The memories of the 2019 World Cup semi-finals must be somewhere on the minds of Indian players when they take the field against New Zealand on Wednesday.
India, led by Virat Kohli back then, suffered a semi-final exit at the hands of New Zealand four years back in Manchester.
India now have a golden chance to avenge that defeat as they are once again set to face the Kiwis in the World Cup semi-finals.
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The first World Cup 2023 semi-final between India and New Zealand is scheduled to be played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday, November 15.
India will enter the contest as the favourites having been the solitary unbeaten side of the competition. India qualified for the semis claiming the top spot on the World Cup points table.
New Zealand, on the other hand, clinched the fourth spot in the standings to earn their ticket to the knockouts. In their last fixture, the Black Caps defeated Sri Lanka by five wickets. The Kane Williamson-led side finished their league stage campaign with 10 points from nine games.
IND vs NZ Head-to-head records
In ODIs, the two sides have faced each other 117 times and Team India has emerged victorious 59 times.
New Zealand, on the other hand, got the better of India in 50 ODIs so till now. The two teams had last met in October during the league stage of World Cup 2023 and India had clinched a four-wicket victory in that fixture.
Check Out India vs New Zealand Probable XIs
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammad Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav
New Zealand: Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson (c), Daryl Mitchell, Mark Chapman, Glenn Phillips, Tom Latham (wk), Mitchell Santner, Lockie Ferguson, Tim Southee, Trent Boult
India vs New Zealand Full Squads
IND: Rohit Sharma (c), Hardik Pandya (vc), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav
NZ: Kane Williamson (c), Trent Boult, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Kyle Jamieson, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitch Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Will Young
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