India vs New Zealand: ICC Men's ODI World Cup 2023 Match Preview, Possible Lineups, Pitch Report, Head-to-Head, and Dream XI Team Prediction

India will face New Zealand in the 21st ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 match at the beautiful Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamshala. India have won all four matches they have played, while New Zealand have also won all four. India are second in the table now while New Zealand are at the top for their NRR.

India played against Bangladesh in their last match where they registered a huge victory as Virat Kohli scored his 48th ODI century. Meanwhile, New Zealand are coming after defeating Afghanistan by a huge margin of 149 runs.

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India vs New Zealand: Match Preview

Match Details:

• Date: 21st October, 2023 (Sunday)

• Venue: Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala

• Time: 2:00 pm (IST)

• Live Streaming: Star Sports Network and Disney + Hotstar

India vs New Zealand: Head-to-Head in ODIs

These two teams have played 116 games against each other in this format so far, where India managed to win 58 matches while New Zealand secured 50 wins. A great battle is expected here between these two quality teams.

• Total matches played: 116

• Won by India: 58

• Won by New Zealand: 50

• No Result: 7

• Matches ended with draw: 1

IND vs NZ: Head-to-Head in ODI World Cup

• Total matches played: 9

• Won by India: 3

• Won by New Zealand: 5

• No Result: 1

• Matches ended with draw: 0

India vs New Zealand: Pitch & Weather Report

The surface of the HPCA Stadium provides advantage to the bowlers, especially the pacers. With ball movement early into the game, the power will surely play a crucial role for the bowling side. Choosing bowl first and chasing down the target could be a wise decision.

The maximum temperature will be hovering around 13 degrees, far better from 37 degrees in Mumbai on Saturday. There will be 74 percent cloud cover as well.

IND vs NZ: Possible XI

India: Rohit Sharma (Cap), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammad Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj

New Zealand: Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (Cap & wk), Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman

India vs New Zealand: Dream XI Team Prediction