The first 2019 Cricket World Cup semi-final will take place between India and New Zealand at Old Trafford in Manchester. We take a look at Tuesday’s (9/7/2019) Cricket World Cup Semi Final 2019 match is between India and New Zealand.
When: Tuesday, 9th July at 7:30PM (AEST)
Where: Old Trafford, Manchester
Bet: Bet On This Match HERE
Preview:
India have been typically consistent and finished the group stage in first position; recording seven wins and one loss, with an additional game abandoned. There have been a few weaknesses in the armour, but a bad performed from the sub-continent nation has generally still been good enough to get the chocolates. They will, however, need to be at their best to beat New Zealand.
I actually think that this is the best-case scenario for New Zealand, in terms of semi-final opponents. Australia clearly still has the wood over them, while England playing in front of their home crowd also might have been a bridge too far. Their squad has shared the load more than any other nation at the Cricket World Cup, in that no single player has starred, but nearly every player has been good and consistent. If they are any chance of progressing further, the senior players will need to hit the potential that we know they have. That is reflected in the tips below.
Odds:
Tip: New Zealand at $3.60
Value Tip: Top Run Scorer: Rohit Sharma at $4.33
Teams:
India: Virat Kohli (capt), **Mayank Agarwal, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, MS Dhoni (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Kedar Jadhav, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Hardik Pandya, *Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, Mohammed Shami, Rohit Sharma, Kuldeep Yadav.
New Zealand: Kane Williamson (capt), Tom Blundell (wk), Trent Boult, Colin de Grandhomme, Lockie Ferguson, Martin Guptill, Matt Henry, Tom Latham (wk), Colin Munro, Jimmy Neesham, Henry Nicholls, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor.
*Odds correct at time of posting. Subject to change
