IND vs NZ Highlights, ICC World Cup 2023 Semifinal: Kohli, Shreyas hundreds, Shami 7/57 help India to 70-run win vs New Zealand

A day of records for Indian cricket. First it was Virat Kohli, who scored a record-breaking 50th ODI hundred. The rest of the bating unit, starting with Rohit up top and Shreyas in the death, fired in unison as India posted a mammoth 397.

New Zealand kept the fight going for as long they could. Darryl Mitchell scored another chanceless hundred, his second against India in the tournament. Williamson and Phillips played handy knocks. But once Shami got into his groove, there was no stopping India. The right-arm pacer secured a seven-wicket haul, a first-ever by an Indian, to help India to a 70-run win.

Now, the final awaits!!

Shami gets an outside edge from Southee. KL Rahul takes a good, low catch. That is Shami’s sixth wicket. The second Indian to take a six-wicket haul in ODI World Cups.

Tim Southee c †Rahul b Mohammed Shami 9 (10b 1x4 0x6)

Scratch that! He is the first Indian to take a seven-wicket haul in ODI World Cups.

Lockie Ferguson c †Rahul b Mohammed Shami 6 (3b 0x4 1x6)

Siraj starts with a short ball. Santner pulls it for a single to deep mid wicket. Cross seam delivery against Southee who manages to edge it over third man for a four!!

Top edge from Southee and it lands in no man’s lands. But Santner gets no such luck. Hits it straight up and Rohit completes the catch.

Mitchell Santner c Sharma b Mohammed Siraj 8 (10b 0x4 0x6)

Bumrah with the 47th. Three singles to start the over. Slower one from Bumrah. Santner can only chip it. Rohit at mid wicket can’t complete a tough catch. Bumrah closes off the over with two dot balls.

Shami with an off-cutter to beat Mitchell to start the over. The next one is a fuller one on the leg side. Mitchell tries to lob it to the leg side. But all he can do is find Jadeja in the deep. No pressure. No mistake. Catch taken. Game Done!

Daryl Mitchell c Jadeja b Mohammed Shami 134 (119b 9x4 7x6)

NZ 308/7 in 46 overs

Bumrah with another over as India looks to go for the kill. Santner takes a single to bring Mitchell on strike. Pin-point yorker from Bumrah against Mitchell. No run allowed there. No boundaries from the over. India can sense the win here.

Last over of the day for Kuldeep. Mitchell gets a single first ball. New batter Chapman on strike. Kuldeep gets adot ball against him first up.

Chapman pushes one to the off side for a couple of runs. Another dot ball follows. On the leg side next and Chapman somehow manages to hit it straight to Jadeja posted at deep square.

Mark Chapman c Jadeja b Kuldeep Yadav 2 (5b 0x4 0x6)

NZ 299/6 in 44 overs

Bumrah with the 43rd. Mitchell digs it out to long off and sets off for a single. A direct hit from Jadeja allows New Zealand to sneak in another run. Almost a perfect yorker from Bumrah, but Phillips squeezes it just past the keeper for a four.

But Bumrah gets his man, eventually. Slow ball from him and Phillips fails to read it. Edged and it goes waaay high. Thankfully for India, it is Jadeja who circles underneath it. Great catch under pressure.

Glenn Phillips c Jadeja b Bumrah 41 (33b 4x4 2x6)

NZ 295/4 in 43 overs

Kuldeep has two over left and Rohit brings him on for one now. He starts with two dot balls against Phillips. A single from the third ball brings Mitchell on strike.

Mitchell attempts a sweep. But Kuldeep drags it away from his arc. Just two runs from the over. Briliant one considering the circumstances and condition.

Siraj with the 41st over. Wide, full-length ball. Phillips throws his bat at it. Zooms over deep third for a six. Siraj responds with a low full toss. Phillips smacks it over long off fro another six.

Length from Siraj next and Phillips manages to cut it for a four. This is the over New Zealand was waiting for.

Rohit persists with Shami. Leg stump yorker against Phillips. Squeezed away for a single.

Fifth ball of the over. Mitchell was ready for a fuller one. Scoops it behind the keeper for a six.

Siraj continues his ploy to keep it away from Mitchell. But the Kiwi batter manages to get his bat across to slice it to off side boundary. FOUR!! Good over for New Zealand.

Another over for Shami. Sharp yorker. Mitchell digs it out for a single to long off.

