India defeated New Zealand
India has defeated New Zealand by 70 runs. With this, Team India has made it to the final of the ODI World Cup for the fourth time. Batting first, India scored 397 runs losing four wickets in the stipulated 50 overs. In response, New Zealand was all out for 327 in 48.5 overs and lost the match by 70 runs. Virat Kohli scored the maximum 117 runs for India. Whereas, Shreyas Iyer played an inning of 105 runs. Shubhman Gill contributed unbeaten 80 runs. Captain Rohit scored 47 runs and Lokesh Rahul scored 39 not out. For New Zealand, Tim Southee took three wickets and Trent Boult took one wicket.

Daryl Mitchell scored 134 runs for New Zealand. Captain Kane Williamson played an inning of 69 runs. Glenn Phillips contributed 41 runs. Both Kiwi openers Conway and Rachin returned to the pavilion with a score of 13 runs. Mohammed Shami took seven wickets for India. Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj and Kuldeep Yadav got one wicket each.

What happened in the first innings?
India made a great start by winning the toss and batting first. First Rohit scored runs at a fast pace and then Gill batted aggressively. Rohit completed his 50 sixes in the World Cup and the team's score crossed 50 runs in the powerplay. Rohit Sharma was out on a personal score of 47 while trying to hit a six off Saudi ball. However, in the powerplay, Team India managed to score 84 runs at the loss of one wicket. Gill and Kohli took India's score beyond 150 runs. During this, Gill completed his half-century in 41 balls. After scoring 79 runs in 65 balls, Gill got troubled by the heat of Wankhede. He was having cramps and went out of the field.

Virat Kohli along with Shreyas Iyer took India's score beyond 200 runs. He completed his half-century in 59 balls. During this time, he also became the batsman who scored the most runs in a World Cup. He left behind Sachin's record of 673 runs. Virat and Shreyas made a century partnership and took India's score beyond 250 runs.

Virat scored his 50th century in ODI and took India's score beyond 300 runs. He was out after scoring 117 runs. After this Shreyas Iyer became even more aggressive. Together with Rahul, he took India's score beyond 350 runs. After this, Shreyas completed his century in 67 balls and was out after scoring 105 runs in 70 balls with the help of four fours and eight sixes. Suryakumar, who came to bat in the 49th over, was out after scoring one run. In the end, Lokesh Rahul along with Shubman Gill ended the Indian innings. Rahul batted brilliantly in the last over and took India's score to 397 runs. He remained unbeaten after scoring 39 runs. Whereas, Shubhman Gill remained unbeaten on the score of 80 runs. For New Zealand, Tim Southee took three wickets and Trent Boult took one wicket.

What happened in the second innings?
Chasing 398 runs, the Kiwi team started with fours. However, Shami put New Zealand on the backfoot by taking wickets in two consecutive overs. Conway and Rachin were out on the score of 13 runs. The Kiwi team was in trouble after losing two wickets for 39 runs. In such a situation, Kane Williamson brought the Kiwi team back into the match by making a brilliant partnership with Daryl Mitchell. Both of them made a partnership of 181 runs for the third wicket. During this period the Indian team also made some mistakes. Shami dropped an easy catch of Williamson, but it was he who made India's comeback by dismissing Williamson at the score of 69 runs. In the same over he dismissed Tom Latham. Latham could not even open his account.

Glenn Phillips partnered with Mitchell to keep New Zealand in the match. There was a partnership of 75 runs between the two. Phillips was out on the score of 41 runs and Team India came back in the match. After this Chapman also got out after scoring two runs. When pressure on run rate increased, Mitchell was also out on a personal score of 134 runs. From here India's victory was confirmed. Santner and Southee returned to the pavilion after scoring nine runs. Ferguson was out after scoring six runs. Bolt remained unbeaten after scoring two runs. Shami took seven wickets for India. Bumrah, Siraj and Kuldeep got one wicket each.

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IND vs NZ: India's score crosses 250 runs
India's score has crossed 250 runs with the loss of one wicket. There has also been a century partnership between Virat and Shreyas. Whereas, Shreyas Iyer has completed his half-century. Virat Kohli is close to his century. Now India's eyes are on achieving the target of 400 runs.

Rohit Sharma has won the toss and decided to bat against New Zealand in the first semi-final of the World Cup 2023. Before the semi-finals, 4 matches have been played in the current World Cup at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The team batting first has won 3 matches. Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, the Indian team has not lost a single match in the tournament. The grass has been removed from the pitch before the match. In such a situation, a big score may not be seen here. Talking about the tournament, on an average more than 350 runs are scored in the first innings at Wankhede. Team India has not lost a single match so far in the current World Cup under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma and has won all its 9 matches. In such a situation, it is expected that the team will continue its performance. On the other hand, the New Zealand team led by Kane Williamson had won its first four matches, but after this, the team's momentum deteriorated after 4 consecutive defeats. But the Kiwi team won the final match and made it to the knockout round. The Indian team could not progress beyond the semi-finals of the last two World Cups. In such a situation, it remains to be seen whether the 12-year wait to reach the finals ends today or not.

Team India last made it to the final of the 2011 World Cup under the captaincy of MS Dhoni. Then the team also won the title by defeating Sri Lanka in the final. The Indian team had lost to New Zealand in the semi-finals of the 2019 World Cup. In such a situation, the team would like to avenge this defeat also. On the other hand, New Zealand had made it to the finals of both the 2015 and 2019 World Cups. In such a situation, the Indian team would not want to take him lightly. New Zealand's performance has been good in ICC tournaments.

Talking about the playing XI of Team India, there is hardly any change in this match. The team can field with 6 batsmen and 5 bowlers. Talking about the current team, only Virat Kohli has been able to score a century at Wankhede. In such a situation, once again a big innings will be expected from him.

Playing XI of both the teams

India: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj.

New Zealand: Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson and Trent Boult.