WC 2023 Semi-Final: India’s next match in the World Cup 2023 is against New Zealand. This match will be played on 22nd October at 2 pm in Dharamshala. If we look at the matches of World Cup 2023 so far, this match is going to be the most high voltage match so far in this tournament. This is because for the last two weeks there has been a competition between India and New Zealand to remain on top in the points table of World Cup 2023. Both these teams have won all their 4 matches and have retained the top-2 positions of the points table. The special thing is that these teams have won all their matches in a one-sided manner.
The style in which the Indian and New Zealand cricket teams are playing is amazing. No other team seems to be anywhere compared to them. In such a situation, when both these teams will face each other, it will prove to be the toughest match of this World Cup so far. In the last 20 years, Team India has not been able to defeat New Zealand in any ICC event. This figure seems to be giving more air to this contest.
However, both the teams are strong and it is certain that whichever team wins this match will almost secure the ticket for the semi-finals. This is because the 10 teams participating in this World Cup have to play 9-9 matches in the round robin matches and according to the results so far, the team that wins 5 or 6 matches can reach the semi-finals. Then India and New Zealand also have the best run-rate. In such a situation, both these teams can almost secure their semi-final ticket by winning this match.
How to ensure Team India ticket?
The Indian team has so far defeated Australia, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh in the World Cup 2023. If it also defeats the Kiwi team in the next match, it will have 5 wins. After this, he will be left with the challenges of England, Netherlands and Sri Lanka. Here England is a strong team but defeating Netherlands and Sri Lanka will not be difficult in any way for Team India. In such a situation, even if the Indian team loses to England, it can easily enter the top-4 by defeating Sri Lanka and Netherlands.
After all, why will this be the toughest competition?
It is very difficult to predict which side the camel will sit on in this match between New Zealand and India. Some statistics are showing New Zealand as the winner and in some statistics, Team India is seen as the winner. In head-to-head statistics, the Indian team (58 wins) dominates New Zealand (50 wins), while the Kiwi team has the lead in the World Cup clash. Then the results of the matches held in ICC tournaments in the last two decades are also going in favor of New Zealand. Although in the current ICC rankings, Team India is at the first position, the World Cup is also being played on home grounds and in the last ODI series also, the Indian team had given a one-sided defeat to New Zealand, in such a situation, the Indian team has good chances of victory. .
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