Shami misses his length fourth ball of the over. In the slot. Mitchell pumps it straight back for a massive six.

Siraj is back. Starts with a wide yorker, which Mitchell blocks away. Siraj continues to angle it in from around the wicket, pushing the ball away from Mitchell’s hitting arc. Just five runs from the over.

Jadeja with his last over. Mitchell tries to take him on with a sweep shot. Hits him on the pads. Loud appeals. No response from the umpire. Jadeja suggests to not take a review as he felt there was an edge. Turns out he was right.

Mitchell is down with cramps and needs some medical attention. He is back on his feet soon. A little too wide from Jadeja and Phillips cuts it in front of point for a four.

Shami continues to steam in. Mitchell defends the first ball with a dead straight bat. A couple of singles follow. Shami goes for a slower one. Mitchell swings across the line. Misses it completely as the ball bounces narrowly above the stumps. The Wankhede crowd has their hands on their heads.

Jadeja with his ninth over. Slip in place now. Five dot balls on the trot against new batter Glenn Phillips. The crowd loving the pressure India is putting on New Zealand at the moment.

Shami spears one into new-batter Latham’s pads. No doubts there. No reviews too. India back in control of this game.

Tom Latham lbw b Mohammed Shami 0 (2b 0x4 0x6)

Shami reintroduced. Mitchell taps it for a single to the leg side and that is his hundred.

Shami angles one into Williamson’s pads. He tries to flick it over the fence. But he can’t put it past SKY at deep square leg.

Kane Williamson c Yadav b Mohammed Shami 69 (73b 8x4 1x6)

The drinks break gives the Indian team some time to regroup and reevaluate its plans against two relentless batters.

Jadeja with his eighth over. He has not had any success so far today. He reels in three dot balls on the trot against Mitchell. But Jadeja drops it short against Williamson, who pumps it to dee mid wicket for a four.

Full from Bumrah and Mitchell hits him, striaght-batted, over long off for a SIX!! INCREDIBLE!!

Williamson adds to Bumrah’s misery by carving him past extra cover for a four.

Indian bowling unit is under the kind of pressure it hasn’t experienced yet in this ongoing World Cup. How will they respond to this situation?

Kuldeep with his eighth over. Mitchell drags one to the leg side for a single. Williamson brings out the slog sweep now. Perfect placement, piercing the leg side field. FOUR!!

Mitchell persists with the reverse sweep and gains from it. Four behind point.

Rohit turns to Bumrah for a breakthrough. He pulls out an off-cutter, drawing a mishit from Mitchell. It is high, but once again it lands safely and then runs away for a four.

Wide from Bumrah and Mitchell slashes at it. Jadeja makes a diving stop to prevent a four.

DROPPED!!!

Half tracker from Bumrah. Williamson whacks it straight to Shami at mid-on. The ball spills out of his hands. What a miss!!

Kuldeep too goes full. Mitchell brings out the reverse sweep to gather a four behind third man. The pressure of run-rate is forcing both these batters to go in search of quick runs and they have succeeded in doing it so far. Six runs from the over.

Jadeja with his seventh over. Mitchell nudges one to deep point for a single. Williamson goes over extra cover to add another single. Jadeja pushes it up a little too much. No mistakes from Mitchell this time. Launched to the second tier. Massive Six!

Sixth over for Kuldeep. Williamson punches one to long off to get to his fifty. It has taken him 58 balls to get the landmark.

Full from Kuldeep and Mitchell tries to go after him. Absolutely no timing from him. But luckily for New Zealand, the ball lands safely in between long on and mid wicket.

Jadeja to Mitchell, cuts the first one to pick a single. Williamson punches down to long on for another run. SIX! Mitchell laps up this overpitched delivery and sends it right back over the bowler’s head. Two runs down to fine leg next.

Just three runs from Kuldeep’s over. Williamson is struck twice on the pads but nothing fatal.

Jadeja to continue. Mitchell picks a single on the first to bring up his half century. Four overthrows to finish. Silly from Jadeja. He fields a shot from Williamson but in an attempt to catch him out of his crease throws it back at the striker’s end. It is a wayward through and runs wide of Rahul all the way to the boundary.

Kuldeeep for his fourth over. It seemed a quiet over until Williamson made room on the final delivery and slapped it through extra cover. 100 partnership for the duo.

