England ICC World Cup misery continues
India have enjoyed a flawless start to their ICC Cricket World Cup campaign as the host nation and will aim to maintain their form against high-flying New Zealand at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala on Sunday.
Both teams have won all four of their matches in the competition so far, but it is New Zealand who sit top of the table with a marginally higher net run rate.
India have shown no weaknesses so far in the competition, with Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli finding exceptional form with the bat as none of the bowlers have missed their mark. Their games have been sell-outs and included a dominant victory over rivals Pakistan at the 132,000-seater Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
New Zealand started their campaign with a dominant nine-wicket thrashing of defending champions England and have not looked back since, but have yet to face any of the tournament’s best-performing nations.
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Mohammed Siraj to Will Young. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Rahul.
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FOUR! Mohammed Siraj to Will Young. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed past deep backward point for 4 runs.
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NEW BALL. Mohammed Siraj to Will Young. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Rahul.
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India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to field against New Zealand in a mouth-watering clash between the two unbeaten teams in the ongoing 50-overs World Cup in Dharamsala on Sunday.
Twice champions India left out an injured Hardik Pandya and fellow all-rounder Shardul Thakur bringing in batter Suryakumar Yadav and seamer Mohammed Shami.
Rohit said India relished chasing on a track, where dew could make bowling difficult in the second innings.
“In training yesterday we thought dew came in early,” Rohit said.
“It’s a good pitch, shouldn’t change too much.”
Both teams have won all four of their matches in the tournament so far.
New Zealand, who are without regular skipper Kane Williamson, fielded the same team that beat Afghanistan in their previous match.
“We would’ve bowled first as well due to the dew,” stand-in skipper Tom Latham said.
“We have built a bit of momentum and we have tried to apply our game plan.
“We want to adapt as quick as we can to these new conditions.”
Jamie Braidwood22 October 2023 09:35
India vs New Zealand
Jasprit Bumrah to Devon Conway. Out-swinging length ball, middle stump on the front foot shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Rahul.
India vs New Zealand
India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah
New Zealand: Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Tom Latham (captain), Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult
Jamie Braidwood22 October 2023 09:34
India vs New Zealand
Jasprit Bumrah to Devon Conway. Out-swinging length ball, to leg on the front foot shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Rahul.
India vs New Zealand
Jasprit Bumrah to Devon Conway. In-swinging length ball, to leg on the front foot defending, inside edge to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Yadav.
India vs New Zealand
Jasprit Bumrah to Devon Conway. Length ball, down leg side on the front foot working, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Yadav.
India vs New Zealand
Jasprit Bumrah to Devon Conway. Out-swinging back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pushing, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Jadeja.
