World Cup 2023: The first semi-final match of the World Cup 2023 is going to be between India and New Zealand. This match will be played at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Crores of fans around the world are waiting for this match. Indian fans have an emotional connection with this match, because in the 2019 World Cup, India had to face defeat in the semi-final match against New Zealand. Therefore, this time the fans hope that Team India will avenge that defeat by defeating New Zealand.
In the last 20 years of ICC tournaments, New Zealand team has dominated Team India, but this time Team India can defeat New Zealand in the semi-final match. There are many reasons for this. Let us tell you about 3 main reasons on the basis of which we can say that Team India can defeat New Zealand in the semi-final match.
Great form of Team India
At present, Team India is running in a different level of form. Team India has won 8 matches in the league stage of the World Cup in an almost one-sided manner. In this World Cup, India has defeated all the 9 teams, and earlier in the Asia Cup, Team India had won in a one-sided manner.
In this World Cup, India did not give a chance to strong teams like Sri Lanka and South Africa to score even 100 runs. On the other hand, New Zealand also played excellent cricket in the beginning of this World Cup, but after that they also faced defeat in 4 consecutive matches. Therefore, at present India’s form is better than New Zealand.
Top-5 batsmen of Team India
The top-5 batsmen of Team India have performed amazingly in this World Cup. Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul, all these batsmen have scored a lot of runs in the World Cup. Rohit Sharma has scored 503 runs, Shubman Gill has scored 270 runs, Virat Kohli has scored 594 runs (highest in the World Cup), Shreyas Iyer has scored 421 runs, and KL Rahul has scored 347 runs. Together, these five have played 5 centuries and 15 half-century innings so far. These figures are enough to prove that Team India’s batsmen are in excellent form.
Top-5 bowlers of Team India
Batting has always been the strength of Team India, but after seeing Team India’s bowling in this World Cup, cricket legends from all over the world are believing that this time India’s bowling is one of the most dangerous bowling lines in the world. Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja, these five bowlers are wicket-takers, and can single-handedly change the course of the match at any time.
In this World Cup, Jasprit Bumrah has taken 17 wickets, Mohammed Shami has taken 16 wickets, Ravindra Jadeja has taken 16 wickets, Kuldeep Yadav has taken 14 wickets and Mohammed Siraj has taken 12 wickets. This means that these five bowlers of Team India together have taken a total of 75 wickets so far. This shows that at this time Team India is not dependent on any one bowler but on all the bowlers, and it will not be easy for the New Zealand batsmen to deal with them.