Jadeja again. Williamson charges down but can get only a single to long on. Mitchell misses his sweep and is struck on the pad. Nearly caught and bowled! Mitchell’s punch back to long on flies wide of Jadeja. He went for it but could not get his hand to it. SIX! Mitchell powers it down the ground and onto the second tier.

Kuldeep Yadav to continue. FOUR! A sloppy error from Bumrah. The ball goes under his legs on Mitchell’s shot through point. Six from the over.

Jadeja back into the attack. Williamson picks a single to deep square leg. A reverse sweep from Iyer for two runs. A single off the final delivery makes it four off the over.

Kuldeep again! Mitchell taps a full delivery to long on for one. FOUR! Williamson picks the short delivery and pulls it to deep square leg. Appeals! Sharp turn and Williamson is trapped in front. India reviews the decision. Seems to be going down leg. Umpire’s call on the stumps so India keeps its review. 4 leg byes for Williamson. He wants to sweep but the ball clips his pad and runs to the fence. India asks for a third umpire review for a run out but replays show it was Rahul’s hand hitting the stumps. Williamson tapped to point and wanted a single only to be denied by his partner. But he was way too slow in getting back. Just about survives.

Shami for his fourth over. SIX! Sublime! A length ball from Shami and Mitchell lofts it over long off. FOUR! Clobbers it through mid on. Shami is trying to pitch it up for swing but there is none on offer. Simple pickings for the batter. A single to long on to finish. 11 from the over.

Kuldeep Yadav into the attack. Williamson on strike. One runs, flicks to deep square leg. Mitchell sweeps to fine leg for the second single. Williamson pulls the third to deep mid wicket, one run. Two off the penultimate delivery with a sweep to fine leg. Another single makes it six off the over.

SIX! Lucky Williamson. Siraj goes for a short ball and Williamson gets a top edge which flies over the keeper into the sight-screen. A late cut to third man to get off strike on the next. Mitchell with a single down to long on. FOUR! Off the inside edge to fine leg.

Jadeja to Mitchell, two runs. Chips it over cover, probably not with as much control as he’d have liked but still picks a couple.

Siraj again. 4 leg byes! Goes between Williamson’s bat and pad, touches the back thigh and flies wide of Rahul. FOUR more! Charges down and packs it through point. A single to third man. A leg bye for Mitchell to end the over.

Ravindra Jadeja to bowl his first over. Williamson punches to long on for one. Mitchell’s reverse sweep pops up off his arm and goes to the slip fielder. India wants a review but Rahul advises against it, and rightly so. FOUR! On the pads and Mitchell guides it down to fine leg. It’s a no ball too. The free hit yields just one run for NZ.

Siraj for his second spell. FOUR for Mitchell. Lofts an overpitched delivery over covers. That’s 50 for New Zealand. FOUR more! Siraj tries a bouncer and Mitchell is swift in pulling it behind square.

Shami for his third over. He is one wicket away from 50 World Cup scalps. Mitchell on strike. 5WIDES! Strays down leg and Rahul has no chance to save that. Mitchell slices one to mid on and a direct hit at the non-striker’s end forces a third umpire decision. Mitchell, however, is safely in. BEATEN! Williamson sees the ball whizz past his edge and to the keeper.

Bumrah to Williamson. A maiden over - the first of the innings.

Rachin beaten! Shami picking up where he left in the last over. WICKET! A faint edge from Rachin hands a simple catch to Rahul.

Rachin Ravindra c Rahul b Shami 13 (22)

Daryl Mitchell in at No.4. A wide down leg. Ends with a dot.

Bumrah to Rachin. An inside edge on a delivery that nips back in, a single to fine leg. APPEALS FROM INDIA! Williamson is bamboozled by a delivery that shapes away from him. It takes a bit of the thigh on the way and India thinks it is bat. In the end, they decide against a review.

First change for India. Mohammed Shami in. WICKET! Shami strikes first ball. Conway on his way back. He cannot resist the drive, the ball takes a thick edge and Rahul does the rest.

Devon Conway c Rahul b Shami 13 (15)

Kane Williamson in now. Shoulders arms on his first delivery. A touch too full on the final delivery and Kane drives it through cover point for FOUR!

Bumrah to continue, Conway on strike. Another wide from Bumrah. 5WIDES! Bumrah is not getting a grip on his line. An inside egde to fine leg for a single. A sharp nip-backer to Rachin but he gets an inside edge to avoid an potential leg before chance.

