Mumbai: Indian captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to bat in the first World Cup semi-final against New Zealand on Wednesday at his Wankhera Stadium home ground in Mumbai.
Three of the last four games of the tournament in Wankheera have been won by the first batting team, except for Australia’s stunning defeat to Afghanistan, Where Glenn Maxwell’s stunning 201 not out won by three wickets.
The unbeaten host of the tournament did not change in both India and New Zealand.
India’s Virat Kohli needs another century to set a one-day international record of 50 centuries when he against retired former teammate Sachin Tendulkar South Africa was equal with the 49-run mark.
India won all their nine pool matches but New Zealand pushed it hard during a four-wicket victory at Dharamshala last month.
In contrast, New Zealand lost four matches before qualifying for the knockout stage.
Four years ago, the Black Caps beat India in the World Cup semi-final in Manchester, which lasted for two days due to rain.
India bid for the third one-day International World Cup title to extend the 1983 victory in England and the 2011 victory over Sri Lanka in the Wankheera final has been.
New Zealand, the finalist for the last two World Cups, has not yet picked up the trophy.
Wednesday’s winners will face either five-time champions Australia or South Africa، Who will compete in the second semi-final in Kolkata on Thursday in the final of Ahmedabad on Sunday.
Teams
India: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shobman Gul, Virat Kohli, Shriyas Iyer, KL Rahul (WKT), Surya Kumar Yadav, Ravinder Jadija, Jasprit Bamrah, Kaldeep Yadav, Muhammad Shami، Muhammad Siraj
New Zealand: Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Ken Williamson (Capt.), Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (WKT), Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Loki Ferguson، Trent Bolt
