India face New Zealand in the first semi-final of the ICC Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2019 at Manchester, Old Trafford on Tuesday, July 9. The Virat Kohli led men will take on the Kane Williamson side for a spot in the finals of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. The toss is scheduled to take place at 2.30 PM- Indian Standard Time (IST). New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson won the toss and elected to bat first against India. India vs New Zealand Live Cricket Score of ICC World Cup 2019 Semi-Final Match.

New Zealand have made one change. Lockie Ferguson comes in for Tim Southee. Team India have also made one change, Yuzvendra Chahal replaces Kuldeep Yadav.

Interestingly, the India vs New Zealand match in the league stage had to be called off due to rain. However, India will be wary of the Black Caps, as the Kiwis had beaten India in the warm-up match of the world cup. New Zealand vs India, 1st Semi Final ODI match, Full Scorecard.

But India is back to their exceptional form after losing their only match in the world cup to England. And New Zealand are on a losing spree, as the Kane Williamson side lost their last three matches against Pakistan, Australia and England.

India have 15 points from 9 matches and a net run-rate of +0.809. The Men in Blue won seven matches, lost one and had no result in one game due to the rain. On the other hand, New Zealand won five games and lost three matches, as well as a no result match to finish fourth on the points table.

India Playing 11: Lokesh Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli(c), Rishabh Pant, MS Dhoni(w), Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah.

New Zealand Playing 11: Martin Guptill, Henry Nicholls, Kane Williamson(c), Ross Taylor, Tom Latham(w), James Neesham, Colin de Grandhomme, Mitchell Santner, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Trent Boult.

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