Manchester, July 9 (PTI) New Zealand won the toss and opted to bat against India in the first semifinal of the World Cup here on Tuesday.

India made one change in their playing eleven, replacing Kuldeep Yadav with Yuzvendra Chahal. A fit again Lockie Ferguson replaced Tim Southee in the New Zealand line-up.

Squads:

India: Lokesh Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli(captain), Rishabh Pant, MS Dhoni(wicketkeeper), Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah

New Zealand: Martin Guptill, Henry Nicholls, Kane Williamson(captain), Ross Taylor, Tom Latham(wicketkeeper), James Neesham, Colin de Grandhomme, Mitchell Santner, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Trent Boult. PTI

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