India vs Newzealand Semifinal 2023

India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bat in the first World Cup semi-final against New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday.

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For Wednesday's contest, both India and New Zealand were unchanged from their previous match.

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New Zealand captain Kane Williamson said he would have batted first as well.

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The big distance though doesn’t erase bitter memories of four years ago.

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[{"selector":"#anim-380f6c01-f7bb-43e2-b8f7-1929ca47ddab [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-7.699999743325235%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] The two sides, placed similarly on the table after the league engagements, meet again at the same stage at the Wankhede, which will be enveloped in a sea of blue on Wednesday.

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[{"selector":"#anim-b0fde4f7-35b4-42b8-890d-75f0fd03f414 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(14.849325718507234%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] The toss is usually not a factor at Wankhede, but in this event, it has been with the side batting first, batting big each time and while defending the target, triggering a collapse with seam in the first ten overs.