India vs New Zealand, ICC World Cup 2023: Key Player Battles Which Might Decide The Big Clash

22.10.2023 - 03:47 sports.ndtv.com

India and New Zealand will square off at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) Stadium, Dharamshala on October 22 in match No.

21 of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023. Both sides head into the match in red-hot form having won all their four matches so far.

Team India will enjoy the favourites tag having beaten Australia and Pakistan with consummate ease. They also romped home to victories over minnows Afghanistan and Bangladesh to maintain their unbeaten run in the Cricket World Cup. (Cricket World Cup points table) Rohit Sharma has had a balanced and perfect playing XI with all bases covered until now.

However, an injury to all-rounder Hardik Pandya might upset the team balance a bit against New Zealand. With the pitch at the HPCA Stadium assisting the pacers, India might feel Hardik Pandya's absence.

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From outside, Virat Kohli's record equalling 101 off 121 balls against South Africa on Sunday might look a bit laborious, but Indian captain Rohit Sharma termed the innings as one that suited the conditions and the match situation. Kohli's 49th ODI hundred paved the way for India's 326 for five on a slightly diffident Eden Gardens pitch, which proved way over the par in the end. "If you look at how we have played in the last three games, we have adapted better. Today, we needed Kohli to go out there and play to the situation. We then knew we had to keep it in the right areas (with the ball) and let the pitch do the rest," said Rohit during the post-match presentation.

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