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Oct 22, 2023 12:01 PM IST
India vs New Zealand Live Score World Cup 2023: The match of the World Cup is finally here. Who would have thought that amid the sea of gigantic clashes – such as India vs Pakistan, India vs Australia, England vs New Zealand, South Africa vs England – India's clash against ...Read More New Zealand would be the one getting all the limelight. The clash of the table toppers – arguably the two best, and certainly unbeaten, sides of World Cup 2023, IND vs NZ promises to be a battle of equals and could provide the first real thriller of this tournament.
If there is one team that fits the term 'bogey' for India, it is New Zealand. March 14, 2003 is when India last beat New Zealand at an ICC event. That's 20 years ago. MS Dhoni was yet to make his debut for India, and Shubman Gill was not even four years old. That's how long it has been. Ever since, the 2007 T20 World Cup, the 2016 World T20, World Cup 2019 semifinal and the T20 World Cup of 2021 – all ended in heartbreaks for India. However, for the Men in Blue, if there is ever a time to right the wrong, it's now. They have been on a roll, and despite sharing the distinction of remaining undefeated in the World Cup with NZ, look ruthless enough to clip the Kiwi wings.
Having said that, India have run into an unwanted trouble, they will be without their star talismanic all-rounder Hardik Pandya, who injured his left ankle in the game against Bangladesh. And in his absence, the two options that were likely to take his place – Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan – have received slight setbacks themselves. SKY was hit on his right arm and Ishan, in a freak incident, got stung by a bee. It's like the universe is giving out a loud and clear sign to India that Hardik is irreplicable. Thankfully for Rohit Sharma though, Suryakumar applied some ice, and although he didn't return to bat, he looked okay. Nothing however guarantees his or Ishan's participation.
India are on 8 points with a net run rate of 1.65, but New Zealand are just a tad above with a superior NRR of 1.92. While there is nothing to separate these two teams, the Kiwis do have an 8-1 advantage over India at ICC events. Remember the ICC 2000 Champions Trophy final? New Zealand beat India there too. But at the same time, heading into today's fixture in scenic Dharamshala's HPCA stadium, like India, New Zealand too have been dented by the absence of their captain Kane Williamson, who after playing just one game, suffered a fractured wrist. With the skipper out for the entire first half of the World Cup, the baton will once again pass to Tom Latham, who has done quite well in ODIs in India with 871 runs from 20 innings at an average of 54.43.
And then there is the battle everyone has their eyes on. India's top order versus New Zealand's quicks. The last time these two aspects collided at the World Cup was in '19 Manchester. There was just one victor after India were reduced to 5/3 in what turned out to be Dhoni's last match in India colours. So this time, besides history, India have the New Zealand pacers in the mind too. Trent Boult has dismissed Rohit four times and Kohli thrice, and under the swinging skies of Himachal, Boult and Matt Henry will be quite the handful.
Here are a few pointers surrounding the India vs New Zealand World Cup 2023 match:
- India and New Zealand are the only two teams to remain undefeated in the tournament.
- India are up against history, as they last beat New Zealand in an ICC tournament back in 2003.
- India will be without Hardik Pandya, who injured his ankle during the game against Bangladesh on Thursday.
- Tom Latham will once again lead New Zealand as a stand-in captain after Kane Williamson fractured his wrist during the game against Bangladesh.
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Oct 22, 2023 12:01 PM IST
India vs New Zealand Live Score IND vs NZ World Cup 2023: How India could line up
India vs New Zealand Live Score IND vs NZ World Cup 2023: Well we have entire story up discussing what the Indian XI could look like, which you can read here. But this is what it might boil down to.
Openers: Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill
Top and middle-order: Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(wk)
All-rounder: Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur
Spinner: Kuldeep Yadav
Pacers: Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami
Oct 22, 2023 11:46 AM IST
India vs New Zealand Live Score IND vs NZ World Cup 2023: Kohli, one behind Tendulkar
India vs New Zealand Live Score IND vs NZ World Cup 2023: 48 centuries is what Kohli stands on, 49 is what the great Sachin Tendulkar ended his prolific career on. Back when Tendulkar had retired it was fairly reasonable, to say the least, that no one would break that for the foreseeable future, maybe even forever. And yet, the man to get this close to doing that had already been playing international cricket for about four years. However, with the future of this format as bad that of the planet it is played on, we might just be seeing the last of the ODI batting greats. And Kohli can blow the roof off this place if he leads India to victory against the dreaded Kiwis with the century that equals Tendulkar's record.
