India is batting against New Zealand in the first semi-final of the World Cup.
India won the toss and elected to bat first against New Zealand and captain Rohit Sharma opened the innings with Shubman Gill.
Both the batsmen gave the team an aggressive start and took the score to 71 runs in 8.2 overs after which India’s first wicket fell.
Captain Rohit Sharma was caught out by Tim Southee for 47 runs.
During his innings, Rohit Sharma also hit the record for most sixes in the World Cup.
Rohit Sharma hit 50th six against New Zealand to overtake former West Indies batsman Chris Gayle.
Speaking on the occasion of the toss, Indian captain Rohit Sharma said that he will try to score well, the New Zealand team is a team that performs consistently.
He said that there is hope that today’s match will be good, there is no change in the Indian team.
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson said that we would have won the toss and batted first, we will also try to play good cricket, there is no change in our team.
New Zealand’s playing eleven
The New Zealand team includes captain Kane Williamson, Dion Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson and Trent Boult.
India’s playing XI for the semi-finals
The Indian team includes captain Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Surya Kumariadev, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammad Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav and Mohammad Siraj.
This match between the two teams is being played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
India reached the semi-finals by winning all their 9 matches in the first phase of this World Cup, while New Zealand won 5 of their matches in the first phase.
After the first semi-final today, the second semi-final of the World Cup is scheduled tomorrow between Australia and South Africa at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
The World Cup final between the two semi-final winners is scheduled for November 19 in Ahmedabad.
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