Mumbai:
is ongoing World Cup 2023There may be a gap of two days, but despite it being Diwali, the enthusiasm of crores of fans is at its peak. And the eyes of the whole world, including millions of Indians, are on the first semi-final to be played between India and New Zealand on Wednesday. Meanwhile, statements have also started coming. Kiwi opener Devon Conway has said his team is confident of the experience of its senior players to face the ‘threat’ of an in-form Indian team on Wednesday. New Zealand are fourth in the points table after 45 matches of the league round. He has a good record in the knockouts of ICC tournaments against India. The New Zealand team defeated India in the semi-finals of the 2019 World Cup and the final of the 2021 World Test Championship.
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Conway said in a video released by New Zealand Cricket, ‘We all know how dangerous the Indian team is. It is in rhythm and very strong. He said, ‘But we are ready for this challenge. It will be exciting to play against the hosts in the semi-finals. We know it is dangerous but we are also prepared.
“This is another special opportunity for us,” Conway said. We have many experienced players, who have faced such situations before. We trust their experience. Our target is to play the final of the World Cup and we are one win away from that. We will continue to play good cricket. New Zealand’s Rachin Ravindra is among the top three batsmen who scored the most runs in this World Cup. So far he has scored 565 runs including three centuries and two half-centuries. Conway said, ‘It’s been a great World Cup for Racine. We all know how good a player he is. This kind of performance in the World Cup is great.