changes in the playing-11: In 2019, Virat Kohli was the captain of Team India, Rohit Sharma will take command in his place. Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Rishabh Pant, Dinesh Karthik, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Yuzvendra Chahal played in the last semi-final, but are not part of the squad this time. Dhoni has retired while the rest of the players were not selected. Hardik Pandya played in 2019 and was in the squad this time too, but due to injury he was out.

New Zealand - Williamson again the captain, 6 changes in playing-11: Like 2019, this time too Kane Williamson is in command of the New Zealand team. However, this time there will be almost 6 changes in the playing-11. Martin Guptill, Henry Nicholls, Ross Taylor and Colin de Grandhomme, who played the 2019 semi-final, are not part of the squad this time. Taylor and Grandhomme have retired. Jimmy Neesham, who played in 2019, is in the squad but will not play this time due to injury. Matt Henry has also been injured and is out of the tournament.

2. Points Table

India won 100% league matches, New Zealand lost 44%
In the points table of both 2019 and 2023 World Cup, India stood at number-1 and New Zealand at number-4. That means there is no change in this matter. However, compared to 2019, there is definitely a difference in the performance of the league matches of both the teams this time.

In 2019, India won 7 matches before the semi-finals. The team had lost in 1 match and 1 match (Vs New Zealand) was washed out due to rain. This time the Indian team has won all 9 matches. That means 100% win.

New Zealand had won 5 out of 9 matches and lost 3 before the semi-finals in 2019. 1 match (Vs India) was lost due to rain. This time also New Zealand has won only 5 matches, but the number of defeats of the team has increased to 4. That means this time there was victory in 56% of the matches and defeat in 44%.

3. Venue and conditions
The biggest changes have taken place in these areas. The semi-final match of the 2019 World Cup was played at the Old Trafford ground in Manchester, England. This time the semi-final will be held at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Manchester is a ground with typical English conditions. Here seam and swing movement gives advantage to fast bowlers. There is not much movement during the day in Mumbai but facing the new ball in the second innings under lights is difficult.

Manchester: The team batting first won 63% of the matches, fast bowlers got 72% of the wickets.
The pitch of Old Trafford Ground in Manchester is helpful for fast bowlers. Here the ball moves for the first 20 overs in both the innings. In the 19 matches played here since 2011, only the teams batting first won 12 times. That means in 63% of the matches the team batting first won and in 37% of the matches the team batting later won. Fast bowlers have taken 72% of the wickets during this period. The average score of an innings has been 231.

What happened in the last semi-final?
India bowled first in the 2019 semi-finals and allowed New Zealand to score only 239 runs. The match was not completed that day due to rain. Then the game took place on the reserve day. Team India lost 6 wickets for 92 runs. Later Dhoni and Jadeja made a good partnership but ultimately India had to face defeat by 18 runs.

Wankhede: The team batting first won 50% of the matches, 73% of the wickets were taken by fast bowlers.
The average score at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai is 264 runs. Since 2011, in the 12 ODI matches here, the teams batting first 6 times and batting later only 6 times have won. That means the toss does not make much difference and there is 50% success in both the conditions.

In the ODI matches held here since 2011, 73% of the wickets have been taken by fast bowlers. That means in this matter it is not far behind Manchester.

This time in the World Cup, so far 4 matches have been played on Mumbai grounds, out of which the teams batting first won 3 times. All three times the teams put a score of more than 350 on the board. In the second innings, fast bowlers get help for the first 15 overs. After this the pitch again becomes suitable for batting.

India won 57% and New Zealand won 66% of ODIs at Wankhede.
India has played 21 ODI matches on this ground so far. The team won 12 and lost 9. That means the success rate of the team here is 57%. The team also won the 2011 ODI World Cup final on this ground.

New Zealand has played 3 ODI matches in Mumbai, the team won 2 and lost one. The success rate of the Kiwi team here is 67%. In 2017, the Kiwi team had also defeated India by a margin of 6 wickets on the same ground.

In this World Cup, India has played 1 match (Vs Sri Lanka). In this, the Indian team defeated Sri Lanka by 302 runs. This will be New Zealand's first match in this World Cup in Mumbai.

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The first semi-final match of ODI World Cup 2023 will be held today i.e. on 15th November in Mumbai. The match will be played between table topper India and 2019 runner-up New Zealand. The match will start at 2:00 pm at Wankhede Stadium, with the toss taking place at 1:30 pm.