Oct 22, 2023 11:33 AM IST
India vs New Zealand Live Score IND vs NZ World Cup 2023: Shubman Gill's record vs NZ
India vs New Zealand Live Score IND vs NZ World Cup 2023: Shubman Gill has an excellent record against New Zealand, his last six innings against them reading 50, 45*, 13, 208, 40* and 112. He has scored 484 runs against them in eight matches at an average of 80.66 and strike rate of 109.75. With a maiden World Cup half-century under his belt, he will look to create a tempo-setting impact at the top of the order.
Oct 22, 2023 11:23 AM IST
India vs New Zealand Live Score IND vs NZ World Cup 2023: Head to head… in World Cups
India vs New Zealand Live Score IND vs NZ World Cup 2023: The two sides have competed in nine 50-over World Cup matches; out of these, New Zealand secured victories in 5 while India emerged as winners on three occasions. One match ended without a result. The most recent World Cup clash between these teams took place in 2019 at Old Trafford in Manchester, where Kane Williamson's men registered a close win to enter the World Cup final.
Oct 22, 2023 11:14 AM IST
India vs New Zealand Live Score IND vs NZ World Cup 2023: Head to head
India vs New Zealand Live Score IND vs NZ World Cup 2023: In ODI cricket, India and New Zealand have played a total of 116 matches. Among these, India have emerged victorious in 58 games, while New Zealand won 50 matches. Additionally, 7 matches concluded without a result, and 1 match ended in a tie. The two last clashed in a bilateral series in January earlier this year, when India emerged victorious 2-1.
Oct 22, 2023 11:05 AM IST
India vs New Zealand Live Score IND vs NZ World Cup 2023: Winning streaks both sides
India vs New Zealand Live Score IND vs NZ World Cup 2023: The only difference between the streaks that these two teams have been on is that New Zealand have won their last five matches on the trot while India have won their last four. In fact, New Zealand have won their last six matches and are yet to lose one in their ongoing tour of the subcontinent. But it is also true that India have won eight of their last 10 ODIs while New Zealand have won seven. It is as tight as it gets.
Oct 22, 2023 10:56 AM IST
India vs New Zealand Live Score IND vs NZ World Cup 2023: What would Sunil Gavaskar do
India vs New Zealand Live Score IND vs NZ World Cup 2023: That is a very good question to ask yourself whenever you have a problem related to cricket, or almost anything else in life really. According to the former Indian captain, who was the first to reach 10,000 runs in the history of Test cricket and to reach 10,000 runs in any single format of the game, said that he would want to strengthen the batting and pick either Suryakumar Yadav or Ishan Kishan. India's problem, Gavaskar said on India Today, has been losing early wickets against New Zealand's pacers which is why India needs depth in their batting order.
Oct 22, 2023 10:48 AM IST
India vs New Zealand Live Score IND vs NZ World Cup 2023: R Ashwin
India vs New Zealand Live Score IND vs NZ World Cup 2023: New Zealand could play as many as five left-handers in their XI because of which this would have been one game that Rohit Sharma thought would be perfect to throw Ravichandran Ashwin into the mix. But with Pandya not being available, India would be forced to drop either Ravindra Jadeja or Kuldeep Yadav, both of whom have been integral to their winning streak in this tournament. Playing three spinners, on the other hand, won't be of much use in Dharamsala. It looks like one of the fallouts of Pandya's injury would be Ashwin not playing this match.
Oct 22, 2023 10:37 AM IST
India vs New Zealand Live Score IND vs NZ World Cup 2023: India and batting second
India vs New Zealand Live Score IND vs NZ World Cup 2023: India have only batted second in this tournament. Whether they have won the toss or lost it, the opposition team ends up thinking, for some reason or the other, that it is a good idea to bat first against India and then make Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and the rest chase a target. What ends up happening is that the Indian bowlers choke out the opposition into putting up a below par, or just about par, total, after which the Indian top five make a mockery of it. Wonder if New Zealand will do something different if they win the toss today.
Oct 22, 2023 10:25 AM IST
India vs New Zealand Live Score IND vs NZ World Cup 2023: Overperforming top orders and powerplay bowlers
India vs New Zealand Live Score IND vs NZ World Cup 2023: India's opening pair, whether it be Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill or Ishan Kishan, have been devastating in the powerplay. Rohit has been the driving force and his approach opposition attacks out of the water early have reaped dividends, to say the least, for India. Conversely, much of New Zealand's dominance have been built around just how good their bowlers, particularly Matt Henry, have been in the powerplay. All the makings of an interesting, unpredictable contest.
