In the 2023 World Cup match between India and New Zealand, under the leadership of Rohit Sharma, the Indian team achieved its 5th consecutive victory. They won against New Zealand by 4 wickets on Sunday, October 22. Mohammed Shami and Virat Kohli were the stars of the match, setting many records. Let’s look at some of them:
- New Zealand couldn’t take any wickets in the powerplay for the first time in World Cup history, thanks to Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill’s partnership of 71 runs.
- The Indian team chased a target of 274 runs, making it the highest successful chase at Dharamshala Stadium. The previous record was 227 runs, set in 2013 by England.
- Mohammed Shami became the Indian with the most 5-wicket hauls in World Cup matches.
- Shubhman Gill became the second-fastest to reach 2,000 ODI runs.
- Tom Latham’s 145* is the highest score by a Kiwi batsman against India in ODIs.
- Darrell Mitchell is the second Kiwi batsman to score a century against India in the World Cup.
- Mohammed Shami’s World Cup bowling record stands at 36 wickets at an average of 15.02.
- Zaheer Khan and Javgal Srinath share the record for most wickets by Indian bowlers in the World Cup.
- Mitchell Starc and Mohammed Shami share the record for taking 4 wickets the most number of times in World Cup matches.
- Sachin Tendulkar leads in the number of 50+ scores in World Cup matches.
- Virat Kohli surpassed Sanath Jayasuriya in the list of most ODI runs.
First game of the tournament for him and Mohd. Shami receives the Player of the Match award for his outstanding five-wicket haul in Dharamsala 🏆👏
— BCCI (@BCCI) October 22, 2023
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These are the highlights of the exciting match between India and New Zealand in the World Cup 2023.
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