IND vs NZ semi-final, ICC ODI World Cup 2023: Weather, Pitch Report for Wankhede Stadium, Squads, ahead of India vs New Zealand semi-final clash

IND vs NZ semi-final, ICC ODI World Cup 2023: Four years down the line, there are the same teams—India and New Zealand—with the same ambition—a ticket to the World Cup final, however, at a different venue—the Wankhede Stadium. India and New Zealand will relive the memories of their 2019 World Cup last-four stage match when they lock horns in the first semi-final of the 2023 ICC World Cup at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday (November 15).
The last time both teams met in the last-four stage of a World Cup was in 2019 in Manchester, England, where New Zealand won by 18 runs. However, at this time, the Kiwis' path to the title clash seems treacherous since India is in sublime form, winning all their round-robin matches, and playing at a ground on Wednesday where, 12 years back, they were crowned the world champions.

India finished at the top of the World Cup table, winning 9 out of 9 round-robin matches. New Zealand, on the other hand, finished in the fourth position with five wins in their bag in nine matches.

IND vs NZ semi-final, ICC ODI World Cup 2023: Pitch Report

The Wankhede Stadium is predominately considered to favour batsmen in the first innings of an ODI match. This pitch has witnessed a lot of high-scoring encounters due to its considerable flat wicket, small boundaries, and fast outfield. In this World Cup, the average first-innings score at this ground has been 357. However, in the second innings, batting teams struggled because the pitch had a chasing bias due to the dew factor in the later stages of the game. The reason can be attributed to the remarkable swing at the start of the second innings during the twilight period.
From a bowling point of view, this will be an advantage for the team defending the target.

The pitch in the first innings in most of the matches assisted spinners more, especially in the middle overs, and in the second innings, pacers had more advantage, especially with the new ball.

IND vs NZ semi-final, ICC ODI World Cup 2023: Weather Report

Mumbai will see sunny weather with a low of 26 degrees Celsius and a high of 34 degrees Celsius, according to AccuWeather. With 44% humidity in the air and 14 km/h wind speed, there is no chance of rain today.

IND vs NZ semi-final, ICC ODI World Cup 2023: Squad Details

India squad: Rohit Sharma (c), 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, Prasidh Krishna

New Zealand squad: Kane Williamson (c), Trent Boult, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitch Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Will Young.

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