India and New Zealand, two unbeaten teams in the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 will be up against each other at HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala on Sunday, October 22. Both teams are coming into this game after winning 4 consecutive games and will be looking to extend their winning run in the tournament. Both teams will be without their key players. While the Kiwis will miss the services of their skipper Kane Williamson, Team India will be without their star all-rounder Hardik Pandya for the big match.
The Men in Blue doesn’t enjoy a great record against the Blackcaps in the ICC event. Both teams have met nine times in the ODI World Cup and New Zealand have emerged victorious 5 times. Meanwhile, Team India have managed to win 3 times, while one game got washed out.
With two teams in tremendous form, it is expected to be a high-octane encounter. But will the weather allow a full match? Let’s find out.
IND vs NZ Weather Update
According to AccuWeather, the rain might play the villian in Dharmshala as there are chances of thunderstorm and 43 per cent possibility of rain during the afternoon.
The temperature will be around 13 degree celsius with 74% cloud covers. In the evening the temperature will further drop and there will be 100 per cent cloud cover over the city.
India Squad for Cricket World Cup 2023
Batters: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav
WKs: Ishan Kishan, KL Rahul (VC)
Seam all-rounders: Shardul Thakur
Spin all-rounders: Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin
Seamers: Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
Spinner: Kuldeep Yadav
New Zealand Squad:
Kane Williamson (c), Trent Boult, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitch Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Will Young.