By AR Chattha
India will take on New Zealand on 15th November, in the first semi-final of the cricket world cup 2023 tournament. with the help of this article we going to explore the cricket chronicles so that we can bring you the history of these two cricket power houses.
India and New Zealand will face each other in the semi-finals of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 on Wednesday 15 November at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Team India has won 9 out of 9 matches in the league stage and the team has remained invincible. On the other hand, New Zealand won 5 out of 9 matches played in the league stage while lost 4. The Indian team is riding on a winning streak and the fans of Team India will hope that India registers a win against New Zealand in the semi-finals and avenges the defeat in the 2019 World Cup semi-finals.
Such is the record of both the teams in Wankhede Stadium (Wankhede Stadium ODI records)
the Wankhede hosted 21 indian team matches in which they won 12 game and lost 9. On the other, the track record of Kiwis is also good at this venue where Newzealand played three matches, emerge victorious in two and lost one.
India’s average score at this ground in ODIs is 224, while New Zealand has scored an average of 265 runs in an innings in ODIs at Wankhede. India made the highest score on this ground against Sri Lanka in 2023. India posted a mamoth target of 357/8 in fifty overs while playing against Srilanka and clinch the victory by 302 runs.
in 2011 newzealand outclass Canada by 97 runs. The Kiwis posted 358 runs in fifty overs at the loss of 6 wickets. this huge total was the highest score of the kiwis who displayed their magic of bat and ball as well at Wankhede Stadium.
The Proteas knocked in every corner of the stadium and scored 438 at loss of 4 wickets in 2015 against India.
This team has the lowest score.
The lowest score of Indian team at this venue is 280 against New Zealand. Which was made by India in 2017. India’s lowest score while playing at Wankhede Stadium is 165, which was made against West Indies in 1989.The west indies outclass India in that match. At the same time, New Zealand had scored 153 runs against Sri Lanka in 2011 and this is the lowest score of the team.
Sri Lanka holds the record of scoring the lowest score at Wankhede Stadium. Sri Lanka was all-out for just 55 runs on this ground against India in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 league match.
Player who took most runs and wickets in Wankhede
Great cricketer Sachin Tendulkar is the highest run scorer at Wankhede Stadium. Sachin has scored 455 runs in 11 matches at an average of 41.36. The little master knocked one century and three half-centuries pepperd with multiple fours and superb sixes. Former Indian fast bowler Venkatesh Prasad has taken the most wickets at Wankhede Stadium.In six Matches the indian star -Prasad- had taked 15 wickets with an average of 14.86.
For New Zealand, former captain Ross Taylor is the leading run-scorer at the Wankhede Stadium with 202 runs in three matches. The Kiwi batsman has two half-centuries to his name on the field. Whereas fast bowler Tim Southee has taken seven wickets in three matches on this ground and he is the highest wicket taker for New Zealand.
Wankhede Stadium Secrets Revealed
India and New Zealand played a match at Wankhede Stadium and New Zealand won this match. New Zealand holds the record of scoring the highest score in the India-New Zealand match. New Zealand had scored 284 runs against India in 2017.
