BAN vs NZ Pitch Report: Bangladesh lost against Zimbabwe in the only Test match player at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on November 18 which turned out as a low-scoring fixture with both pacers and spinners dominating the playing conditions.

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Rohit Sharma continued his red-hot form by smashing a quickfire 47 runs off just 31 balls in the final and claimed the record for most runs scored by a captain at the ODI World Cup edition. He broke New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson's record set during the 2019 edition.

Rohit Sharma has been in great form in the World Cup opening the innings for India. He boasts of a strike-rate of more than 133 in the powerplay overs as well. He has also scored a century against Afghanistan smashing 131 runs. But which record of Williamson can he break?

Chasing a huge 398-run target in World Cup semifinal, Daryl Mitchell registered a brilliant hundred against India to keep New Zealand alive at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium. He broke Brendon McCullum's record for most sixes in ODI World Cup edition to script history.

After opting to bat first, India got off to a brilliant start thanks to their skipper Rohit Sharma who took the onus on himself to score runs. He looked set to cross the 50-run mark but was undone by a slower ball from Tim Southee and Kane Williamson took a brilliant running catch.

The Men in Blue will take on New Zealand in the first semifinal of the World Cup 2023 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on November 15 whereas the second semifinal will witness the clash between Australia and South Africa at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

"Ferguson balances out our attack nicely and made some really valuable contributions in the tournament and brings a bit of experience as well. So, naturally comes in and bowls with that high pace and it complements our new ball bowlers," Williamson said on Wednesday.

“With Ajaz, Ish, Mitch, Glenn and Rachin, we have a strong spin group that will offer good variety and options during the series. Mitch had a strong back half of the Plunket Shield campaign last summer and has made good strides in his red-ball bowling," NZC selector Sam Wells said.

Kane Williamson is battling a thumb injury that he endured during the clash against Bangladesh while playing at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on October 13. He was forced to retire hurt due to the same and is waiting to regain full fitness again.

New Zealand have been in terrific form in the ongoing World Cup but they have missed their skipper Kane Williamson who has played only one game so far. After returning from ACL injury, Williamson sustained thumb injury against Bangladesh to be ruled out of the next few matches.

New Zealand's stand-in skipper Tom Latham confirmed the return of star pacer Tim Southee during the pre-match press conference ahead of New Zealand's fifth ICC ODI World Cup 2023 game against India at Dharamsala's HPCA Stadium on Sunday.

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New Zealand captain Kane Williamson is currently nursing a thumb fracture which he sustained during the World Cup 2023 game against Bangladesh after being hit while running between the wickets. Williamson decided to have some fun while being on the path to recovery as he shared a picture with Khali.

Williamson had made a comeback to competitive cricket for the first time since March when he got injured during the first game of IPL 2023. However, he was hit on the thumb in his comeback game against Bangladesh and walked out retired hurt only to get ruled out of the next few games.

Captain Kane Williamson returned to competitive cricket after six months and smashed unbeaten 78 runs off 107 balls to help New Zealand chase a 246-run target with eight wickets remaining at Chennai's MA Chidambaram Stadium.

"For me, it's been quite a journey (since my injury). Excited to be back in the World Cup squad. I am looking forward to it," Kane Williamson said ahead of New Zealand's ICC World Cup 2023 game against Bangladesh at Chennai's Chepauk Stadium on Friday.

New Zealand were without three of their first-choice players in the World Cup 2023 opener against England including skipper Kane Williamson but were still able to hand the defending champions a colossal loss. Now, New Zealand coach Gary Stead has provided an important update before the second game.

"We’ll continue to take a day by day approach to Kane’s rehabilitation and certainly won’t be putting any pressure on him to return before he is ready,” Gary Stead said ahead of New Zealand's warm-up game against Pakistan in ICC World Cup 2023 on Friday, September 29.

Kane Williamson suffered a right knee injury during the Indian Premier League 2023 opening game but is set to join the team for the ICC World Cup 2023.