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Team India’s fast bowler Mohammad Shami is making a splash in the World Cup-2023. He took 7 wickets in the semi-final match against New Zealand on Wednesday. On the strength of their bowling, Team India defeated the Kiwi team by 70 runs. Team India will now play the final match in Ahmedabad on November 19.
Shami, who bowled brilliantly at Wankhede, said after the match that he had been waiting for his chance and was happy that he made the most of it. This is the first time an Indian bowler has taken seven wickets in an ODI match. Shami was chosen as the man of the match for this excellent performance.
Read what Mohammed Shami had to say
Shami did not get a chance in India’s opening matches, but after that, when he was included in the playing eleven, he bowled brilliantly. He has taken 23 wickets so far in this tournament. Shami said after the match, I was waiting for my chance. I had not played much limited overs cricket. I made my comeback only against New Zealand in Dharamsala. We talk a lot about variations but I believe pitching the ball forward and taking wickets with the new ball is important.
“It’s a great feeling,” Shami said of India finally crossing the semi-final hurdle. In the last two World Cups, we lost in the semi-finals. One never knows when you will get an opportunity like this again, so we wanted to leave no stone unturned this time. We did not want to miss this opportunity.
Team India won the toss and batted first and scored 397 runs for four wickets. In this way, he created the record of making the highest score in the knockout round of the World Cup. In reply, the New Zealand team got out after scoring 327 runs in 48.5 overs. For Team India, Virat Kohli scored 117 runs and Shreyas Iyer played an innings of 105 runs. Kohli also scored the 50th century of his ODI career. He has surpassed the legendary Sachin Tendulkar’s 49 centuries.
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