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[tsaroz]

In the India vs New Zealand team match, India team batted first and set a target of 397 runs in 50 overs. India team won this match by 70 runs. India team set a target of so many runs because of New Zealand team's poor performance in the bowling line. India team batsman Virat  Kohli batted well in this match. Virat Kohli got out with 117 runs off 113 balls. New Zealand team had a good performance in batting. New Zealand team could not win this match because of bad bowling line.

The whole of this tournament have two interesting trends, Team India seems to be invincible and the average runs of this ODI worldcup is much higher than any other. Both of which could be the effect of IPL. And it's actually more fun to see a high scoring matches which are not heavily one sided. New zealand fought well too and could have given India some challenges if the could have held the middle order batsmen. Of the remaining teams, South Africa had a humiliating defeat on the hands of India while australia too was easily defeated. The cup's this time most certainly is for India unless something unexpected happens in the finals.

[Sithara007]

Rohit Sharma provided the momentum to the Indian team. His explosive hitting in the power play put New Zealand bowlers under pressure. This releases the pressure from the remaining batter, and they play freely. Rohit changed his game plan in this tournament and provided valuable runs at the start of the innings. Virat became the only batter in ODI history to score 50 hundreds. Iyer's valuable contribution in the middle was also very important in setting this mammoth total. In bowling, Muhamad Shami delivers a mind-blowing performance. He is now the leading wicket-taker of the tournament with 23 wickets, that too in just 6 innings.

Rohit played really selflessly so far in this tournament. I have noticed that he seldom plays for personal milestones, unlike the other senior players. And during yesterday's match also, he set up the launching pad for the Indian total of 397. And Shreyas Iyer's contribution also need to be mentioned. He has been in terrific form during this tournament. So far he has scored 526 runs in total, but the most important thing is that these runs came at a strike rate of 113.11. Rohit's strike rate stands at 124.15, while for Virat it is just 90.68.

[Fuso.hp]

In the 1st Semi-Final match between NewZealand and India at Wankhede Stadium, India showcased brilliant all-round Cricket, setting a formidable total of 397/4 in 1st innings of match. Virat Kohli monumental century 117 for 113 balls marked his 50th ODI hundred, adding to the fireworks in the innings by by Shreyas Iyer brilliant knock of 105 runs and Rohit Sharma explosive start of the match by 47 runs. I think Despite Tim Southee's efforts with 3 wickets, India's batting performance proved unstoppable set a 398 runs target and NewZealand failed by missing 70 runs.

Rohit Sharma provided the momentum to the Indian team. His explosive hitting in the power play put New Zealand bowlers under pressure. This releases the pressure from the remaining batter, and they play freely. Rohit changed his game plan in this tournament and provided valuable runs at the start of the innings. Virat became the only batter in ODI history to score 50 hundreds. Iyer's valuable contribution in the middle was also very important in setting this mammoth total. In bowling, Muhamad Shami delivers a mind-blowing performance. He is now the leading wicket-taker of the tournament with 23 wickets, that too in just 6 innings.

In this World Cup tournament, Rohit Sharma has been very successful by changing his game strategy. He is batting aggressively in the power play and this Indian batsman is able to give a good start to India in every match. Rohit Sharma is getting off to a good start in the powerplay, allowing him to bat with ease from top-order batsmen to middle-order batsmen. Rohit Sharma was not in good form even before the World Cup but he has been successful in this World Cup tournament by exploiting the power play opportunities. Rohit Sharma's name is in the list of top five run scorers in this World Cup tournament he has managed to score good amount of runs for the team despite playing an aggressive innings at the beginning.

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In the 1st Semi-Final match between NewZealand and India at Wankhede Stadium, India showcased brilliant all-round Cricket, setting a formidable total of 397/4 in 1st innings of match. Virat Kohli monumental century 117 for 113 balls marked his 50th ODI hundred, adding to the fireworks in the innings by by Shreyas Iyer brilliant knock of 105 runs and Rohit Sharma explosive start of the match by 47 runs. I think Despite Tim Southee's efforts with 3 wickets, India's batting performance proved unstoppable set a 398 runs target and NewZealand failed by missing 70 runs.

