Pitch Report (Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai)

The pitch at the Wankhede Stadium will be an excellent one for batting. The pitch will be flat and there will be plenty of runs on offer for this game. There might be something for the spinners in the first innings. The pacers will get plenty of assistance in the second innings with the new ball. Overall, it will be a high-scoring encounter. 

Dependable Trio for D3

Virender Sehwag (OG- Batter 1) (India) [Captain]: Rohit will be Batter 1 for India. He has 503 runs in 9 innings at an average of 55.89. He has been very aggressive at the top and will be eager to do well at his home ground. Virender Sehwag’s OG Card will be our captain pick for this game. 

Rachin Ravindra (New Zealand): Rachin Ravindra is currently the third-highest run-scorer of ODI WC 2023 with 565 runs in 9 innings at an average of 70.62 including 3 hundreds to his name. He may bowl a few overs as well. Ravindra has been in top form and will be a key batter for his team. 

Zaheer Khan (OG — Bowler 1) (India): Bumrah will be Bowler 1 for India in this game. He is arguably the best pacer in world cricket and will be a top pick in D3. Bumrah will bowl with the new ball and then towards the end of the innings. He is a genuine wicket-taker and can pick up a few wickets in this match. 

Probable Playing XIs

India: Rohit Sharma ©, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (C & wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Shami, Mohammad Siraj

New Zealand: Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell ©, Tom Latham (wk), Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult, Tim Southee

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