Mumbai: Rohit Sharma led India are batting first at the historic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. India and New Zealand are going unchanged in the semi-final clash.
Rohit’s India are the highest-ranked side in the ICC World Cup points table with 9 wins from their 9 matches so far. However, the Indian team management will be cautious as the Men in Blue were also the highest-ranked side in the 2019 tournament when they lost to the Kiwis by 18 runs in the semi-finals.
This Indian side has been the standout team of the tournament and looks balanced in all departments. The Indian pace attack of Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj has been the envy of all teams in the tournament, while the spinners – Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja – have been able to dismantle the opposition in the middle overs with a mix of defensive and attacking bowling.
For New Zealand, the captaincy of experienced Williamson is always a big factor as he led the team to the 2019 World Cup final other than being an outstanding batsman himself.
Opener Rachin Ravindra is a find of the tournament for the Kiwi team as the opener has scored 565 runs in nine matches with 3 tons and 2 50s.
At the same time, Daryl Mitchell and Davon Conway have also been their reliable batsmen.
On the bowling front, Mitchell Santner, Trent Boult and Matt Henry will have the responsibility of stopping the chariot of Indian batsmen.