India vs New Zealand Semi Final Live Score, Cricket World Cup 2023: Rohit Sharma’s Huge 6 Lights Up Wankhede, New Zealand On Backfoot

India vs New Zealand Semi Final Live Score: Brilliant start for India

Team India is off to a dominating start against New Zealand. The opening duo of Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill is dealing in boundaries and keeping the momentum towards India. New Zealand, on the other hand, need to scalp a wicket at the earliest. 

IND 25/0 (3 overs)

IND vs NZ Semi Final Live Score: SIX

SIX!!! Rohit Sharma hits a massive six off Trent Boult’s delivery. Rohit leans forward and hammers it over the deep cover as the ball lands straight into the crowd for a huge maximum. Team India is off to a flier. 

IND 24/0 (2.3 overs)

IND vs NZ Semi Final Live Score: Back-to-back fours

FOUR!!! After Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill also opens his arms and smashes two back-to-back boundaries off Tim Southee. The first one comes after he makes a good use of the poor delivery and smashes it hard towards the square leg. The second one comes after he just clips it away towards the third man and steals a four runs. 

IND 18/0 (1.4 overs)

IND vs NZ Semi Final Live Score: FOUR

FOUR!!! Terrific start for India as Rohit Sharma smashes back-to-back boundaries off Trent Boult. The first one comes after he smartly places a shot over the mid-wicket and dodges the fielder. The second one comes after he smashes it hard towards the long-on and send the ball across the boundary line. 

IND 10/0 (1 over)

IND vs NZ Semi Final Live Score: We are underway

The semi-final of the ODI World Cup 2023 between India and New Zealand begins. Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill have started the proceedings for India while pacer Trent Boult will be bowling the first over for New Zealand. 

IND vs NZ Semi Final Live Score: Time for national anthems

Both the teams are out on the field for their respective national anthems. The semi-final of the ODI World Cup 2023 between India and New Zealand will begin in a few minutes. 

IND vs NZ Semi Final Live Score: New Zealand’s Playing XI

New Zealand (Playing XI): Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson(c), Daryl Mitchell, Mark Chapman, Glenn Phillips, Tom Latham(w), Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult

IND vs NZ Semi Final Live Score: India’s Playing XI

India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj

India vs New Zealand Semi Final Live Score: Here’s what Kane Williamson said

We would have batted first. Looks like a used pitch. We would want to do well with the ball and then hopefully, some dew later. Amazing occasion. Four years ago, similar situation but a different location. They have been playing some good cricket. Always a building phase between the tournaments. Need to assess what is in front of you when the tournament starts. We are going with the same team from the previous match.

India vs New Zealand Semi Final Live Score: Here’s what Rohit Sharma said

We are gonna bat first. Looks like a good pitch. Looks like on the slower side. Whatever we do, we need to do well. I think it was back in 2019 when we played the semis. NZ is one of the most consistent sides. Very important day. Constantly, talking about how important it is about turning up on that day. It is about controlling the controllables. Same team.

IND vs NZ Semi Final Live Score: Toss

India skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to bat against New Zealand in their ODI World Cup 2023 semi-final match on Wednesday in Mumbai. 

IND vs NZ Semi Final Live Score: Tendulkar-Beckham in attendance

Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar and football legend David Beckham are at the Wankhede Stadium to witness the thrilling semi-final clash between India and New Zealand. The duo has been seen playing with a football in the ground. 

IND vs NZ Semi Final Live Score: Pitch report

“If you look at the spinners’ length, it’s bare, the spinners will come into play on this surface. As the game progresses, if there’s dew, it’ll play nicely. When you look at the center of the surface, there’s a little bit of grass. There’ll be carry for the fast bowlers from a back of a length. You want to bat first in the semi-final. When it comes to second innings, you just have to negotiate the first 20 overs. If that dew becomes a factor, it becomes a lot easier to bat on,” reckons Ravi Shastri and Simon Doull. 

