IND vs NZ Match Preview– ICC World Cup 2023, Match 21

IND vs NZ Match Preview– ICC World Cup 2023, Match 21. India and New Zealand will square off in their upcoming encounter of ICC World Cup 2023. IND vs NZ, match 21 of ICC World Cup 2023, takes place on Sunday, October 22. HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala is the venue of the match.

India has won all of their matches in ICC World Cup 2023 so far. They demolished teams like Australia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan. On the other hand, the Kiwis crushed teams like England, Netherlands, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan.

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India vs New Zealand will be one of the most exciting encounters for fans. While India are a red-hot favorite in the tournament, New Zealand has crushed them in ICC tournaments on every occasion for the past few years. Hence, the India vs New Zealand battle will be a nail-biting one.

However, although the Blackcaps have a better record against India in the last few ICC tournaments, India dominates in ODIs on home soil. India has won 29 games and lost only 8 games against New Zealand at home. In the last 5 completed ODI games between both teams, India won on three occasions while New Zealand won twice.

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IND vs NZ Match Preview– ICC World Cup 2023, Match 21

India

Rohit Sharma is the skipper of India in ICC World Cup 2023. For India, batters like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and KL Rahul have shown good form in the tournament. Shreyas Iyer and Shubman Gill also scored brilliant knocks in one game.

Among bowlers, Jasprit Bumrah has been impressive and is the leading wicket-taker for the side. Ravindra Jadeja, Hardik Pandya, and Kuldeep Yadav have also shown incredible bowling attacks.

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IND Squad: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Ishan Kishan, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Suryakumar Yadav.

New Zealand

Since Kane Williamson has sustained an injury, Tom Latham is the stand-in captain for New Zealand in the ICC World Cup 2023. Devon Conway is the leading wicket-taker for the team with 249 runs in 4 games. Rachin Ravindra is next with 215 runs.

In the bowling department, spinner Mitchell Santner has showcased a marvelous form with the ball, picking 11 wickets across 4 matches. Matt Henry has hunted 9 wickets while Lockie Ferguson has got 6 wickets.

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NZ Squad: Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (C & WK), Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult. Ish Sodhi, James Neesham, Tim Southee, Kane Williamson.