ICC World Cup 2023: India (274/6) defeat New Zealand (273 all out) by 4 wickets

[Unbiased-Fan]

BBC weather says 11 degrees Celsius now, will drop to 3 degrees in evening/night. Also overcast, rained till noon. NZ will feel like they are playing at home.

perfect preparation for India before knock outs.

 

[BouncerGuy]

India won the toss and chose to bowl first.

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

New Zealand (Playing XI): Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham(w/c), Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult

 

[Ali Active]

Good toss to win

 

[WengerOut]

Take 5 wickets and Indian batting would not score 50 more runs from that point. Pathetic.... And only 5 bowlers...2 spinners

 

[Unbiased-Fan]

India should include shami today in place of Shardul. Surya in place of Hardik

Glad both of Shami and Surya are playing today.
India will surely beat Newzealand in this world cup. If not today, definitely in knockouts

 

[Karun]

Take 5 wickets and Indian batting would not score 50 more runs from that point. Pathetic.... And only 5 bowlers...2 spinners

Point is, all 5 of them can single handedly play the match winning Innings. 6th one is Surya Kumar Yadav....I guess, you dont know much about him..:/

 

[MANU ROY]

Suryakumar at six so basically we only have five batters we screwed

 

[MANU ROY]

Glad both of Shami and Surya are playing today.
India will surely beat Newzealand in this world cup. If not today, definitely in knockouts

Our tail started at8 We have 4 mud batters'

 

[Iamcoolwhiz]

Take 5 wickets and Indian batting would not score 50 more runs from that point. Pathetic.... And only 5 bowlers...2 spinners

Take 5 wickets of any team and the result would be the same. Man, India is playing so well that a Black Swan event is the only way to Road block them

 

[Ahmed216]

Both captains wanted to bowl first because of dew.
But still feel ball will do a bit under lights especially if dew comes late

 

[Rajdeep]

Revenge game for 2019 WC Semi Final. I hope India absolutely obliterate Kiwi's today to remove some of the scars from that day in 2019. That was one of the most heart breaking loss for Indian fans but hopefully the results will be different today.

You beat in Manchester...we will destroy in Himachal today

 

[globetrotter]

NZ will score around 260-280, India will win by 5 wkts…. If Indian bowlers bowled exceptionally well, kiwis will be bundled out below 230

 

[WengerOut]

Point is, all 5 of them can single handedly play the match winning Innings. 6th one is Surya Kumar Yadav....I guess, you dont know much about him..:/

Take 5 wickets of any team and the result would be the same. Man, India is playing so well that a Black Swan event is the only way to Road block them

Point is, take 5 wickets, any other team would score 100 minimum. Also some of the batsmen could bowl for them as well. India is basing their selection on ideal scenario. I have seen this movie played out many times. Luckily this is still not KO yet.

 

[Iamcoolwhiz]

Always in awe of the beauty of this stadium. Marvelous .

 

[Rajdeep]

Suryakumar at six so basically we only have five batters we screwed

Bother Manu...this is a good team. Keep faith.

Actually Pandya's exclusion had only made the team even stronger

 

[MANU ROY]

Point is, take 5 wickets, any other team would score 100 minimum. Also some of the batsmen could bowl for them as well. India is basing their selection on ideal scenario. I have seen this movie played out many times. Luckily this is still not KO yet.

So we are going to lose today Doesn't it

 

[Rajdeep]

I hope India wins today but Rachin Ravindra to score some runs so that his avg in this world cup is not destroyed.

 

[Iamcoolwhiz]

NZ national anthem is almost a sweet lullaby. Felt sleepy halfway through.

 

[WengerOut]

So we are going to lose today Doesn't it

May be, may be not. But will surely lose everytime when there is a batting collapse or one of the bowlers gets tonked.

 

[MANU ROY]

Bother Manu...this is a good team. Keep faith.

Actually Pandya's exclusion had only made the team even stronger

Bro I have faith with our team but not with sky

 

[RamLakhan]

Good team but I would have liked Kishan instead of SKY and use him as a floater (as opener or 1 done or 5th... like that). He had match exposure in this tournament. So that's a bad decision to prefer SKY over him...

 

[globetrotter]

Bro I have faith with our team but not with sky

SKY is a good ODI player, we unnecessarily tagged him as T20 player… have u watched his 2 Half centuries against AUS in recently concluded ODI series, he batted superbly with SR of 100… SKY also have good record against NZ bowlers

 

[ExpressPacer]

India have rested Hardik. Let's see if Pak have the guts to rest Shaheen and Haris vs Afghanistan.

