Mohammed Shami starred with a seven-wicket haul as India thumped New Zealand by 70 runs to reach the final of Cricket World Cup.
India are through to the final after 12 years. They win by 70 run. Shami becomes the first Indian bowler to take seven wickets in a World Cup match. Complete dominance from the hosts. Perfect 10 for Team India.
Gold Rate
Friday 07March 2025
It is the same old story for New Zealand – ‘so close, yet so far’ and this might be the final time that this golden generation of cricketers from ‘the land of the long white cloud’ have a real shot of winning their maiden World Cup. They were brilliant in the first half of the tournament but then came the dip and they were defeated by the likes of India, Australia, and South Africa – all three teams who are in the semifinals. It was certainly the toughest of asks for the batters though to chase down 398 runs in a semifinal of a World Cup against the unblemished hosts but they gave it a fair crack. After losing both their openers fairly early, the duo of Daryl Mitchell and skipper Kane Williamson stepped up for their team and put on 181 runs for the third wicket. Williamson did get one reprieve with a dropped catch on 52 but couldn’t make the most of it and fell for 69. A hobbling Mitchell, with a century to his name was left to fight a lone battle for a while but Glenn Phillips rekindled the Kiwi’s hopes when he took apart Siraj for 20 runs. He too fell soon after and after that Mitchell simply couldn’t hang around till the end. Eventually, they were bundled out for 327 runs, falling 70 runs short of the opposition’s score.
