World Cup 2023: real test starts as India takes on New Zealand on SF1

India vs New Zealand semifinals World Cup

The semifinals are going to kickstart tomorrow. Top-placed India will fight it out with New Zealand, their recent nemesis. South Africa and Australia will fight it out for Semifinals 2. India will take on NZ in Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.

India is currently high-flying as they won 9 out of 9 matches. India is in the top form with almost all their batters in prime form. Rohit Sharma and Shubhman Gill are providing good starts. Virat Kohli is as consistent as ever. Shreyas Iyer is scoring runs with high confidence. KL Rahul and Suryakumar Yadav are scoring at quick pace.

India is following the 5 bowling strategy. Siraj, Shami, and Bumrah are taking wickets at will. Even the spin department by Jadeja and Kuldeep is going well. Overall, it is a complete all-around performance for the team so far.

The ICC has recently said that there will be a reserve day for the semifinals and finals. Mumbai’s Wankhede pitch is a sporting wicket where there will be equal prominence for both batters and bowlers.