India-New Zealand figures at Wankhede
India vs New Zealand: Team India, riding on the victory chariot, has to play its semi-final match against New Zealand. This semi-final match will be played at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Wankhede Stadium is very special for the Indian team. Team India won its last ODI World Cup on this ground. But when the team played an ODI match against New Zealand on this ground, something happened which will increase the concern of the fans.
There was a face to face in Wankhede 6 years ago
So far, only one ODI match has been played between India and New Zealand at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. This match was played on 22 October 2017. In which the Indian team under the captaincy of Virat Kohli had to face defeat by 6 wickets. In this match, India won the toss and decided to bat first. With the help of Virat’s century, the team had scored 280 at the loss of 8 wickets in 50 overs. But New Zealand won the match after losing 4 wickets. Tom Latham played an unbeaten inning of 103 runs for New Zealand.
Kiwi team’s performance at Wankhede Stadium
The Kiwi team has played 3 ODI matches at Wankhede Stadium, out of which it has won 2 and lost one. New Zealand has defeated India and Canada on this ground. Whereas it had lost against Sri Lanka. On the other hand, the Indian team has played 21 ODI matches on this ground so far, out of which it has won 12 and lost 9 matches.
Squads of both the teams for the World Cup
Indian team: Rohit Sharma (captain), Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami, Prasidh Krishna, Ravichandran Ashwin and Shardul Thakur.
New Zealand team: Kane Williamson (captain), Trent Boult, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Tom Latham (vice-captain/wk), Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Saudi and Will Young.
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