Oct 22, 2023 10:19 AM IST
India vs New Zealand Live Score IND vs NZ World Cup 2023: The conditions
India vs New Zealand Live Score IND vs NZ World Cup 2023: Dharamsala has been the most bowling friendly venue of this World Cup thus far. It is the only stadium this year where both pace and spin average under 30. New Zealand's stand-in captain Tom Latham had also stated that dew had begun to form as early as 5pm on the days leading up to the match.
Oct 22, 2023 10:06 AM IST
India vs New Zealand Live Score IND vs NZ World Cup 2023: The weather
India vs New Zealand Live Score IND vs NZ World Cup 2023: It is a cloudy day in Dharamsala and there is 20 percent chance of showers in the afternoon. But it is unlikely that it will cause any major disruptions. The rain gods in India have been good to this World Cup thus far, with only match requiring a reduction in overs. That one match, which South Africa would like to forget forever, happened to be played at Dharamsala though
Oct 22, 2023 09:47 AM IST
India vs New Zealand Live Score IND vs NZ World Cup 2023: Thakur to miss out?
India vs New Zealand Live Score IND vs NZ World Cup 2023: Dharamsala has been a pitch that provides assistance to pacers this tournament. With India requiring covers for Hardik Pandya in both the batting and bowling department, they could ultimately bring in Mohammed Shami and Suryakumar Yadav. In that case, Shardul Thakur could end up taking the bench, with Shami taking his place in the batting order. Thakur hasn't really had the kind of returns that make him undroppable - He has recorded figures of 0/35, 1/31, 0/12 (in 2 overs), and 1/59 and is yet to bat. He didn't bat or bowl against England and Rohit has used his bowling skills sparingly.
Oct 22, 2023 09:40 AM IST
India vs New Zealand Live Score IND vs NZ World Cup 2023: New Zealand, India's bogey
India vs New Zealand Live Score IND vs NZ World Cup 2023: New Zealand will never be a hated side in India but they are well feared, particularly in ICC tournaments. The facts show that India haven't had the best of times in these competitions against the BlackCaps. In all ICC events since 1992 (considering only the final from the WTC 2019-21 and 2021-23 cycles), India have beaten New Zealand just once in nine attempts. More than anything else, Indian fans wouldn't forget the 2019 semi-final too soon...
Oct 22, 2023 09:32 AM IST
India vs New Zealand Live Score IND vs NZ World Cup 2023: Injury scares for IND in the nets
India vs New Zealand Live Score IND vs NZ World Cup 2023: Among the possible permutations India are speculated to go for is bringing in Suryakumar Yadav so as to provide batting cover for Pandya. However, SKY himself had a bit of an injury scare when the ball struck him on the wrists. Ishan Kishan, on the other hand, was stung by a bee. Fortunately for India, neither of the two injuries seem to threaten their availability for this game, should India go for them.
Oct 22, 2023 09:24 AM IST
India vs New Zealand Live Score IND vs NZ World Cup 2023: A Pandya-shaped hole for India
India vs New Zealand Live Score IND vs NZ World Cup 2023: Having a fast bowling all-rounder as good as Hardik Pandya and Ben Stokes in your team tends to be a double-edged sword. When they are around, the team seem to have an extra player either in their bowling or batting lineup. Conversely, when they are not available, they need to be replaced by two players. In India's case, there just is no like for like replacement for Pandya. One of the things to look out for today is just how the hosts are going to replace him.
Oct 22, 2023 09:15 AM IST
India vs New Zealand Live Score IND vs NZ World Cup 2023: New Zealand full squad
India vs New Zealand Live Score IND vs NZ World Cup 2023: Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham(w/c), Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, James Neesham
Oct 22, 2023 09:08 AM IST
India vs New Zealand Live Score IND vs NZ World Cup 2023: India full squad
India vs New Zealand Live Score IND vs NZ World Cup 2023: Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Shami
Oct 22, 2023 09:01 AM IST
India vs New Zealand Live Score IND vs NZ World Cup 2023: Hello and welcome!
India vs New Zealand Live Score IND vs NZ World Cup 2023: It's pretty chilly in Dharamsala but we still will grace you with a warm and cozy welcome in HT Sports's live coverage of what promises to be the most exciting game of the World Cup 2023. India and New Zealand. The top two teams battle for the top spot in the points table. Both teams are yet to suffer a defeat thus far but in less than 15 hours, that trivia will change and one team will have a L registered against their name. For New Zealand, this is a chance to better their already formidable record versus India in ICC tournaments, while the Men in Blue would be eager to break their 16-year-long hoodoo against the Kiwis. The last time these two teams locked horns in a World Cup was in the semifinal of the 2019 WC in England… and we all know how that ended? It's a beautiful day and we can't wait to get started.
Updated on Oct 22, 2023 11:47 AM IST
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