India vs New Zealand, 2023 World Cup semi-final: After destroying all nine opponents in the 2023 World Cup so far, India will take on New Zealand in the first semi-final on November 15 at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. Considering the impressive form of both the teams, the semi-final between India and New Zealand promises to be an action-packed match that can continue normally until the final ball.
When it comes to tournaments like the 2023 ICC World Cup, the numbers are stacked against India as New Zealand dominated the match in the tournament. In fact, apart from the current edition, the last World Cup win we had over the Kiwis was in the 2003 World Cup, but one fact to note here is that we did not play against them in 2007, 2011 or even the World Cup. World Cup 2015.
India vs New Zealand: Last 5 World Cup encounters
1. ICC World Cup 2023: India entered the Dharamshala ground with the full weight of Kiwi dominance, but they succeeded in shedding that baggage and defeated New Zealand by four wickets. Virat Kohli played a brilliant innings of 95 runs while Mohammed Shami bowled a ferocious spell of 5/54.
2. ICC World Cup 2019 semi-final: Every Indian cricket fan knows that feeling when MS Dhoni was run out and that was India’s last hope of winning the semi-final match against New Zealand. The New Zealanders won the match by 18 runs and faced England in one of the most exciting World Cup finals ever.
3. ICC World Cup 2003: India’s menacing pace Zaheer Khan bowled a beautiful spell of 4/42 as India defeated New Zealand in the 2003 ICC World Cup match. It was a low-scoring thriller as New Zealand were bowled out for 146 and India also lost legends like Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag early during Stalking.
4. ICC World Cup 1999: Matt Horne and Roger Toews played brilliantly during the Super 8 match in the 1999 ICC World Cup against India to lead New Zealand to victory by 5 wickets. No Indian batsman could perform well in that match except Ajay Jadeja, who played a brilliant innings of 76 runs.
5. ICC World Cup 1992: Despite Sachin Tendulkar’s impressive 84 against New Zealand, the New Zealanders defeated India by four wickets. Mark John Greatbatch punished the Indian bowlers to take the match home. Indian pacer Manoj Prabhakar was the only successful bowler in that match as he grabbed 3 wickets.
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Updated: 13 November 2023, 08:03 PM IST
