Vikrant Shekhawat : Nov 15, 2023, 01:39 PM
IND vs NZ: The first semi-final match of the World Cup 2023 between India and New Zealand is being played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday. India won the toss and decided to bat. There has been no change in the team. Team India will play the semi-finals of the ODI World Cup for the 8th time and New Zealand for the 9th time. Both the teams are going to face each other in the semi-finals for the second consecutive time in the tournament.Playing-11 of both the teamsIndia: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj.New Zealand: Kane Williamson (captain), Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (wicketkeeper), Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner, Lockie Ferguson, Tim Southee and Trent Boult.Pitch reportThe pitch of Wankhede Stadium is batting friendly. Due to good bounce here, the ball hits the bat properly. The fifth and last match of the tournament will be played in the stadium. Toss can play a little role in today's match, because here 3 out of 4 matches of this World Cup have been won by the team batting first.Wankhede has hosted a total of 27 ODI matches so far. In this, the teams batting in the first innings have won 14 matches and the teams batting in the second innings have won 13 matches. That is, if we look at the old records, the toss does not play any important role here. The highest team score here is 438, which was made by South Africa against India in 2015. The lowest score is 55 runs, which was made by Sri Lanka against India in the same tournament.Weather forecastThere is no problem regarding weather in Mumbai before the match. Today's weather will be clear in Mumbai. There is a 1% chance of rain. During this period the wind speed will be 6 kilometers per hour. The temperature can range from 25 to 36 degrees Celsius.