India Will be able to defeat New Zealand in the semi-finals?

India Will be able to defeat New Zealand in the semi-finals? There were three clashes in the knockout of ICC tournament; New Zealand won every time.

New Zealand has almost confirmed its place in the ODI World Cup semi-finals with a big win over Sri Lanka. The team defeated Sri Lanka by 5 wickets in 23.2 overs on Thursday and made its run rate much higher than Pakistan and Afghanistan.

With New Zealand's win it has also become clear that India will face the Kiwi team in the first semi-final. The match will be held on November 15 at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai from 2 pm.

How was New Zealand's qualification confirmed?

New Zealand defeated Sri Lanka and increased its run rate to +0.743. In the race for the knockout, Pakistan's run rate is +0.036 and Afghanistan's run rate is -0.338. In such a situation, only if Pakistan wins by 287 runs or Afghanistan wins by 438 runs, they will be able to reach the semi-finals. Pakistan's match will be against England and Afghanistan's match will be against South Africa. Both teams have never lost by such a big margin in history, so New Zealand's play in the semi-finals is 99% confirmed.

India and New Zealand clashed in the semi-finals of 2019

India and New Zealand will meet in the semi-finals of the ODI World Cup for the second consecutive time. Earlier in 2019 also, the first semi-final of the tournament took place between these two teams. Even then India was the topper of the points table and New Zealand was at number-4, this time too the situation will be the same. In 2019, New Zealand won the semi-final match played on Manchester grounds by 18 runs.

New Zealand's stay at number-4 is also confirmed because South Africa and Australia, occupying number-2 and number-3, have 12-12 points. New Zealand has 10 points and all the matches of the team have ended, so now the team cannot reach 12 points and come in the top-3 position. Semi-final 2 between Australia and South Africa will be held on November 16 at Kolkata.

Will clash for the fourth time in ICC Knockout

India and New Zealand will meet for the fourth time in the knockouts of the ICC tournament. Before this, both the teams met thrice in the knockouts of different tournaments and every time New Zealand won. Apart from the 2019 World Cup, both of them also faced each other in the 2000 Champions Trophy and 2021 World Test Championship finals.

Why will India-New Zealand semi-final be held in Mumbai only?

The International Cricket Council (ICC) had made it clear even before the start of the tournament that if hosts India reached the semi-finals, then their match would be in Mumbai. India has made it to the knockouts for the first time. That is why the match between New Zealand and India will be held at Wankhede Stadium only.

If the semi-finals cannot be held on November 15 due to rain or any other reason, then the match will be held on November 16 on the reserve day. If the result is not achieved even on this day, then India will be considered the winner on the basis of topping the points table.

There is a tough competition in ODI

There is a tough competition between India and New Zealand in all three formats of cricket. So far there have been 109 matches between the two teams in ODIs. New Zealand has won 50 and India has won 59. 7 matches have been inconclusive and one match has also been tied.