IND vs NZ Semi Final Live Score: Few moments from the toss

We are just few moments away from the toss for the ODI World Cup 2023 semi-final match between India and New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium. Stay tuned for the all the live updates. 

IND vs NZ Semi Final Live Score: New Zealand’s fiery bowling line-up

Writing off Kiwis’ pace troika of Trent Boult, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson and left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner will be naive. They have enough experience and skill to make an impact even on a shirtfront, and will also hope to prey on any pressure India faces in front of the home crowd. For India, a win is non-negotiable and the Blackcaps can play all-out cricket knowing that they really have not much to lose.

IND vs NZ Semi Final Live Score: India’s strong bowling attack

Jasprit Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav have been as lethal as they ever have been but the limelight, to a large extent, has been stolen by Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj who have been unplayable when on song. In this World Cup, no other bowling attack has produced a masterclass in bowling on flat wickets than India’s.

IND vs NZ Semi Final Live Score: Ranbir Kapoor is here

Famous Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor has arrived at the Wankhede Stadium and shares his insight on the upcoming semi-final game. He is also promoting his upcoming movie ‘Animal’, which will be releasing on 1st December, 2023. 

India vs New Zealand Semi Final Live Score: Face-off in ODIs

India and New Zealand have competed against each other on 117 occasions in ODIs. While India have won 59 matches, New Zealand have emerged victorious in 50 encounters. Meanwhile, one match ended in a tie and seven games yielded no results. The last five ODI contests have seen India win four times while New Zealand have failed to register a single win. The highest score in these five matches is 385 by India while the lowest has been 104 by New Zealand. The team batting first has won 24 times and lost 28 times in 57 matches, on the other hand, the chasing side has won on 35 occasions and lost 22 times in 60 matches.

IND vs NZ Semi Final Live Score: India’s big win vs Netherlands

India entered the knockout stage after keeping an unbeaten streak in the round-robin. In their last league match, the Rohit Sharma-led side thrashed Netherlands by 160 runs. In that match, Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli smashed half-centuries but Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul grabbed all the limelight with their fiery centuries. 

India vs New Zealand Semi Final Live Score: Weather report

The stage is set for the highly anticipated semi-final clash between two cricket giants India and New Zealand. The match will be played at the iconic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai and all eyes will be on today’s weather. The temperature at the Wankhede Stadium is expected to be around 28 degrees Celsius with 49 per cent humidity.

India vs New Zealand Semi Final Live Score: Pitch report

The pitch at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai is a balanced track and is likely to stay intact throughout the match. The average score in the first innings in the last 10 matches at this stadium is 318. Fielding first is recommended at the venue, with the team batting second winning 60 per cent of its matches.

IND vs NZ Semi Final Live Score: Here are the head to head stats

IND vs NZ Semi Final Live Score: A fiery Virat Kohli

Star India batter Virat Kohli has been in a fiery form at the ongoing tournament. In 9 matches, he has scored 594 runs and is currently the highest run-scorer. He has also smashed two centuries and is just one ton away from breaking the record of the legendary Sachin Tendulkar. 

IND vs NZ Semi Final Live Score: India to avenge 2019 defeat

Many hearts were broken when India lost to New Zealand in the semi-final of 2019 World Cup. However, Team India has got a golden opportunity four years later to avenge their painful defeat. They will now aim to put their best foot forward in order to clinch the final berth. 

India vs New Zealand Live Updates: Rohit’s Men Look To Break Kiwi Jinx

While India have a healthy head-to-head advantage against New Zealand when it comes to ODIs, it’s the Kiwi side that has the edge in ICC knockout matches. In fact, India have never been able to beat New Zealand in an ICC knockout match. Will the jinx be broken today?

IND vs NZ Semi Final Live Score: Hello

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the ODI World Cup 2023 semi-final match between India and New Zealand, straight from the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Stay tuned for all the live updates.