Rohit Sharma provided the momentum to the Indian team. His explosive hitting in the power play put New Zealand bowlers under pressure. This releases the pressure from the remaining batter, and they play freely. Rohit changed his game plan in this tournament and provided valuable runs at the start of the innings. Virat became the only batter in ODI history to score 50 hundreds. Iyer's valuable contribution in the middle was also very important in setting this mammoth total. In bowling, Muhamad Shami delivers a mind-blowing performance. He is now the leading wicket-taker of the tournament with 23 wickets, that too in just 6 innings.

In this World Cup tournament, Rohit Sharma has been very successful by changing his game strategy. He is batting aggressively in the power play and this Indian batsman is able to give a good start to India in every match. Rohit Sharma is getting off to a good start in the powerplay, allowing him to bat with ease from top-order batsmen to middle-order batsmen. Rohit Sharma was not in good form even before the World Cup but he has been successful in this World Cup tournament by exploiting the power play opportunities. Rohit Sharma's name is in the list of top five run scorers in this World Cup tournament he has managed to score good amount of runs for the team despite playing an aggressive innings at the beginning.

op I agree with you if a team's openers start playing aggressively then it is much easier for the next batsmen to score runs. Our Bangladeshi openers should learn how to start the opening by watching Rohit Sharma. All the batsmen in India's first row batted brilliantly. These batsmen of 2023 World Cup India, Rohit Sharma, Shubhman Gill, King Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, are batting great, maybe they will stop when they become 2023 World Cup champions. These two Indian batsmen Shubhman Gill, King Kohli, are playing well in every match. Kohli scored a century yesterday, but Shubhman Gill, may have stopped his game due to pain. If he could have played, he would have scored a century. Both India's batting and bowling are very strong. The way they are playing, those who love cricket will surely like them. Team India is playing a very commendable game.

[libert19]

Rohit Sharma provided the momentum to the Indian team. His explosive hitting in the power play put New Zealand bowlers under pressure. This releases the pressure from the remaining batter, and they play freely. Rohit changed his game plan in this tournament and provided valuable runs at the start of the innings.

This tbh; otherwise players would be blowing their lungs out to get to 300. KL Rahul has become a perfect middle order batsman too, usually he had image of being defensive batter but in last few innings we saw how aggressive he can get.

South Africa had a humiliating defeat on the hands of India while australia too was easily defeated. The cup's this time most certainly is for India unless something unexpected happens in the finals.

One difference being, South Africa is still doing potato if they don't get to bat first while Australia's improvement after first two poor games is visible. So I expect Aussies to win today.

So far he has scored 526 runs in total, but the most important thing is that these runs came at a strike rate of 113.11. Rohit's strike rate stands at 124.15, while for Virat it is just 90.68.

In one of after match conference Virat said, team have roles defined, and his role being, he'll rotate the strike and other guy will play aggressive around him. He being on crease gives confidence to audience, so I'm sure it's same for batters around him, his presence on crease helps the team even tho himself's SR may be low (90 is not low according to me, but if you say so).

[Sithara007]

In this World Cup tournament, Rohit Sharma has been very successful by changing his game strategy. He is batting aggressively in the power play and this Indian batsman is able to give a good start to India in every match. Rohit Sharma is getting off to a good start in the powerplay, allowing him to bat with ease from top-order batsmen to middle-order batsmen. Rohit Sharma was not in good form even before the World Cup but he has been successful in this World Cup tournament by exploiting the power play opportunities. Rohit Sharma's name is in the list of top five run scorers in this World Cup tournament he has managed to score good amount of runs for the team despite playing an aggressive innings at the beginning.