Siraj to Rachin. He taps the third to cover and is eager for a single but Conway sends him back. BEATEN! Rachin is not really comfortable against Siraj. Again, makes a tentative push at an away-seamer. FOUR! On the pads and Rachin clips it over the square leg region.

Beaten! Bumrah’s away-swinger again flies past Conway’s edge. A wide to follow. Strikes Conway on the pad on the second but it pitched outside the leg stump. A second wide of the over, but this time on the off side. The fourth one rises on Conway and he gets an inside edge onto his leg. FOUR! Bumrah misses the line and Conway drives it through the front of square. Another wide from Bumrah down leg.

Mohammad Siraj from the other end. Rachin Ravindra faces his first. Defends the first delivery on length. Siraj sticking to the off-and-middle line and Rachin playing with a straight bat. EDGE and FOUR! No 2nd slip! Rachin pokes at a delivery but the ball flies through the empty second slip region.

Bumrah to Conway, here we go! FOUR! Way to start the innings! Gets width and Conway slashes it past point. Another boundary! There is width on offer and Conway laps it up. Beaten! Bumrah gets the line on the fifth go. Pitches on off stump line and leaves the batter. Eight from the first over.

Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra make their way to the middle.

Jasprit Bumrah to bowl the first over for India.

India not only banished the ghosts of the 2019 World Cup semifinal but also registered the highest team total in any World Cup knockout match by racking up 397 runs in 50 overs. It was as perfect as a batting performance can get and all Indian batters stuck to the roles they have adopted in the tournament. Rohit Sharma was off the blocks in a flash, Shubman Gill accelerated after Rohit’s dismissal, Virat Kohli was watchful before teeing off and scoring a historic 50th ton while Shreyas Iyer was brutal. KL Rahul imparted the finishing touches towards the end and India couldn’t have asked for a better showing with the bat. Now, onto the bowlers to defend this against a Kiwi line-up that has shown the potential to hunt down big totals. Back for the chase soon. Stay tuned!

Southee to bowl. OUT! Suryakumar launches this high in the air and Phillips takes it this time. Gill is back after retiring hurt and starts off with a single at deep midwicket as Southee darts in a slower one. SIX! Slow and wide outside off and Rahul pummels this down the ground for a maximum. Goes for th reverse-sweep next ball but misses. FOUR! Drifting onto the pads on a length and Rahul flicks it to the boundary behind square-leg. FOUR! Sliced by Rahul to the boundary behind point to end the innings.

Boult bowls his last over. SIX! Low full toss and Rahul hammers this over wide long-on for a maximum. That’s a big one - 104 metres. FOUR! Yorker but Rahul does well to make some room and slice this through to the third-man boundary. Good yorker and Rahul digs it out to long-on for a single. That’s the 50-run partnership off just 27 balls between Shreyas and Rahul. FOUR! In the slot, straight in Shreyas’ arc and he shovels this with ease to the midwicket fence. OUT! Slow and wide outside off stump. Shreyas looks to club this down the ground but it is caught at long-on. Suryakumar Yadav is in now and is off the mark with a single at deep square-leg as he whips this off this pads.

Southee here. SIX! In the slot, slower one and Shreyas clubs this for a six over deep midwicket and moves to 99 off 66. Driven to long-on for a single and consecutive hundreds for Shreyas. This one coming off 67 deliveries. Rahul swipes across the line and gets just one at square-leg. A couple for Rahul as he shuffles across and sweeps behind deep square-leg. Single for Rahul to end the over.

Boult bowls his ninth over. Shreyas starts the over with a single at long-off. FOUR! Slower one angling across off, Rahul waits and cuts this behind point for a boundary. Brilliant yorker and Rahul cannot get his bat down in time and is lucky to get away. He goes for a reverse-scoop next ball and cannot connect as the ball goes off his glove. Slower one and short and Rahul is beaten trying to pull this through midwicket.

Southee with the ball. Shreyas is on 90 off 62 balls. Rahul gives him strike with a single off the first ball. Shreyas drives down the ground for a single. FOUR! This is thumped on the leg-side by Rahul for his first boundary. Conway has hurt his knee trying to save the boundary but seems okay to continue as he gets up and walks around. Three dot balls to end the over. Rahul is hurt off the last one as a slower one hits him on the body.

