Mumbai (Web Desk/Agencies): India on Wednesday won the toss and decided to bat against New Zealand in the first World Cup semi-final being played at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
b6e14af8a736bd004005a8395b542f42Both unbeaten tournament hosts India and New Zealand were unchanged.
India won all nine of their pool matches but were pushed hard by New Zealand during a four-wicket success in Dharamsala last month.
On the other hand, New Zealand, lost four matches before qualifying for the knockout stages.
India are bidding for a third one-day international World Cup title to add to their 1983 triumph in England and 2011 victory over Sri Lanka in a Wankhede final.
New Zealand, the finalists at the last two World Cups, have yet to lift the trophy.
Meanwhile, Australia and South Africa will meet in the second semi-final at Kolkata's Eden Gardens, with the final to be held on Sunday in Ahmedabad.
Teams
India: Rohit Sharma (capt), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wkt), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj
New Zealand: Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson (capt), Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (wkt), Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult
