After tasting defeat in a warm-up match, Men in Blue are all set to take on New Zealand in an official match of ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. Kiwis are leading the ICC World Cup 2019 Points table with three wins out of the three matches. Likewise, India have clinched the victory in their two matches, against South Africa and Australia. Shikhar Dhawan has been ruled out from ICC Cricket World Cuo 2019 following the fracture in left thumb, is a bad news for Indian team. Virat Kohli and troops are looking monstrous as every player is performing at their best, understanding the tonality of the tournament. Rohit Sharma scored a match-winning ton against South Africa.
Likewise, Shikhar Dhawan reigned The Oval, London, smashing a destructive century against Australia, but has been ruled out for three weeks due to fracture in left thumb. Virat Kohli himself scored a half century against Australia following so and so performance against South Africa. On the other hand, New Zealand is having perfect bowling side as Trent Boult and Jimmy Neesham are leading wicket-takers for Kiwis. Also, skipper Kane Williamson and the experienced Ross Taylor are in tremendous form throughout the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. Hence, the duo becomes a difficult question paper for Virat Kohli and his troops.
India vs New Zealand has always been an interesting match, but India is look eager for the victory following the victory against Australia in the previous match. As comparison to the Kiwis batting line up, India’s batting is very deep. The eyes will be on Martin Guptill who is a World Cup player, especially in an ODI format. Guptill’s form can give a lot of damage to Blue Army, hence it becomes necessary for India to send back Guptill asap. For New Zealand, there are threat right from the beginning to the tail. From Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli to Hardik Pandya, Kedar Jadhav, everyone is in hunt for the runs.
