Who Will Stay Undefeated? India vs New Zealand Match Prediction

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India vs New Zealand will be the 21st ICC Cricket World Cup Match 2023, which is going to be played at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala, on October 22, 2023.

It is going to be the toughest challenge for India to face New Zealand in the ICC Tournament as they have not won any match in the ICC Events since 2003. India’s top order needs to turn things around for them against New Zealand in the next match because they have been failing since the last 2 World Cups against the pace unit of New Zealand.

India won their last match with comfort, and now they have a fourth win in four matches, making them 2nd team in the World Cup, which is undefeatable. The highlight of the match was not the Virat Kohli hundred. It was Richard Kettleborough’s smirk after not giving the wide when India needed two runs to win, and Kohli needed 3 runs to score his century. It was once again class batting from the Indian top order as they won the match by 7 wickets.

New Zealand is high on confidence, winning four out of four matches, and in the last match, they thrashed Afghanistan by 149 runs, in which their middle order proved their skill after being four out of 110 to reach the score of 288 in 50 over the match. However, New Zealand had luck because Afghanistan dropped four simple catches, which could have changed the course of the match.

It is going to be a hard, hard-fought match between the two teams who mostly played against each other in the semi-finals, and who can forget the last World Cup where New Zealand defeated India and that MS Dhoni iconic run out still leaves a wound on Indian Fans. India and New Zealand have not lost any match in the World Cup 2023 till now, and whoever is going to win will have a huge chance to qualify for the semi-finals.

When and Where To Watch India vs New Zealand 21st ICC World Cup 2023 Match

Match	India vs New Zealand 21st ICC World Cup Match, 2023
Date & Time	October 22nd, 2023, Sunday, 2:00 AM IST
Venue	Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala
Where to Watch	Disney Hotstar

Player Injury Report For India vs New Zealand 21st ICC World Cup Match

India dealt with a big blow in the last match against Bangladesh when Hardik Pandya went off the field because of some ankle issue and will not play the next match against New Zealand.

India vs New Zealand Head-to-Head ODI Record

Match Played	116
India Won	58
New Zealand Won	50
Tie/NR	1/7

Weather Conditions For India vs New Zealand 17th ICC World Cup Match

The weather will be clear, and the temperature will be around 33 degrees Celcius; at night, it will go down to around 30.

Pitch Report of Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala, In the India vs New Zealand Match On October 22nd, 2023

Match Played	7 Matches
Batting first won	3 Matches won
Batting second won	4 Matches won
Average 1st innings scores	231 Runs
Highest Team innings total	364/7 by ENG
Lowest Team innings total	112/10 by IND

Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala pitch is balanced, which was seen in the last match between South Africa and the Netherlands. Every type of bowler got assistance from the pitch, and Netherlands bowlers used many bouncer balls, which pushed the South Africa batters to the backfoot, which clearly shows that the pitch has a decent bonus, and both teams scored a decent amount of runs.

Team Preview Of India

The Indian team bowling unit felt a bit tired in the last match against the Bangladesh team as the first wicket of Bangladesh lost on 93 runs, which is not a good bowling start by the Indian bowlers who failed to take the first wicket in under 10 overs. The match against New Zealand will be the real test for the Indian top orders because, in the past, they had trouble facing the likes of Trent Boult and Lockie Furgerson. However, the batter of the Indian top-order looking in better grove and playing with more aggressive intent, which can be a crucial impact to face up the New Zealand seam attack.

Important players for the India Team in the match against New Zealand

1-Shubman Gill has an average of 80.66 against New Zealand in the last 8 ODI matches, which is 2nd best average against any team. He scored a double century in the last series against New Zealand in India. He is the prince of the Indian team and has been one of the best upcoming players for the Indian team. He has a 64.43 runs average in 37 ODI matches he played, and in the last match against Bangladesh, he performed well, scoring 53 in 55 balls.

2-KL Rahul has been in fine form in the World Cup, and in the last match, when he once again got the chance to bat, he played an amazing 34 runs inning, but the highlight of the match was when Kohli needed 29 runs, and India Needed 30 runs to win KL Rahul said he will block every ball which he did and that’s how Virat got his century.

3-Kuldeep Yadav is going to be crucial for the Indian bowling unit to take wickets because he has a good wicket-taking average against New Zealand. He took 17 wickets in 9 matches played against New Zealand.

Team Preview Of New Zealand

New Zealand’s middle order performed well in the last match against the Afghanistan bowling lineup, and in the next match, they are going to play on a pace bowling-friendly surface, which is a big positive for them because India has a deadly spin attack that could have damaged New Zealand more. It is a good surface for them to showcase their amazing pace bowling unit.

Important players for the New Zealand Team in the match against India

1- Trent Boult has been the most deadly bowler for the Indian top order in every ODI, and on the condition of Dharamsala, he will get some swing to show his amazing swing bowling skill. He took 24 wickets in 13 matches he played against India.

2- Devon Conway has an impressive 54-run average against India, and the last time he faced the Indian team, he scored 138 runs, which makes him the 2nd most dangerous player for the Indian bowling unit.

3- Tom Latham has always been a go-to player for the New Zealand team when they play in India because of his amazing record against India in India. He played 29 matches against India in ODI, in which he scored 873 runs with an average of 54.14.

India vs New Zealand Match Prediction

India will be a slight favorite to win against New Zealand as they have been a better team against them in the last five matches in the ODI.

India vs New Zealand: Probable Playing 11 of India

Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah

India vs New Zealand: Probable Playing 11 of New Zealand

Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham(w/c), Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult