India and New Zealand Set for Exciting Showdown in 2023 World Cup

Today is a highly anticipated day for cricket enthusiasts as India and New Zealand go head-to-head in the ICC World Cup 2023. The match is taking place in Dharamshala and is anticipated to be an exhilarating showdown between these two formidable teams. India has won the toss and opted to field first.

Both India and New Zealand have done exceptionally well in the tournament. They have won all four of their previous matches. That means one of them will suffer their first loss in this competition, barring a miraculous draw.

Team India captain Rohit Sharma made two changes to the playing XI due to Hardik Pandya’s injury. Surya Kumar Yadav and Mohammed Shami will make their ODI World Cup debut today. These two teams are the only ones in the tournament who have yet to lose a match.

India, led by Rohit Sharma, have been in good form in this year’s tournament. They have won matches convincingly with both their batting and bowling units performing well.

New Zealand also got off to a strong start by beating England in the opening match of the tournament. Even without their captain Kane Williamson, they have won matches comfortably.

In recent years, the rivalry between these two teams has grown. New Zealand knocked India out of the 2019 World Cup in a heartbreaking semi-final and also beat India to win the first Test World Cup.

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Scoreboard?

As far as the points table is concerned, India and New Zealand have won 4 matches each and have 8 points. However, New Zealand tops the ICC World Cup points table because of their superior net score (+1.923) compared to India’s net run percentage (+1.659). According to ESPN cric info.com, if India manage to win the match in Dharamshala, they will top the points table.