New Delhi. In a one-sided match held in Bengaluru, New Zealand defeated Sri Lanka by 5 wickets. But more than the victory of the Kiwi team, Pakistan’s defeat is being discussed all over the world. In fact, with Sri Lanka’s defeat, Pakistan’s race for the semi-finals is now almost out. Pakistan’s dream of reaching the semi-finals was shattered. From the match played between New Zealand vs Sri Lanka on Thursday, it was known that the semi-final will be played between India and Kiwi team on 15th November. Once again after 2019, both the teams will face each other in the semi-finals of the ODI World Cup. But this news has increased the heartbeat of every Indian fan, because everyone remembers that painful semi-final match of the year 2019. How the dream of all the Indian fans was shattered in one fell swoop and the team that broke India’s dream was none other than New Zealand.
How can anyone forget that throw by Martin Guptill on which Mahendra Singh Dhoni was out? Today we will tell you, after reading which all your fears will go away and you will be very confident that India will win on 15th November. There is as much difference between the Indian team of 2019 World Cup and today’s team as there is between the England team of 2019 and the England team of 2023. It is true that New Zealand was a better team than India in 2019, but this cannot be denied. But the 2023 Indian team is the strongest team. It can be understood through these figures…
1- In 2019, only India’s top order batsmen Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli and finally Dhoni were scoring runs. As soon as they failed, our team also fell apart like a pack of cards. Despite playing well in the entire tournament, it had to be eliminated due to a defeat, whereas in this World Cup, every single player of India is a match winner and till now everyone has performed like a team, the result of which is India so far. Haven’t lost even a single match.
2- The second factor is India’s bowlers.. India is the only team in this World Cup against which no team has touched the 300-run mark even once. This shows the strength of our bowling and it has been mentioned earlier also that only the team which has the best bowlers will win this World Cup and the Indian bowlers are currently on a mission.
3- Home ground.. India is playing at home. The last time India played at home, India won the World Cup. Wankhede is the home ground of players like Rohit, Shreyas and India will definitely benefit from it.
4- If we look at India, it has been the strongest team in this World Cup, that is why India has not lost even a single match in this World Cup till now, whereas New Zealand, after a good start, has seen its car derailed, in such a situation, when both the teams face each other. If India is in front then India will still have the upper hand.
5-A 20-year record was also broken in this World Cup. India had never defeated New Zealand in the World Cup after 2003 and now India took revenge for the 2019 defeat in this World Cup.
Let us tell you that cricket is not a game of statistics. India will just have to leave behind all the previous records and show its best game that day. So that on 19 November 2023, India creates history again by winning the World Cup title.