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.
Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bat in the #INDvNZ semi-final at the Wankhede
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Both 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