KL Rahul is in next. Ravindra has the ball. Pitched up in the slot and Shreyas tonks this down the ground for a maximum, 93m long. Ravindra trying to keep out of Shreya’s hitting arc but this is too wide outsid off. SIX! Next one goes out of the ground as it is pitched up and within Shreyas’ range, who belts this down the ground.

Southee comes back. Shreyas comes back for a second after hitting this on leg-side. Dropped! Kohli steps out and flicks this to deep square-leg and it is Phillips, of all people, who puts this catch down. SIX! Kohli adds insult to injury by picking this length ball over Phillips this time for a maximum over deep square-leg. Good running too as Kohli hares back for a second next ball. OUT! Kohli goes! Stepped out again and flicked this behind square-leg and this is taken safely by Conway, who dives low in front to secure the catch.

Ravindra continues. Starts with a wide outside off. SIX! Shreyas drills this down the ground for a maximum. This was wide outside off again and Shreyas absolutely bludgeoned the ball. The partnership is now worth 150 and Kohli and Shreyas look set to cut loose now.

Ferguson again. Just two singles off the first two balls. Kohli steps out and looks to whip this over the infield by gets an inside edge that goes to backward square-leg for a single. One more for Shreyas with a pull to midwicket. Two runs for Kohli with a flick to deep square-leg and that’s a 100 for Kohli, his 50th, and he has gone past Tendulkar to become the most prolific century-maker in ODI cricket. What a moment, what a player and it coudn’t have come at a better time and at a more fitting venue. A couple more for him at deep midwicket. FOUR! Boundary to end the over as Kohli charges down the wicket and swats this short delivery to the midwicket boundary.

Ravindra is back as the last PowerPlay begins. Shreyas flicks off his pads for a single and Kohli is back on strike. Driven through cover-point with open bat face for one more by Kohli. Pushed to long-off for another single by Shreyas next ball. Driven past the bowler and down the ground for a single by Kohli. Shreyas is beaten outside off trying to cut this late to third-man. And the Kiwis have gone upstairs for a review to check whether there is an edge as the ball goes through to the keeper. No bat involved and New Zealand loses the review. Cut to deep point by Shreyas to keep strike.

Here comes Ferguson. He employs the short stuff straight away and a single each for both batters. FOUR! Shreyas picks the gap between mid-on and midwicket and finds the boundary with an exquisite shot. Kohli jabs this to mid-on for a quick single and moves to 95 as his name is being chanted through the stadium.

Kohli seems to be suffering from cramps and the physio is out on the field. Meanwhile, Gill is seen walking in the dressing room. Santner bowls out. Kohli moves to 93 with a single after punching the ball to deep cover for a single. Three dot balls to end the over. Kohli has looked a bit circumspect in this over. He sliced one that fell just short of the extra-cover fielder.

From around the wicket, Boult darts this full and into the pads of Kohli, who flicks and misses the ball as the bowler goes up for a desperate appeal, but to no avail. Last ball is short and going down leg-side and Kohli pulls it to deep fine-leg for a single.

Santner to continue. Kohli pushes through to long-off for a single. Single for Shreyas next ball and that’s his 35-ball fifty, his fourth consecutive in the tournament. Five singles from the over.

FOUR! Boult is back and Kohli sends the ball back to the boundary with a pull through midwicket. SIX! Shreyas stands and deliveries. Length ball just outside off and Shreyas thumps it down the ground for a maximum. FOUR! Too full now and Shreyas drills it to the deep point boundary. A couple of singles to end the over.

Santner comes back. Top stuff from the left-arm spinner as Shreyas plays out six dots on a trot for a maiden over. Santner gets flights the ball and gets it to dip and drift to keep the batter guessing.

Phillips continues. Kohli and Shreyas pick a single each off the first two balls with ease. Single for Kohli again and he goes past Sachin Tendulkar’s record for most runs in a single edition of the World Cup. SIX! Shreyas moves his feet and lofts this over long-on for a maximum.

Southee into the attack. Shreyas whips this to deep midwicket for a single. Kohli steps out to the pacer and punches to long-on for one more. SIX! In his slot just outside off and Shreyas heaves this over wide long-on for a maximum. Slower one next up and pushed through wide mid-on for one. Beautifully driven through covers by Kohli for a couple after Conway does brilliantly to stop a boundary. Pushed to long-on for a single to end the over.

