India pacer Mohammed Shami has been in superb form with the ball in hand in the ongoing World Cup. He just took his performance a level up in the knockout game against New Zealand and ended up breaking massive records not only in the World Cup but also in the ODI format.
India TV Sports Wrap on November 16: Australia will take on South Africa in the second semi-final in Kolkata while Sunil Gavaskar came down heavily on reports of pitch change ahead of the first semi-final in Mumbai. Here are the top 10 trending news stories from the sporting world on November 16.
The pitch for the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 semi-final between India and New Zealand was switched from fresh to a used one at the last minute. After ICC issued a clarification regarding the same, Sunil Gavaskar came heavily onto the naysayers who alleged foul play by the home board.
Mohammed Shami bagged the Player of the Match award after taking a sensational seven wickets against New Zealand in the World Cup 2023 semifinal. Shami also took the lead in the bowling chart with 23 wickets in just 6 innings in the tournament and shattered multiple records.
Indian pacer Mohammed Shami continued his impressive run in the ongoing ICC Men's Cricket World Cup as he notched up another four-fer in the tournament against New Zealand in the semi-finals. Shami, who has now 20 wickets to his name in the tournament, achieved a massive feat on Wednesday in Mumbai.
Shubman Gill opened the innings with Rohit Sharma after India opted to bat first as the hosts got off to a brilliant start at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. After Rohit's dismissal, Shubman Gill took over the run-scoring only for the cramps to make it tough for him.
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 day has come for the knockouts of the ongoing ICC Men's Cricket World Cup as the table-toppers India take on New Zealand in the first semi-final in Mumbai on Wednesday, November 15. India are the form side but their record against the Kiwis in the knockouts hasn't been great.
India have a forgettable record against New Zealand in ICC knockout matches. The two teams have crossed swords with one another on three occasions and the Blackcaps have pipped the Men in Blue on all three instances.
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.
IND vs NZ World Cup: India and New Zealand will be up against each other in a rematch of the 2019 World Cup semifinal. The two teams would be locking horns at the iconic Wankhede Stadium, which is a paradise for batters, but think again while chasing.
World Cup: The Indian team has not made any changes from the previous five matches in the tournament. The last change came when India were forced to bring in someone for Hardik Pandya in the Playing XI. Suryakumar Yadav and Mohammed Shami provided the answer. Will Ravichandran Ashwin come in?
IND vs NZ World Cup: India will be taking on New Zealand in the first semifinal of World Cup 2023 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The Men in Blue have happy memories of the venue, where they once won the World Cup back in 2011.
New Zealand trounced Sri Lanka in their last league game by five wickets to almost close the door of semifinals on the hopefuls Afghanistan and Pakistan. They will likely face India in the knockouts and Boult is excited having faced the same team in the World Cup 2019 semifinal.
The 'best fielder' medal ceremony has become an event for Indian fans and players to watch out for after every match, especially since the team is winning in the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup. After the winner's name was displayed on the big screen in Pune, Spider-Cam delivered it in Dharamsala.
The Indian team defeated New Zealand on Sunday (October 22) for the first time since 2003 in an ICC event. The match was played at the picturesque Dharamsala stadium and the players will stay there only for a couple of days before travelling to Lucknow later this week.
Anushka Sharma expressed her reaction to Virat Kohli's impressive performance, where he scored 95 runs, during the India vs. New Zealand World Cup match. India will play next against England in Lucknow on October 29, which is expected to be an exciting match.
Daryl Mitchell continued his stupendous form in 2023 across formats for New Zealand with his fourth ODI century in the year and his first in the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup. However, Mitchell's 130 went in vain as Team India proved to be too good on the day in Dharamsala on Sunday, October 22.
Virat Kohli scored 95 runs off 104 balls during India's recent World Cup 2023 game against New Zealand at Dharamsala's HPCA Stadium on Sunday and has scored 354 runs in 5 innings in the tournament, 43 runs more than his teammate Rohit Sharma.
Mohammed Shami, playing in his first game in the tournament, picked five wickets to bowl out New Zealand on just 273 runs while bowling first at Dharamsala's HPCA Stadium and then a brilliant fifty from Virat Kohli helped India register their fifth straight win at World Cup 2023.
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