India vs New Zealand ICC Cricket World Cup 2023: New Zealand Predicted XI - Tim Southee Dilemma For Tom Latham

India vs New Zealand matches in the ICC Cricket World Cups have always produced fascinating results and the contest at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala on Sunday, October 22, promises to be no different. India and New Zealand boast a perfect win record after four matches in the Cricket World Cup 2023 and will be keen to continue their unbeaten streak at all costs. While India will look to fill in gaps after Hardik Pandya was ruled out due to injury, the Black Caps received a major boost ahead of the India clash with their star pacer Tim Southee available for selection after regaining full fitness. (World Cup 2023 Points Table)

However, will New Zealand captain Tom Latham tinker with the winning combination?

India come into the contest on the back of convincing wins over Australia, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Meanwhile, New Zealand handed world champions England a heavy defeat in their opening match and went on to win against lower-ranked Netherlands, Bangladesh and Afghanistan in their next three fixtures.

New Zealand also lead the ICC World Cup 2023 points table courtesy of a superior net run rate than India.

New Zealand have a better head-to-head record in ODI World Cups against India, having won five of the nine meetings and losing three. One match was abandoned.

The last meeting between the two sides in the ODI World Cup was also won by New Zealand, who toppled India's top order and ran away with an 18-run win in the 2019 ODI World Cup semi-finals in Manchester, England.

Openers: Devon Conway, Will Young

Devon Conway hammered an unbeaten 152 in the opening match against England and helped his side cruise to an impressive nine-wicket victory. He has scored a total of 249 runs in this World Cup at an average