New Zealand captain Kane Williamson on Tuesday admitted that he was comfortable with the labeling of the underdogs for the semi-final match of the World Cup against India here, adding that the hosts did very well despite the unavailability of Hardik Pandya creating an imbalance.
Consider India as the opposite option New Zealand for the first semi-final to be played on Wednesday in a replay of the four finals four years ago in the 2019 edition.
New Zealand were the last to book their semi-final slot with India the first team in the last four, followed by South Africa and Australia.
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India have gone unbeaten in the World Cup so far, winning all nine of their matches in the series, becoming the only team to do so.
“The worst thing is from what you write, I don’t think it has changed too much, but you know, and India were exceptional,” Williamson told the media on the eve of the Cup semi-final World at the Wankhede Stadium.
The New Zealand captain, however, said the semi-finals would put each side on an equal footing and the Kiwis would have as much chance as their opponents.
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“(India) is one of the, if not the best team going around and playing cricket that suits that, but we also know on our day when we play our best cricket, it definitely gives the best chance for us, and anything can happen. ,” he said.
Williamson praised India for creating the balance despite losing the only all-rounder Pandya midway through the series stage.
“Every team has a slightly different balance that they rely on and naturally with the injury to Hardik it meant that their balance changed a little bit, but the result certainly didn’t change what they were doing,” Williamson said. .
“They (India) adjusted nicely, and you know our team, or they have in the past anyway, tend to play with a little bit of a different balance.
“When you go into tournaments as well, it’s nice that people know their roles, whether that’s with the ball or the bat, and it all goes pretty quickly so it’s you want to make sure you move on. those performances as a team,” he said.
“(India) has done it better than anyone so far in this tournament. As a side, I think we have also done some good things,” he said.
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