Phillips comes back with the ball. Shreyas pushes to long-on for a single. FOUR! Sliding on the pads and Kohli flicks it to the boundary behind. Easy pickings! He strides forward to flick straight to mid-on for two consecutive dot balls. Another dot to end the over.

Boult continues. Round the wicket to Shreyas. Punched again through covers for a single. FOUR! Short and smartly dabbed by Kohli to the third-man fence. Wide yorker next up and Kohli jams this back to the bowler. Flicked to fine-leg next ball for one. Shreyas unfurls a pull but straight to mid-on. Clipped through midwicket for a single by Shreyas and he will keep strike. Drinks Break!

Southee into the attack. SIX! Kohli dances out of his crease and whips this over wide long-on for a maximum. He pushes the next one to mid-on for a single. Punched through covers off the backfoot by Shreyas for one more next ball. Kohli digs out a yorker on off-side for a quick single. Another punch by Shreyas to deep cover for a single to end the over.

FOUR! Boult comes back and Kohli steps out and lifts the ball over mid-off for a boundary off the first ball of the over. That’s 200 up for India in 28.1 overs. Six runs from the over finally.

Just three runs again from another Ferguson over. Kohli whips the last ball off his pads for a single at deep square-leg.

Shreyas smashed Ravindra for a six and a four off consecutive balls and shows his range by first stepping out to the spinner and then staying back and slicing one past short third-man. Kohli gets to his first fifty in World Cup knockouts with a single off the last ball.

Just three runs from his Ferguson over as the pacer finally finds seems to have found his rhythm.

Rachin Ravindra gets another over. Starts with a dot ball against Kohli, who pushes one to the off side for a single next ball. Shreyas Iyer gets a full ball next and he too adds a single. An overthrow gifts India an extra run next ball.

Lockie Ferguson with the 24th. Three singles to start the over. Ferguson misses his line. Short on the leg side and Kohli guides it past the keeper for a welcome four.

Santner drops it short and Kohli puts it away with ease. Pulled beyond short mid wicket and the long on fielder stood no chance. FOUR!!!

Gill is down with cramps and the Indian physio rushes out to have a look.

Gill is forced to retire hurt. Shreyas Iyer replaces him out in the middle.

IND 165/1 in 23 overs

Gill up against Phillips. Another quiet over from the Kiwi spinner. Gives away just four singles. Phillips has been a surprise weapon from New Zealand this World Cup. Except for the Pakistan match, he has been tremendous for the Black Caps.

Sixth over for Santner. Gill nudges one to long off first ball to take a single. Indian skipper Rohit Sharma is having a long animated conversation with R Ashwin in the dressing room. Wonder what that was about. Just three singles from the over.

Glenn Phillips continues. Full and on the off. Gill picks the length early. Smokes it over long off for another SIX!!! Only two singles other than that six from the over.

Santner with his fifth over. Starts with two dot balls against Gill, who cuts the third ball for a single to get off the strike. Kohli pushes one to the long on to return the strike. Two more singles to close off the over for India.

Glenn Phillips into the attack for New Zealand. Gill and Kohli trade singles to start the over. On the pads next and Kohli clips it away for a couple of runs. Six runs come off the over.

Fourth over for Santner. Full from him and Gill dances down the track to tonk one straight back. SIX!!!

Santner drags the length back and Gill was ready for it. Slices it behind point for a four.

Another over for Rachin Ravindra. Kohli starts the over with a tap to deep cover for a single. Gill returns the strike. Three dot balls follow. Kohli retains the strike with a single last ball.

Spin from both the ends. Santner from around the wicket with a slip in place. Just four singles from the first four balls. And the drinks break is taken.

Rachin Ravindra gets his first over of the day. Kohli takes a couple to start the over. A single brings Gill to strike. The Indian opener taps one to long off and that is his fifty.

Full from Rachin and Kohli drives it on the up. FOUR!

IND 114/1 in 14 overs

Another over for Lockie Ferguson. Once again on the shorter side from the pacer. Gill whips out his iconic short-arm jab. FOUR MORE!! Not the most pristine timing.

But he makes amends next ball. Almost the same shot, but this time it was hit greater purpose and vigour. SIX!!! Couple of singles to close out the over.

Santner gets his second over. He starts with four dot balls against Gill. Great control from the left-arm spinner. Not much pace on the offer. Fifth ball, Santner goes too full and Gill sweeps it for a couple of runs.