Rohit and Virat have played in completely different styles so far in this tournament. Rohit is going all guns blazing, destroying the opposition bowlers during the initial powerplay. On the other hand, Virat has been more cautious and he has played an anchor role so far. A few people have already criticized Virat, saying that he is putting personal milestones ahead of the team. I would rather take a neutral stance on this. India has won all of their matches. So there is no truth in saying that Virat has harmed the team prospects in anyway.

[Sithara007]

Rohit Sharma really made a good start in the match. His performance was impressive so far in the tournament. The Indian side showed some explosive batting, setting a target of 398 runs for New Zealand. Unfortunately, the Blackcaps couldn't reach that total, thanks to Mohammed Shami's fantastic bowling. Mo Shami delivered a five-star performance, proving he's the best bowling machine India has right now. Congratulations to India for making it to the final. They're playing quality cricket, they're united and strong.

LOL.. so you were really expecting New Zealand to reach the target of 398? And that too against Indian bowlers such as Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami and Kuldeep Yadav. Well... they had inform batsmen such as Rachin Ravindra and Daryl Mitchell. But when was the last time that New Zealand reached a team total of close to 400? The pitch at Wankhede was quite flat, and was supportive of the batsmen. Even then, a target of 398 was an almost impossible task. Kiwis needed a miracle and they didn't got any. 

[Publictalk792]

So today one more Interesting match will be played, which is the second semifinal of the ICC World Cup. It will be played in Eden Gardens stadium and between Australia and South Africa.
Have you forgotten Glenn Maxwell who's performance was great against Afghanistan. How he managed the whole match.
By the way South Africa also has an excellent squad and they played fast. South Africa has also set a target of 400+ runs against SriLanka. Quinton de Koch and Heinrich Klaassen are the best player.
By the way Australia can win this match and can play final with India let's see what will happen? Match will start in 20 minutes.

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Rohit Sharma really made a good start in the match. His performance was impressive so far in the tournament. The Indian side showed some explosive batting, setting a target of 398 runs for New Zealand. Unfortunately, the Blackcaps couldn't reach that total, thanks to Mohammed Shami's fantastic bowling. Mo Shami delivered a five-star performance, proving he's the best bowling machine India has right now. Congratulations to India for making it to the final. They're playing quality cricket, they're united and strong.

LOL.. so you were really expecting New Zealand to reach the target of 398? And that too against Indian bowlers such as Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami and Kuldeep Yadav. Well... they had inform batsmen such as Rachin Ravindra and Daryl Mitchell. But when was the last time that New Zealand reached a team total of close to 400? The pitch at Wankhede was quite flat, and was supportive of the batsmen. Even then, a target of 398 was an almost impossible task. Kiwis needed a miracle and they didn't got any. 

When India set New Zealand a target of 398 runs yesterday, I thought New Zealand would not win against India today. Because New Zealand has not seen 400 runs in this World Cup so far, then they will not be able to meet the target of 400 runs. However, if M Shami could not pick up the important wicket of New Zealand at the crucial time of the game, India would have been under a lot of pressure in this match. M Shami played the highest role for tomorrow's victory. Only one team entered the finals as an undefeated team and that was India. But I can say in advance that this year's World Cup will remain on Indian soil.

[Swordsoffreedom]

South Africa  vs Australia

South African captain Bavuma won the toss and decided to bat in the second semi-final match. We knew that South Africa would decide to bat if they won the toss. Because this team can bat well in the first innings, but their performance in the second innings is not good. Also the pitch at Eden Garden in Kolkata is batting friendly. I am expecting a high score in today's match.

South Africa lost the wicket of captain Bavuma in the first over. We have never seen a better performance from Bavuma in a World Cup match. However, the South African management made Bavuma the captain. Bavuma does not have the ability to be the opener of a team like South Africa.

[noormcs5]

South Africa  vs Australia

South African captain Bavuma won the toss and decided to bat in the second semi-final match. We knew that South Africa would decide to bat if they won the toss. Because this team can bat well in the first innings, but their performance in the second innings is not good. Also the pitch at Eden Garden in Kolkata is batting friendly. I am expecting a high score in today's match.

