India vs NZ semi-final live: India wins, seals the spot in final

India will look to erase the haunting memories of 2019 World Cup semi-final

Updated: Nov 15th, 2023


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All over for New Zealand, India seals the final’s berth

Riding on the centuries by Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer, India’s 398 proved to be too much for New Zealand in the end, despite a resistant 134 from Daryl Mitchell. 

This marks India’s 10th consecutive win in the ongoing Cricket World Cup 2023, still to be beaten.

India will face the winner from Australia vs South Africa in the final on Nov 19, at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

India vs New Zealand match summary

India 397-4 in 50 overs (Virat Kohli 117, Shreyas Iyer 105 with Tim Southee 10-0-100-3, Trent Boult 10-0-86-1) beat New Zealand 327-10 in 48.5 overs (Daryl Mitchell 134, Kane Williamson 69 with Mohammed Shami 9.5-0-57-7, Kuldeep Yadav 10-0-56-1)


Shami’s fifer all but closes the deal for India

Mohhamed Shami takes another five-wicket haul in the match that went too deep for India’s liking. However, the table-toppers have hold their nerve to stay in the game despite Daryl Mitchell’s heroics.

Daryl Mitchell 134 (119) c Ravindra Jadeja b Mohammed Shami

Brief scores at the end of 46th over: New Zealand 308/7 (46) Tim Southee 1 (2) Mitchell Santner 6 (6) with Mohammed Shami 9-0-50-5


Shami gets two in an over, brings India back in the game

After dropping Kane Williamson, Mohammed Shami took on himself to get the New Zealand skipper out, getting him caught in the deep. In the same over, he also got the wicket of Tom Latham, New Zealand’s vice-captain, adding to the problems for New Zealand.

Brief Scores: New Zealand 220/4 (33), Glenn Phillips 0 (2), Daryl Mitchell 100 (85) with Mohammed Shami 5-0-27-4


Daryl Mitchell and Kane Williamson both hit 50s each

Steadying the ship after two early wickets by Mohammed Shami, NZ captain Kane Williamson and Daryl Mitchell hit fifties of their own, keeping the required run rate from getting out of the hand. India was happy with bowling with the spin duo of Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav in the middle overs.

Brief scores: New Zealand 165-2 (26) Kane Williamson 50 (59), Daryl Mitchell 64 (61) with Kuldeep Yadav 6-0-33-0 and Ravindra Jadeja 6-0-40-0


Shami strikes again, takes out dangerous Rachin Ravindra

In his second over of the match, Mohammed Shami struck for the second time, getting rid of the in-form Rachin Ravindra, one of the highest run-getters of the tournament. Rachin Ravindra c KL Rahul b Mohammed Shami 13(22)

Brief Scores: New Zealand 40/2 (8) Daryl Mitchell 0(2), Kane Williamson 4(9),  with Mohammed Shami 2-0-9-2


Shami gets the first wicket

Shami takes the first wicket, gets Rachin Ravindra out.

Just like his last match against New Zealand, Mohammed Shami got rid of Devon Conway, who played well outside-off without any foot movement, thanks to a diving catch from wicket-keeper KL Rahul.

Scores after six overs: New Zealand 34-1 (6) Kane Williamson 4 (5), Rachin Ravindra 8 (16), with Mohammed Shami 1-0-4-1


India piles up a massive 397-4, Target for New Zealand 398

Riding on the momentum set up by Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer both registered a hundred each, taking India to a well above-par 397. 

India at the end of their innings: 397/4 (50) with Virat Kohli 117 (113) and Shreyas Iyer 105 (70), Tim Southee 10-0-100-3 and Trent Boult 10-0-86-1


Iyer hits consecutive hundreds in crucial match

Shreyas Iyer brings up a fiery hundred in 67 balls, marking his second hundred in this WC.

50th in the bag for Kohli

After 291 innings, Virat Kohli has surpassed Sachin Tendulkar’s record of 49 ODI centuries. Kohli slammed his 50th ODI hundred in 106 balls and secured the top place in the most ODI hundreds table. 

Shreyas Iyer hits a 50, too

After Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer also scored his 50, in only 34 balls in the 37th over of the Indian innings.