 

[Sunzi]

Dharamsala is beautifully situated. Wow.

 

[globetrotter]

India have rested Hardik. Let's see if Pak have the guts to rest Shaheen and Haris vs Afghanistan.

Bumrah? Then who is bowling?

 

[Iamcoolwhiz]

India have rested Hardik. Let's see if Pak have the guts to rest Shaheen and Haris vs Afghanistan.

Afganistan match Would be closer than people think. Afgans hate losing to you guys.

 

[MANU ROY]

India have rested Hardik. Let's see if Pak have the guts to rest Shaheen and Haris vs Afghanistan.

Bumrah not rested

 

[Sunzi]

Bumrah moving it both ways....

 

[160KPH]

India have rested Hardik. Let's see if Pak have the guts to rest Shaheen and Haris vs Afghanistan.

They didn’t rest Hardik, he injured his ankle last game and will probably be out for a few games. Last game he left in the middle of his 1st over and didn’t return.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Maiden over from Bumrah to start the proceedings.

 

[Suleiman]

Great over.

 

[RamLakhan]

Always said, Thakur gets selected because of the presence of Pandya (and Pandya's fitness issues). Pandya is a way both boon & curse to Indian team... 5 pure bowlers are enough for a LOI team. Its unfortunate that none of the top 6 batsman can roll their arms...

 

[160KPH]

Siraj and Bumrah low 130’s today lol

 

[globetrotter]

Great over… boom boom Bumrah

 

[160KPH]

Always said, Thakur gets selected because of the presence of Pandya (and Pandya's fitness issues). Pandya is a way both boon & curse to Indian team... 5 pure bowlers are enough for a LOI team. Its unfortunate that none of the top 6 batsman can roll their arms...

Yeah lowkey this team looks better without Pandya? Bumrah, Siraj, Shami seems like a great trio

 

[RamLakhan]

Yeah lowkey this team looks better without Pandya? Bumrah, Siraj, Shami seems like a great trio

Unfortunately yes, though Pandya is such a good player! As I said its a thin case of imbalance in the team....

 

[Sunzi]

Would want an Indian win here to unsettle NZ's confidence and qualification security ahead of a string of more "competitive" fixtures.

 

[mominsaigol]

Yeah lowkey this team looks better without Pandya? Bumrah, Siraj, Shami seems like a great trio

Naw, The batting is much weaker now.

I keep telling yall nz team my jam, bread and butter

 

[160KPH]

Unfortunately yes, though Pandya is such a good player! As I said its a thin case of imbalance in the team....

Yeah Pandya is quality. What do you guys think about just dropping Thakur for Ashwin or Shami straight up? Thakur just feels like the weak link in an otherwise strong batting and bowling lineup.

 

[160KPH]

Naw, The batting is much weaker now.

I keep telling yall nz team my jam, bread and butter

It got rid of Thakur, that guy is trash

 

[vodafone_lover]

Siraj and Bumrah low 130’s today lol

140+ (Rauf) is travelled all around the park this series...omg...this obsession with speed

ROFL

 

[Rajdeep]

Conway goneee...

8 ball duck for him

 

[BouncerGuy]

Siraj gets one. Conway is gone. New Zealand is 9/1

 

[160KPH]

Conway with the soft dismissal, India with the important wicket!

 

[Rajdeep]

Would want an Indian win here to unsettle NZ's confidence and qualification security ahead of a string of more "competitive" fixtures.

If India wins today, they will most probably finish the group as #1. It will mean they will face either Aust or Pak in semi finals

 

[vodafone_lover]

Siraj and Bumrah low 130’s today lol

130s bowler got the wicket, speed ka badshah has brutally smacked for 24 runs in last match, lol

 

[mominsaigol]

It got rid of Thakur, that guy is trash

Yh thakur is trash and looks like Conway is Gone, my bread and butter may be soggy and wet today

 

[jusarrived]

Come on NZ, post 350+ please

 

[globetrotter]

Good catch by Iyer…. Early pressure on NZ batting

 

[Rajdeep]

You watching the pace now? @160KPH

 

[vprasanna83]

Sharp fielding by India

 

[Sunzi]

If India wins today, they will most probably finish the group as #1. It will mean they will face either Aust or Pak in semi finals

For sure.

I think if India lost they'd still be comfortable in their remaining games and qualification is nailed on.