South Africa lost the wicket of captain Bavuma in the first over. We have never seen a better performance from Bavuma in a World Cup match. However, the South African management made Bavuma the captain. Bavuma does not have the ability to be the opener of a team like South Africa.

Have you ever seen any team making runs at the rate of 1.12 runs per over in this world cup? Well if not, you can watch the South African team now and witness it with your own eyes. 

A very poor start by South Africa to this semi final and they 8-2 in 7 overs. This is one of the worst starts any team can think of in a match as big as semi finals. First, their unfit captain Temba Bavuma got out at Zero. Since the South African team went on the back foot and tried to defend every ball (no aggressive batting), that caused extra pressure on their inform batsman Quinton de Kock and he also lost his wicket.

Australia is looking in full control of the match and they are not giving any runs to the South African team.

[speeder]

The second semi-final match of the ICC Cricket World Cup has just started. South Africa won the toss and batted first against Australia in the fight to reach the final. The batting start of the South African cricket team is disappointing. At the beginning of the game, the South African team lost 2 wickets. South Africa batsmen are under some pressure against Australia bowlers. It is impossible to say how much South African cricket team batsmen will be able to overcome the pressure of Australian cricket team bowlers in today's match. The game has just started yet there is a whole game to go. However, after a few more overs of the first innings game, it will be understood how strong the batsmen of the South African team will be in the fight to reach the final.

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South Africa Vs Australia

In the second semi-final match, South Africa won the toss and lost 4 wickets in the beginning. South Africa's batting performance suggests that they will be bowled out for 200 runs today. South Africa now need to form a strong pair to survive 50 overs. Otherwise, South Africa will not last the full 50 overs today. But we will wait to see the entire innings of the match from start to finish to see how any team can perform to confirm the semi-final today and confirm the final.

[Sithara007]

South Africa  vs Australia

South African captain Bavuma won the toss and decided to bat in the second semi-final match. We knew that South Africa would decide to bat if they won the toss. Because this team can bat well in the first innings, but their performance in the second innings is not good. Also the pitch at Eden Garden in Kolkata is batting friendly. I am expecting a high score in today's match.

South Africa lost the wicket of captain Bavuma in the first over. We have never seen a better performance from Bavuma in a World Cup match. However, the South African management made Bavuma the captain. Bavuma does not have the ability to be the opener of a team like South Africa.

It is probably the end of the tournament for Temba Bavuma. From 8 matches, he has a total of 145 runs to his name, at an average of 18.12 and he scored these runs at a pathetic run rate of 73.60. BTW, Aiden Markram is gone now and Heinrich Klaasen has come to join Rassie van der Dussen at the crease. South Africa looking in pathetic state at 22/3 after 11 overs. And so far it has been just Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc. Apart from these two, not even Pat Cummins has come to bowl for the Australians. 

Edit: South Africa at 24/4, with Rassie van der Dussen getting out to Hazlewood.

Also, it looks like light rains are happening at the stadium.

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South Africa won the toss and decided to bat first at Kolkata's Eden Gardens. South Africa's batsmen are not able to make much of an advantage in batting as it is batting friendly in Kolkata's Eden Gardens. South Africa is under a lot of pressure after losing 4 wickets in the beginning. Meanwhile, Australia Mitchell Starc took the wicket of South Africa captain Temba Bavuma in the first over. Mitchell Starc did not play well for Australia in the 2023 World Cup. However, in the fight to reach the final, this Australian player caught him right in today's match, the wicket of the South African captain was dismissed by Mitchell Starc. South Africa's current score is 41 for 4 after 14 overs. Their game looks like they might be all out within 250 runs. If South Africa can be bowled out for 250, Australia's final is guaranteed. Finally, let's see how many runs the Australian bowlers can restrict South Africa to.

