India vs NZ Live Score, WC semis: India enter final after Kohli's record ton, Shami's 7
Kohli broke Sachin Tendulkar's record with his 50th ODI ton at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium. Iyer completed back-to-back hundreds.
Mohammed Shami celebrates after taking the wicket of Tom Latham during the ICC World Cup 2023 first semi-final match between India and New Zealand, at the Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai, Wednesday, November 15. Shami took seven wickets as India won by 70 runs to enter the final. Photo: PTI
Hello and welcome to The Federal’s live coverage of the India vs New Zealand semifinal in the ICC World Cup 2023. Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium is the venue for today’s (November 15) big clash.
Undefeated India are favourites against the Kiwis. The ‘Men in Blue’ have won nine games in a row and enter the knockouts on a high. Will India make it 10 successive victories and enter the final? Stay tuned to this page for all the live updates, and live scores from the India vs New Zealand World Cup semifinal.
That's it from the first semifinal. The second last-four stage match is South Africa vs Australia in Kolkata tomorrow (November 15). Thanks for tuning in to our live coverage. Good night.
India have entered the final of the World Cup for the fourth time - 1983, 2003, 2011, 2023.
First, India posted a mammoth 397/4 in 50 overs thanks to Virat Kohli's record 50th ODI ton and Shreyas Iyer's hundred. Then, Mohammed Shami took 7/57, the best bowling figures in this edition of the World Cup to halt NZ's run chase. Kohli has now scored 711 runs while Shami has taken 23 wickets.
7/57 is India's best bowling figures for India in ODIs.
India's Kohli and Shami leading the batting charts while Shami is on top of the bowling.
India have now completed 10 wins in a row. They are undefeated in the tournament. They will meet either South Africa or Australia in the final in Ahmedabad on Sunday (November 19).
7 wickets for Shami. He gets the final wicket, Ferguson c Rahul b Shami 6. NZ 327 all out in 48.5 overs.