If NZ lose, there's more of a chance thst they could fall away in remaining games - not saying it will happen but I feel there's more chance of NZ tailing off than India.

 

[Ahmed216]

Wow NZ already behind

 

[160KPH]

130s bowler got the wicket, speed ka badshah has brutally smacked for 24 runs in last match, lol

I think 130s is fine, it’s you guys who always whine about Hasan Ali being a trundler. But I wouldn’t start celebrating too soon, for last 25 years, New Zealand has been beating you.

 

[vprasanna83]

Modern batsmen look at raw pace as an asset to score quickly .

 

[Abraham786]

4 overs just 9 runs and 1 wicket superb bowling on patta wicket.

 

[160KPH]

Yh thakur is trash and looks like Conway is Gone, my bread and butter may be soggy and wet today

Don’t worry, if there’s even a hint of swing under lights, Boult and Henry will run through this lineup like usual

 

[vprasanna83]

I want India to win but Rachin to score .

My subconscious refuses to go against somebody who is named after Dravid and Tendulkar

 

[castortroy]

Do India ever lose the toss?

 

[vprasanna83]

What a terrible review . What were they thinking

 

[160KPH]

Thats a Rizwan type review

 

[Sunzi]

Looks like a lame review on first impressions.

 

[Ahmed216]

That's rizwan level judgement from KL

 

[Sunzi]

Looks like a lame review on first impressions.

Yeah terrible.

 

[globetrotter]

NZ already in Tuk Tuk mode

 

[vodafone_lover]

I think 130s is fine, it’s you guys who always whine about Hasan Ali being a trundler. But I wouldn’t start celebrating too soon, for last 25 years, New Zealand has been beating you.

India has beating Pakistan for may years, yet we never whined about it..

 

[Iamcoolwhiz]

I want India to win but Rachin to score .

My subconscious refuses to go against somebody who is named after Dravid and Tendulkar

Please try to persuade your subconscious. I plead thee

 

[Iamcoolwhiz]

Do India ever lose the toss?

All the time when Virat was captain. That guy never won anything by luck.

 

[vprasanna83]

I think 130s is fine, it’s you guys who always whine about Hasan Ali being a trundler. But I wouldn’t start celebrating too soon, for last 25 years, New Zealand has been beating you.

Bro , we have been so much in the receiving end of the trundler abuse , would we leave an opportunity to call one from the proud pace bowling nation a trundler ??

 

[mominsaigol]

Don’t worry, if there’s even a hint of swing under lights, Boult and Henry will run through this lineup like usual

NZ is my favorite team so I am very biased towards them lol.

 

[Rajdeep]

Siraj has bowled better than Bumrah today

 

[dravidthewall]

Bowling pitch NZ will make 250 and bowled india out for 200

 

[BouncerGuy]

6 overs, 13/1 is not a good start for kiwis. They would want to score big total here as indian batters are in some form here.

 

[ex-q-zit]

Our tail started at8 We have 4 mud batters'

So the ask is simple. Restrict the kiwis to a score so that the no. 8 is not required to bat. With 5 genuine bowlers it shouldn't be too tough an ask.

 

[Sunzi]

Siraj has bowled better than Bumrah today

He's like the Waqar to your Wasim (Bumrah).

Generally he concedes but carries genuine wicket taking threat. Bumrah economical and gets his fair share but doesn't get the hauls his quality deserves.

 

[Abraham786]

Siraj and Bumrah low 130’s today lol

All we care about wicket and being economical no one gives damn about speed except Pakistanis that much (Though all we enjoy pace) ,Combine your all pace bowlers and take India's aswell now tell me still if they can compete Greatest fast bowler of all time Glenn McGrath who won Australia (3 worldcup) single Handley and dominated all Goat batsman of his era nearly for span of 20 years

 

[kron]

Bumrah's only blemish. Poor record vs nz in odi. Good in t20 and tests but not t20. Poor record vs nz in odi. Also in tests awat from.home he averaged 29 30 in nz.
His bogey team lol. Can he do anything today??

 

[vprasanna83]

Bumrah's only blemish. Poor record vs nz in odi. Good in t20 and tests but not t20. Poor record vs nz in odi. Also in tests awat from.home he averaged 29 30 in nz.
His bogey team lol. Can he do anything today??

He is doing pretty fine so far

 

[kron]

Rachin ravindraaaaaaaahh

He is doing pretty fine so far

0 wickets

 

[Ahmed216]

Hanst been easy for NZ. Some help for pacers .Must be difficult for them to assess what's a good score here as they have been playing on flatties