Iyer hit two 4s and four 6s in his innings.

Brief scores after 37 overs: 270-1 (37) with Virat Kohli 89(91) and Shreyas Iyer 51(37), with Mitchell Santner 9-1-49-0 and Trent Boult 7-0-59-0


Virat Kohli scores 50

Virat Kohli scores 50 after Shubman walks off injured. Kohli brought up his fifty in 59 balls, leading a steady innings.

At the end of 27 overs, India 194-1, Virat Kohli 50 (59), Shreyas Iyer 15 (9)


Shubman Gill walks off the field

Gill retired hurt after scoring a blazing 79 (65). SHreyas Iyer comes out to bat alongside Virat Kohli, who is at 35 (42)

Fifty for Shubman Gill after Rohit falls

Shubman Gill, taking a particular liking for pacer Lockie Furguson, picked up speed after Rohit Sharma’s dismissal, arrived at his half-century in 41 balls.

Scores at the end of 14 overs: 114/1 (14), Shubman Gill 50 (41), Virat Kohli 14 (14), Rachin Ravindra 1-0-10-0, Lockie Furguson 3-0-30-0


First success for New Zealand, Rohit Sharma gets out for 47

Tim Southee got the first scalp for New Zealand, taking the wicket of the well-set, dangerous Rohit Sharma as Kane Williamson took an exceptional catch to dismiss his Indian counterpart. Rohit Sharma c Williamson b Southee 47(29)

Brief scores: India 75/1 (9), Virat Kohli 4 (4), Shubman Gill 21 (21), Tim Southee 3-0-26-1


50 up for India, Rohit Sharma closing on half-century

The 50 for India came in the sixth over itself, thanks to Rohit Sharma’s quickfire 45.

Scores at the end of sixth over: 58/0 Rohit Sharma 45 (22), Shubman Gill 11 (14)


Toss

Rohit Sharma spun the coin, and it was an unsuccessful call from NZ skipper Kane Williamson, resulting in India winning a crucial toss, and electing to bat first.

Both the teams are unchanged from their last match in the group stage.


In the penultimate game for the quest for World Cup glory, India and New Zealand will clash in the first semi-final of the tournament today at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium.

While both teams are familiar with the pressure of the occasion, they may worry about getting over it. For years now, India and New Zealand have featured in numerous semi-finals and finals, but are yet to get over the line.

For India, their last ICC event win came in the 2013 Champions trophy, having won the 2011 World Cup at home. However, their run in the 2019 World Cup was cut short by New Zealand, playing on a reserve day for the semi-final. 

New Zealand, however, need to get over the tough and unfortunate final they played against England in 2019, having come so close to winning and then losing it to a technicality.

For India, the home conditions and their unbeatable run in this World Cup would surely provide a much-needed boost to overcome their knockout kryptonite, New Zealand.

For New Zealand, it is more about holding their nerves in crucial moments and treating this as just another match, not thinking about their performance or fate over the years in such crucial matches. 

New Zealand’s key performers

Banglore-origin Rachin Ravindra, a find of the tournament, and Daryl Mitchell would be the key batters for New Zealand. Kane Williamson, on the other hand, would like to live up to his reputation as the man of the big matches, in what could be his last World Cup.

If the ball is moving at the beginning of the second innings like it has in Wankhede, Tim Southee and Trent Boult can bring the Old Trafford memories back, when they had India 5 for 3 in the 2019 semi-final.

The in-form India

Similarly, the Indian pace trio of Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami, and Jasprit Bumrah becomes unplayable every time the conditions offer them something.

With Shubman Gill underperforming to his potential, Rohit Sharma’s explosive starts have been crucial for India, and his team will need the same from him on the big stage.

Virat Kohli’s performances in the knockout games have been abysmal compared to the standards set himself, and he will be looking to get away with it this time. Currently, he is the leading run-scorer of the tournament.

India’s middle order looks rock solid with Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul, however, they would like to come into the innings a little late when the ball is old.

On slow-turning tracks, Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja of India have looked better than any spinners in the World Cup, and in such conditions, India will surely have an upper hand.

When and Where

The first semi-final between India and New Zealand will begin at 2 p.m. IST and will be played at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium.

Squads:

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

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

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