New Zealand becomes one of the best giant killers of all time as they beat mighty India in the first semifinal and reached in final at ICC World Cup 2019. This is one of the best ODI in the semifinal and undoubtedly the best ever played between two days. Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester has really seen a historic match where the underdog can polish its teeth and have the ability to give a death-bite to the giant.

Fearless Kiwis beat mighty India and earn the final spot

Let’s take a look at the summary of the match.

New Zealand Innings (239-8-50)
BATSMAN OUT / NOT OUT
R
B
4s
6s
 SR
Martin Guptill c Kohli b Bumrah 1 14  0  0 7.14
Henry Nicholls b Ravindra Jadeja 28 51  2  0 54.90
Kane Williamson (c) c Ravindra Jadeja b Chahal 67 95  6  0 70.53
Ross Taylor run out (Ravindra Jadeja) 74 90  3  1 82.22
James Neesham c Karthik b Hardik Pandya 12 18  1  0 66.67
Colin de Grandhomme c Dhoni b Bhuvneshwar 16 10  2  0 160.00
Tom Latham (wk) c Ravindra Jadeja b Bhuvneshwar 10 11  0  0 90.91
Mitchell Santner not out 9 6  1  0 150.00
Trent Boult not out 3 3  0  0 100.00

Extras: 18(b 0, lb 5, w 13, nb 0, p 0)
Total: 239(5 wkts, 46.1 Ov)
Did not Bat:  Lockie Ferguson
Fall of Wickets: 1-1 (Martin Guptill, 3.3), 69-2 (Henry Nicholls, 18.2), 134-3 (Kane Williamson, 35.2), 162-4 (James Neesham, 40.6), 200-5 (Colin de Grandhomme, 44.4), 225-6 (Ross Taylor, 48), 225-7 (Tom Latham, 48.1), 232-8 (Matt Henry, 48.6)

BOWLER O M R W NB WD ECO
Bhuvneshwar Kumar 10  1 43  3   0   0 4.30
Jasprit Bumrah 10  1 39  1   0   0 3.90
Hardik Pandya 10  0 55  1   0   5 5.50
Ravindra Jadeja 10  0 34  1   0   0 3.40
Yuzvendra Chahal 10  0 63  1   0   8 6.30
POWERPLAY Overs Runs
Mandatory 0.1-10 27

New Zealand Squad: Martin Guptill, Henry Nicholls, Kane Williamson (c), Ross Taylor, Tom Latham (wk), James Neesham, Colin de Grandhomme, Mitchell Santner, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Trent Boult, Tom Blundell, Colin Munro, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee

Playing XI: Martin Guptill, Henry Nicholls, Kane Williamson (c), Ross Taylor, Tom Latham (wk), James Neesham, Colin de Grandhomme, Mitchell Santner, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Trent Boult

Bench: Tom Blundell, Colin Munro, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee

India Innings (221-10-49.3)
BATSMAN OUT / NOT OUT
R
B
4s
6s
 SR
Lokesh Rahul c Latham b Matt Henry  1  7  0  0 14.29
Rohit Sharma c Latham b Matt Henry  1  4  0  0 25.00
Virat Kohli (c) lbw b Boult  1  6  0  0 16.67
Rishabh Pant c de Grandhomme b Santner 32 56  4  0 57.14
Dinesh Karthik c Neesham b Matt Henry  6 25  1  0 24.00
Hardik Pandya c Williamson b Santner 32 62  2  0 51.61
MS Dhoni (wk) run out (Guptill)  50 72  1  1 69.44
Ravindra Jadeja c Williamson b Boult 77 59  4  4 130.51
Bhuvneshwar Kumar b Lockie Ferguson  0  1  0  0 0.00
Yuzvendra Chahal c Latham b Neesham  5  5  1  0 100.00
Jasprit Bumrah not out  0  0  0  0 0.00

Extras: 16(b 0, lb 3, w 13, nb 0, p 0)

Total: 221(10 wkts, 49.3 Ov)

Fall of Wickets: 4-1 (Rohit Sharma, 1.3), 5-2 (Virat Kohli, 2.4), 5-3 (Lokesh Rahul, 3.1), 24-4 (Dinesh Karthik, 9.6), 71-5 (Rishabh Pant, 22.5), 92-6 (Hardik Pandya, 30.3), 208-7 (Ravindra Jadeja, 47.5), 216-8 (MS Dhoni, 48.3), 217-9 (Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 48.6), 221-10 (Yuzvendra Chahal, 49.3)

BOWLER O M R W NB WD ECO
Trent Boult 10  2 42  2   0   3 4.20
Matt Henry 10  1 37  3   0   3 3.70
Lockie Ferguson 10  0 43  1   0   2 4.30
Colin de Grandhomme  2  0 13  0   0   1 6.50
James Neesham 7.3  0 49  1   0   3 6.53
Mitchell Santner 10  2 34  2   0   1 3.40
POWERPLAY Overs Runs
Mandatory 0.1-10 24

India Squad: Lokesh Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli (c), Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, MS Dhoni (wk), Dinesh Karthik, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kedar Jadhav, Mayank Agarwal, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav

Playing XI: Lokesh Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli (c), Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, MS Dhoni (wk), Dinesh Karthik, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal,

Bench: Kedar Jadhav, Mayank Agarwal, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav

New Zealand reached two consecutive final. They got beaten in three games at a stretch before the semi-final and reached semi-final by a better run-rate ratio. They also started slowly on the first day and many people criticized them for their approach. Now, they put every criticism in the grave and reached the final destination. They are now fearless and they are counting whom they will face in the final at Lord’s, London.