[rojan]

In today's 2nd Semi-Final match of South Africa vs Australia team, South Africa team came to bat. South Africa team scored 44 runs in 14 overs. Now South Africa team is under pressure after losing 4 wickets. Australia team started good performance in bowling line.  But the match is closed due to rain. It is expected that the match will start soon after the rain ends. It is still not clear which team will play well in today's match. Maybe some overs may be shortened due to rain. South Africa team batsman Quinton de Kock 3 off 14 balls.  Run out. Temba Bavuma got out for 0 runs in 4 balls. Rassie van der Dussen got out for 6 runs in 31 balls. South Africa team batsmen did not bat well.

[MusaPk]

South Africa are called chokers for a reason. After fighting hard in group stages they are once again at the verge of elimination. Starc and Hazlewood just destroyed the top order batting lineup of South Africa, 44/4 in 14 overs. I don't understand whats the benefit of playing so well at group stages if you have to do this in Semis? South Africa only hope is rain which has stopped the play right now. There must a reserve day for this semi final also but I don't know play on reserve day will resume from scratch or from where its interrupted.

[Sithara007]

South Africa are called chokers for a reason. After fighting hard in group stages they are once again at the verge of elimination. Starc and Hazlewood just destroyed the top order batting lineup of South Africa, 44/4 in 14 overs. I don't understand whats the benefit of playing so well at group stages if you have to do this in Semis? South Africa only hope is rain which has stopped the play right now. There must a reserve day for this semi final also but I don't know play on reserve day will resume from scratch or from where its interrupted.

Well.. the partnership between David Miller and Heinrich Klaasen has added 57 runs till now and South Africa are at 79/4 after 25 overs. Pat Cummins has been expensive till now, but Glenn Maxwell has kept things very tight from the other end. The problem for Australia is that their two main strike bowlers have already bowled most of their overs (Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood have a combined 5 overs remaining). Adam Zampa have been ineffective today, so they need to stick with the combination of Maxwell-Cummins for some time.

[noormcs5]

In the second semi-final match, South Africa won the toss and lost 4 wickets in the beginning. South Africa's batting performance suggests that they will be bowled out for 200 runs today. South Africa now need to form a strong pair to survive 50 overs. Otherwise, South Africa will not last the full 50 overs today. But we will wait to see the entire innings of the match from start to finish to see how any team can perform to confirm the semi-final today and confirm the final.

The match was stopped due to rain, and the match before rain was good for Australia as they took wickets. The match is played in Eden Gardens and today weather of Eden Gardens is not good according to today's weather prediction. The weather prediction tells us that today's weather is not good in Eden Gardens and rain will never stop for two hours so maybe over will be less.

This is a trouble semi-final. South African players want that match will never to start again and the rain will never stop because they are losing the game. The south African team can rest, and I hope that the match will start again.

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South Africa Vs Australia

In the second semi-final match, South Africa won the toss and lost 4 wickets in the beginning. South Africa's batting performance suggests that they will be bowled out for 200 runs today. South Africa now need to form a strong pair to survive 50 overs. Otherwise, South Africa will not last the full 50 overs today. But we will wait to see the entire innings of the match from start to finish to see how any team can perform to confirm the semi-final today and confirm the final.

The match was stopped due to rain, and the match before rain was good for Australia as they took wickets. The match is played in Eden Gardens and today weather of Eden Gardens is not good according to today's weather prediction. The weather prediction tells us that today's weather is not good in Eden Gardens and rain will never stop for two hours so maybe over will be less.

This is a trouble semi-final. South African players want that match will never to start again and the rain will never stop because they are losing the game. The south African team can rest, and I hope that the match will start again.

The game was stopped due to rain but the game resumed when the rain stopped. Right now South Africa have collected 100 runs in 28 overs with the loss of 4 wickets. However, due to rain, the game did not become a DLS mode. Although the weather is very bad it is still playable due to which the game started very quickly. They will probably be praying for rain as South Africa have done badly in today's match. But I hope the weather is good and the game goes to 50 overs.