DHARAMSHALA: India has won the toss and opted to bowl against New Zealand in the ODI World Cup. Notably, India and New Zealand are the only undefeated teams in the tournament till now. The winning team will almost certainly make the semi-finals. Both teams won the first four games. Rohit Sharma and his team are facing New Zealand after beating Bangladesh by seven wickets in Pune.
Middle-order batsman Suryakumar Yadav and pacer Mohammad Shami have been included in India's playing eleven. Both have made it to the XI as replacements for injured all-rounder Hardik Pandya and out-of-form Shardul Thakur. Both teams won all four matches by dominating their opponents and have no worries in both bowling and batting departments. After being put to bat first New Zealand are in a spot of bother as they lost both the openers before the first ten overs. Mohammed Siraj drew first blood by dismissing Devon Conway for a duck. Mohammed Shami, who is playing his first match of the World Cup dismissed Will Young with his first ball. Score: NZ - 26/2 after 9 overs.