Gill now up against Southee. Two good length deliveries to start with. Gill defends both with his head down. On the pads next and Gill flicks it, uppishly, to the mid wicket fence. Another one down the leg side. Just a single this time though.

Lockie Ferguson misses his line. Too easy for Gill as he guides it behind square on the leg side for a four. Another short ball from Ferguson and Gill brings out the pull shot again. FOUR MORE!!

Virat Kohli is the new batter for India. Southee hits Kohli on the back pad and the Black Caps go up in appeal. No response from the umpire and Williamson takes a review. An inside edge saves Kohli. That also means a four for the Indian batter.

Southee reintroduced. Slow fuller ball and Rohit goes after it. No timing in that one. Edged. WIlliamson runs back from mid off to complete a fantastic catch. End of an incredible knock from Rohit.

Rohit Sharma c Williamson b Southee 47 (29b 4x4 4x6)

Lockie Ferguson into the attack. Gill on strike. The Kiwi pacer pitches it up and Gill cracks it through covers for a four. On the pads next and Gill flicks it away for a couple of runs. A straight drive brings in two more runs. Good save at the boundary by Southee.

Boult gets another go. First ball is defended away by Rohit. The Indian skipper backs away in the last moment next ball. He is quick to apologise to Boult.

A leg side wide follows. Three more dot balls follow. Rohit slices one past point for a couple of runs to break the dot-ball streak.

New Zealand turns to Santner to quite early. He is up against a rampaging Rohit, who takes him on with a sweep shot. Flies past the short third man. FOUR!!

Santner misses his length. Too short and Rohit thumps it away for a six.

Trent Boult with his third over. Over the wicket against Rohit. Short and into the body. Rohit pulls it with complete control over deep fine. SIX!!!! That is his 50th six in ODI World Cups.

A single next ball brings Gill on strike. Two dot balls follow. Gill cuts one to add a couple of runs.

Southee over the wicket against Gill. He taps one to mid off to take a quick single. The first single of the game. Southee gifts a leg side wide. Short from Southee against Rohit. Easily pulled away for a four.

Full from Southee and on the pads. Rohit needs no second invitation. Flicked away for a six over deep square leg.

Boult continues his duel with Rohit. Anything on the off-stump line, Rohit is defending with a straight bat. But, every time Boult has shifted the line, the Indian skipper has gone after him.

Couple of dot balls to start the over. Boult goes wide, not by much. Rohit charges down the ground to blast it over covers for the first six of the game!! Boult goes around the wicket now and Rohit defends the next two.

Southee with the second over for New Zealand. Gill on strike. First ball, pitched up. Gill defends on the front foot. Next is a full one on the pads. Easy picking for Gill. FOUR!!!

A little bit of swing for Southee. Gill tries a leg-side flick. Inside edge. Narrowly past the stumps. FOUR MORE!!

As expected, Trent Boult with the first over of the day. Rohit clips it from his pads for a couple of runs first ball. The next two are just outside the off stump and Rohit defends them.

Fourth ball. Boult errs with his length. Too much on the pads and Rohit puts it away over mid wicket. FIRST FOUR OF THE DAY!!

Boult goes wide next and Rohit pumps it to the extra cover fence. WHATTA START!!!

Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma make their way out to the centre. They have provided India with fiery starts throughout the tournament. Can they do the same today?

The two teams make their way to the centre along with the Unicef ambassadors.

Highest score (IND) - 392/4 in 50 overs (Christchurch, 2009)

Lowest score (IND) - 230 in 45.3 overs (Mirpur, 2014)

Highest score (NZ) - 349/9 in 50 overs (Rajkot, 1999)

Lowest score (NZ) - 231/6 in 47.1 overs (Dunedin, 1992)

Highest individual score (IND) - Shubman Gill - 208 (149) (Hyderabad, 2023)

Highest individual score (NZ) - Tom Latham - 145 (104) (Auckland, 2022)

Best bowling figures (IND) - Amit Mishra - 5/18 (Visakhapatnam, 2016)

Best bowling figures (NZ) - Shane Bond - 6/19 (Bulawayo, 2005)

INDIA: Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj

NEW ZEALAND: Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson(c), Daryl Mitchell, Mark Chapman, Glenn Phillips, Tom Latham(w), Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult

India wins the toss and opts to bat.

Rohit Sharma: Looks like a good pitch. Looks like on the slower side. Whatever we do, we need to do well. NZ is one of the most consistent sides. It is about controlling the controllables. We are playing ame team.

