India’s ODI World Cup Semi-Final Record Ahead of 2023 Meeting With New Zealand

Team India will be playing in yet another ODI World Cup semi-final when they face New Zealand in the last four match of the ICC World Cup 2023 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday (November 15).

With 9 wins of 9 matches, Rohit Sharma's side have gone the entire league phase unbeaten to break their previous record of 8 wins in single ODI World Cup. They became the first team to book the semi-final berth in this edition with two games left in the league stage.

The Men in Blue opened their campaign with a comprehensive win over the record champions Australia, and haven't taken their foot of the gas since then, beating all the other eight sides to reach the last four. So, what is their route to the semi-final in 2023?

India's Route To World Cup 2023 Semi-Final

Match No.	Opponent	Venue	Result
1	Australia	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai	India won by 6 wickets
2	Afghanistan	Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi	India won by 8 wickets
3	Pakistan	Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad	India won by 7 wickets
4	Bangladesh	MCA Stadium, Pune	India won by 7 wickets
5	New Zealand	HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala	India won by 4 wickets
6	England	BRSABV Ekana Stadium, Lucknow	India won by 100 runs
7	Sri Lanka	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai	India won by 302 runs
8	South Africa	Eden Gardens, Kolkata	India won by 243 runs
9	Netherlands	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru	India won by 160 runs

India, who are one of the founding members of the Cricket World Cup, have reached the semi-final stage of the show-piece tournament 8 times in 13 attempts. They have in fact reached the last four in four successive editions since 2011.

The 1983 and 2011 champions have only missed out on qualifying for the semi-final in five editions. While they made a group stage exit in 1975, 1979, 1992 and 2007, Team India reached as far as the super six stage in 1999.

In the seven previous ODI World Cup semi-finals, India has a record of 3-4 with two of their three final appearances ending in title triumphs. With 3 wins in semi-finals, India holds the third best joint record along with Sri Lanka and West Indies. Here is a look at India's ODI World Cup semi-final record:

ODI World Cup Semi-Final Record Of India

Edition	Opponent	Venue	Result
1983	England	Old Trafford, Manchester	India won by 6 wickets
1987	England	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai	India lost by 35 runs
1996	Sri Lanka	Eden Gardens, Kolkata	India lost by default (Crowd Riots)
2003	Kenya	Kingsmead, Durban	India won by 91 runs
2011	Pakistan	PCA Stadium, Mohali	India won by 29 runs
2015	Australia	SCG, Sydney	India lost by 95 runs
2019	New Zealand	Old Trafford, Manchester	India lost by 18 runs

Having lost the last two semi-finals, Rohit and co will look to set that right and go one step closer to lifting India's third ODI World Cup title, the first since 2011, when they face the winner of South Africa vs Australia at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday (November 19).