India and New Zealand are at the moment unbeaten within the ICC ODI World Cup 2023. This Sunday, they are going to face one another in a high-stakes match on the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala. While the cricketing world eagerly awaits this showdown, there’s one variable that would doubtlessly disrupt the proceedings: the climate.
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Unbeaten Titans Clash
India has been a dominant drive within the match, profitable all 4 of their earlier matches. In their most up-to-date victory towards Bangladesh, they triumphed by 7 wickets with 51 balls to spare, all because of a superb century by Virat Kohli. New Zealand, too, is driving excessive, with an unblemished document within the match.
Much like India, the Blackcaps have made it 4 in 4 and shall be aiming to proceed their superb run over India in ICC occasions. Remarkably, New Zealand hasn’t misplaced to India in an ICC occasion since 2003. With such a formidable monitor document, the conflict guarantees fireworks on the sector.
Weather Report: Rain Threat Looms
The climate forecast for the day of the match raises issues. According to Accuweather and different sources, the sky over Dharamsala is predicted to be cloudy with a excessive likelihood of precipitation. The temperature is predicted to hover round 18°C, with winds flowing in direction of the south and southwest at 9 km/hr. There are additionally experiences of anticipated thunderstorms in sure components of Dharamsala throughout the afternoon of the match. Weather.com has additionally offered an identical replace with rain anticipated on the toss time of 1:30 PM IST.
In case of a washout on account of rain, each groups will obtain one level every as per the ICC circumstances for the World Cup 2023. So far, each India and New Zealand’s matches have remained unaffected by rain, however the climate in Dharamsala stays a priority.
Full Squads
India Squad: Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Shami
New Zealand Squad: Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham(w/c), Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, James Neesham