Kane Williamson: We would have batted first. Looks like a used pitch. We would want to do well with the ball and then hopefully, some dew later. They have been playing some good cricket. Need to assess what is in front of you when the tournament starts. We are going with the same team.

“Spinners will come into play on this surface. If there’s dew, it’ll play nicely. At the center of the surface, there’s a little bit of grass. There’ll be carry for the fast bowlers. You want to bat first in the semifinal,” says Ravi Shastri.

The quicks have picked up 47 wickets at an economy rate of 6.60, while the spinners have only managed 11 scalps while conceding 5.9 runs an over.

The Indian batter can become only the third Indian batter to score 600 runs or more in an ODI World Cup.

The only Indians who have managed to cross the mark are Sachin Tendulkar (673 in 2003) and Rohit Sharma (648 in 2019).

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ICC World Cup 2023 semifinals: Full list of umpires, match officials; Tucker, Illingworth to officiate in India vs NZ SF

IND vs NZ, World Cup 2023: Rod Tucker and Richard Illingworth will be the on-field umpires in the first World Cup semifinal between India and New Zealand.

vs Australia, 2015: 34(48) - b Mitchell Johnson

vs New Zealand, 2019: 1(4) - c Tom Latham b Matt Henry

vs Pakistan, 2011: 9(21) - c Umar Akmal b Wahab Riaz

vs Australia, 2015: 1(13) - c Brad Haddin b Mitchell Johnson

vs New Zealand, 2019: 1 (6) - lbw b Trent Boult

Played: 8

Won: 2

Lost: 6

Last Result: beat India by 18 runs (2019)

Matches played: 7

Matches won: 3

Matches lost: 4

Last result: Lost by 18 runs to New Zealand (2019; Manchester)

1975 - New Zealand won by 4 wickets (Manchester)

1979 - New Zealand won by 8 wickets (Leeds)

1987 - India won by 16 runs (Bengaluru)

1987 - India won by 9 wickets (Nagpur)

1992 - New Zealand won by 4 wickets (Dunedin)

1999 - New Zealand won by 5 wickets (Nottingham)

2003 - India won by 7 wickets (Centurion)

2019 - Match abandoned without a ball bowled (Nottingham)

2019 - New Zealand won by 18 runs (Manchester)

2023 - India won by 4 wickets (Dharamshala)

Matches played - 10

India won - 4

New Zealand won - 5

No Result - 1

Last result - India won by four wickets (Dharamshala; 2023)

Matches played: 117

India won: 59

New Zealand won: 50

No Result: 7

Last result: India won by four wickets (Dharamshala, 2023)

Wicketkeepers: KL Rahul

Batters: Virat Kohli (vc), Rohit Sharma, Daryl Mitchell

All-rounders: Ravindra Jadeja, Mitchell Santner, Rachin Ravindra (c)

Bowlers: Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult, Mohammed Shami, Lockie Ferguson

Team Combination: IND 6-5 NZ | Credits Left: 4.5

INDIA - Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammad Shami.

NEW ZEALAND - Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson (c), Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (wk), Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult, Tim Southee.

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IND vs NZ, ICC World Cup 2023 semifinal: Wankhede Stadium pitch report, conditions, toss factor; stats, records in ODIs

IND vs NZ, ICC World Cup 2023 semifinal: Here is all you to need to know about the pitch, conditions, average scores and the toss factor at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, where India and New Zealand will clash on Wednesday.

In a metro, with its soundscapes ranging from Arabian Sea whispers to local train rhythms, the maximum decibel levels will emanate from the Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday.

The World Cup semifinal pitting India and New Zealand, features rivals with a recurring history of key ICC battles, be it the 2019 World Cup semifinal or the 2021 World Test Championship final.

Both clashes were held in England and the results were identical as New Zealand prevailed twice. Cut to the present, Rohit Sharma’s men are enjoying a rich vein of form. Having defeated all its rivals in the league stage, including New Zealand at Dharamshala, India is primed to soar.

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

NEW ZEALAND: Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson(c), Daryl Mitchell, Mark Chapman, Glenn Phillips, Tom Latham(w), Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult, Will Young, Ish Sodhi, James Neesham, Kyle Jamieson.

Hello and welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 first semifinal between India and New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday. Stay tuned as we bring you all the live updates.