NE SPORTS BUREAU
MUMBAI, NOV 15
Mohammed Shami picked seven New Zealand wickets to help India register a 70-run victory at the Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday. Chasing the home side’s 397/4, Kane Williamson’s gritty New Zealand fought valiantly to the end.
𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗿! 🏆#TeamIndia 🇮🇳 march into the FINAL of #CWC23 🥳#MenInBlue | #INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/OV1Omv4JjI
— BCCI (@BCCI) November 15, 2023
Daryl Mitchell made 134 from 119 balls while skipper Kane Williamson scored 69 from 73 after the Kiwi openers failed to fire. Glenn Phillips also kept last edition’s runners-up going with a 33-ball 41 but failed to get their team past the line.
A milestone-filled evening for Mohd. Shami 👏👏
Drop a ❤️ for #TeamIndia's leading wicket-taker in #CWC23 💪#MenInBlue | #INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/JkIigjhgVA
— BCCI (@BCCI) November 15, 2023
- Virat Kohli scores the 50th ODI ton of his career to become the first batter ever to achieve the feat
- Shami grabs 7 wickets after Kohli’s historic ton
Mohammed Shami, who picked up a wicket with his first delivery of the game is now the leading wicket-taker of the tournament – despite having played the least number of games among all bowlers in the top ten!
Today’s Semi Final has been even more special thanks to stellar individual performances too.
The bowling by @MdShami11 in this game and also through the World Cup will be cherished by cricket lovers for generations to come.
Well played Shami!
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 15, 2023
The pacer got rid of dangerous openers Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra early in the innings. But New Zealand found some wind on their sail through a 181-run stand between captain Kane Williamson (69) and centurion Daryl Mitchell.
India needed a wicket to break the momentum and Shami, in fact, gave two. He ousted Williamson and Tom Latham in successive balls in the 33rd over to hamper the Black Caps. In the process, he also completed 50 wickets in the World Cup.
Earlier, Virat Kohli scored the 50th ODI ton of his career to become the first batter ever to achieve the feat before Shreyas Iyer made it past the three-digit mark to power India to the huge total.
