Dominance vs choking, strategy vs panic, dynamism vs expectations and all possible adjectives will run in the air when India and New Zealand clash at the Wankhede Stadium for the 2023 ODI World Cup semi-final on November 15.

The teams will enter their 10th CWC matchup on the back of opposite finishes on the points table - with India topping the charts (nine wins in nine games) and the Black Caps finishing fourth (five wins in nine matches).

So, who has the momentum? INDIA. The positive advantage of the head-to-head record in ODIs (59 wins in 117 matches) and the H2H in World Cup meetings on home soil (three victories in three contests - twice in 1987 and once in 2023) ensures that the Men in Blue are poised to make it 10 wins in 10 games at CWC23.

However, here comes the disclaimer. New Zealand has a slender lead in the H2H of World Cup meetings with India (5-4, overall) and the psychological advantage of being finalists in the last two CWC editions (runners-up in 2015 and 2019).

What: India vs New Zealand, ICC Cricket World Cup 2023

When: Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Where: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

What to expect: India dispelling the ghosts of the 2019 CWC semis at the spiritual abode in Wankhede Stadium, the Men in Blue sealing a record 25th ODI victory in a calendar year (2023), Hitman adding another record to his cabinet (Most runs as a skipper & opener in an ODI World Cup) and Aamchi Mumbai drowning the Black Caps in the ocean of BLUE.

What you need to do: It's Mumbai! So Paltan, make sure the Wankhede Stadium is flooded from the very moment the gates open, ensure you have your energy batteries charged for eight hours of riveting action and have your chants & prayers in place to raise the BELIEVE in Rohit and the boys to defeat the Black Caps.

India vs New Zealand: Numbers Talk

Squads

India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (vice-captain and wicket-keeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishan Kishan (wicket-keeper), Suryakumar Yadav, Prasidh Krishna (replacement for Hardik Pandya)

New Zealand: Kane Williamson (captain), Trent Boult, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Kyle Jamieson, Tom Latham (wicket-keeper), Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Will Young