India will lock horns with New Zealand in the first semi-final of ICC Cricket World Cup (CWC), 2019. The action will take place at Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Manchester. New Zealand finished the group stage on the fourth position with 11 points, while India on first with 15 points. New Zealand reached the final of the previous World Cup held in the year 2015. Ahead of IND vs NZ ICC CWC 2019 Semi-Final 1 match, let us take a look back at the head to head encounters in the World Cup tournament. India and New Zealand have faced each other in the World Cup tournament on eight occasions. India vs New Zealand Cricket Score 1st Semi Final ODI Match.

New Zealand has lost their last three matches in a row, inspite of that they entered semis with 11 points as they had a better net run rate than Pakistan who also finished at 11 points. Meanwhile, let us take a look back at the last eight encounters between India and New Zealand in the World Cup. The head to head record in India and New Zealand World Cup clashes is 3-4, while one match ended in no result due to rain. India vs New Zealand ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Semi-Final Weather Report From Manchester: Check Out Rain Forecast and Pitch Report of the Old Trafford Cricket Ground.

India vs New Zealand Prudential World Cup, Jun 14, 1975 - NZ won by 4 wickets

In this game, India batted first and got all out on 230 runs in 60 overs, where Abid Ali was the highest run scorer with 70 runs from 98 balls. In reply, New Zealand chased down the target in 58.5 overs by just losing six wickets. Kiwi batsman GM Turner scored a century in this game where he made unbeaten 114 runs from 177 balls. Ahead of India vs New Zealand World Cup 2019 Semi-Final 1 Match, Here’s a Look at Virat Kohli and Kane Williamson's Teams' Win-Loss Record During Group Stage.

India vs New Zealand Prudential World Cup, Jun 13, 1979 - NZ won by 8 wickets

India faced second consecutive defeat in the World Cup tournament by New Zealand as Indian team posted a target of 183 runs. India got all out on 182 runs in 55.5 overs where Sunil Gavaskar made 55 runs from 144 balls. New Zealand chased down the target in 57 overs where John Wright and BA Edgar played brilliantly.

India vs New Zealand Reliance World Cup, Oct  14, 1987- IND won by 16 runs

This match took place at Bangalore where India batted first and got all out on 252 runs in 50 overs. Navjot Singh Sidhu played a fine knock of 75 runs from 71 balls in this game. In reply, Indian bowlers bowled well to not allow New Zealand to cross the line as they managed to make only 236/8 in 50 overs.

India vs New Zealand Reliance World Cup, Oct  31, 1987- IND won by 9 wickets

New Zealand batted first and managed to give India the target of 222 runs. In reply, India chased down the total comprehensively as Sunil Gavaskar scored an unbeaten 103 runs from 88 balls.

India vs New Zealand Benson and Hedges World Cup, Mar 12, 1992- NZ won by 4 wickets

Sachin Tendulkar played a fine knock of 84 runs from 107 balls in this match. However, India managed to put up a total of only 230/6 in 50 overs. In reply, New Zealand team chased down the total in 47.1 overs.

India vs New Zealand  ICC Cricket World Cup, Jun 12, 1999- NZ won by 5 wickets

This was the super-six game in CWC 1999 which took place at Nottingham. India posted a total of 251/6 in 50 overs where Ajay Jadeja played a fine knock of 76 runs from 103 balls. In reply, Kiwis chased down the total in 48.2 overs.

India vs New Zealand  ICC Cricket World Cup, Mar 14, 2003- IND won by 7 wickets

This was again the super-six game which took place at Centurion. Zaheer Khan bowled extremely well in this match where he took four wickets by just giving away 42 runs in 8 overs. Kiwis batted first and got all out for just 146 runs in 45.1 overs. In reply, India chased down the total in 40.4 overs where Mohammad Kaif and Rahul Dravid scored a half-century each.

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India vs New Zealand  ICC Cricket World Cup, Jun 13, 2019- Match Got Abandoned Due to Rain 

India vs New Zealand match in the on-going World Cup did not take place at Trent Bridge, Nottingham as the match got abandoned due to rain. Both teams got one point each from that match.

New Zealand has beaten India in the warm-up game of CWC 2019. New Zealand will look forward to bring out their best game and try to defeat India and reach World Cup final second time in a row.

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