ODI World Cup 2023, Match 21: India vs New Zealand Match Preview

The Men in Blue will continue their campaign in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 as they lock horns with New Zealand on Sunday, October 22 at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala. Both teams have been on a dominant run so far in the tournament as they’ve won all of their four matches so far.

New Zealand are coming into the game having beaten England, Netherlands, Bangladesh and Afghanistan and are ranked on the top of the points table with eight points from four matches. On the other hand, India are coming into the game having beaten Australia, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh and are ranked second on the points table with eight points as well.

Heading into the game, the Rohit Sharma-led side will be wary of the challenge that the Kiwis pose as they’ve had an upper hand over India in ODI World Cup history. In the eight matches played between the two teams in ODI World Cup, New Zealand have beaten India on five occasions.

Furthermore, India have only beaten New Zealand once in ICC events since 2004 and have lost eight times. The Kiwis also crushed the dreams of billions of Indians as they knocked them out of the 2019 ODI World Cup by defeating them in the semi-final. Hence, India will be eyeing for a revenge for their several losses against New Zealand over the last two decades while the Tom Latham-led side will look to continue their winning run over the hosts.

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IND vs NZ Pitch and Conditions

There have been a total of seven ODI matches played at the venue in its ODI history where teams chasing have won four times. The average first innings score has been 231 while the highest target chased is 226. In the two matches played in the tournament so far, the pitch has looked great for batting.

However, in the last game between South Africa and New Zealand batting under lights got tougher as the Proteas failed to chase down 246 and were bundled out for 207. Captain winning the toss is likely to bat first to challenge the opposition to chase under lights.

IND vs NZ Probable Playing XIs for ODI World Cup 2023, Match 21

India (IND)

India have been marred by an injury to their star all-rounder Hardik Pandya in the previous game. Pandya won’t be taking part in the match due to an ankle injury forcing India to make changes to their team combination. The Men in Blue are likely to make two changes to their XI and are likely to bring in seamer Mohammad Shami and Ishan Kishan in place of Pandya and Shardul Thakur.

Predicted XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Ishan Kishan/Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj

New Zealand (NZ)

New Zealand once again lost the services of their captain Kane Williamson who injured his thumb against Bangladesh. The Kiwi skipper will not be available for the big game against India, hence, they’re likely to field the same playing XI for the next game.

Predicted XI: Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (c & wk), Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult

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Also Check: ICC World Cup 2023 Points Table