India vs New Zealand, World Cup 2019 semi-final: As it happened

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Kane Williamson-led New Zealand defeated India by 18 runs in the first semi-final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 at Old Trafford, Manchester on Wednesday. 

Here are the highlights from the match:

# New Zealand have reached the final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 for the second consecutive time, having reached the final in the 2015 World Cup previously as well! 

# New Zealand defeat India by 18 runs! 

# Wicket! Yuzvendra Chahal departs for 5 runs off 5 deliveries following a delivery with extra bounce, which the batsman attempted a hoick across the line off, resulting in an edge to wicketkeeper Tom Latham. India 221/ 10 (49.3 overs)

# Jimmy Neesham to bowl the final over of the innings! 

# India 217/9 (49 overs) with eight runs and a wicket off the over as MS Dhoni is dismissed following a six off the first delivery to deep backward point. 

# Jasprit Bumrah is the final batsman in! 

# Wicket! Bhuvneshwar Kumar departs for a duck following a slower delivery, which he misses with the ball going on to hit the stumps, India 217/9 (48.6 overs) 

# Yuzvendra Chahal is the batsman in! 

# Wicket! MS Dhoni departs for 50 runs off 72 deliveries as the batsmen is adjudged run-out following a direct hit at the keeper's end by Martin Guptill. India 216/8 (48.3 overs)

# Lockie Ferguson to bowl the 49th over of the innings! 

# Six runs from the over as Jadeja and Dhoni complete a double hitting the ball to deep mid-wicket with three singles, before the former is dismissed. Dhoni further completed a single off the final delivery, hitting the ball to square leg. India 209/7 (48 overs)

# Bhuvneshwar Kumar is the next batsman in! 

# Wicket! Ravindra Jadeja departs for 77 following a slower delivery which he fails to time effectively, resulting in a catch to Kane Williamson at mid-off. India 208/7 (47.5 overs)

# Trent Boult to bowl his final over of the innings! 

# India 203/6 (47 overs) with five runs from the over following five singles, as Dhoni and Jadeja hit the ball to mid-wicket, short third man and cover. 

# Matt Henry is back in the attack! 

# India 198/6 (46 overs) with 10 runs from the over as Ravindra Jadeja scores his fourth boundary of the innings, following an edge off a short length delivery. 

# Trent Boult is back in the attack! 

# India 188/6 (45 overs) with 10 runs from the over as Ravindra Jadeja scores his fourth six of the innings, hitting the ball straight down the ground over the fence. 

# Lockie Ferguson to bowl his ninth over of the innings! 

# India 178/6 (44 overs) with seven runs from the over as the two batsmen complete two doubles and two singles with a run off a wide delivery. 

# Jimmy Neesham to bowl his seventh over! 

# India 171/6 (43 overs) with three runs from the over as the two batsmen complete three singles hitting the ball to extra cover, wide of backward point and third man. 

# Lockie Ferguson to bowl his eighth over of the innings!  

# India 168/6 (42 overs) with nine runs from the over as Ravindra Jadeja scores his third boundary of the innings, hitting the ball through mid-wicket. He further completes his half-century following a double through mid-wicket. 

# Jimmy Neesham to bowl his sixth over of the innings! 

# New Zealand 159/6 (41 overs) with nine runs from the over as Ravindra Jadeja scores his third six of the innings, hitting the ball over deep mid-wicket. The two batsmen further completed a double and a single, hitting the ball through square leg and behind square leg. 

# Mitchell Santner to bowl his final over of the innings! 

# India 150/6 (40 overs) with nine runs from the over as Ravindra Jadeja scores his second boundary of the innings, hitting the ball very fine to the fence down the leg-side. 

# Lockie Ferguson to bowl his seventh over of the innings! 

# India 141/6 (39 overs) with 10 runs from the over as Ravindra Jadeja hits his second six of the innings, hitting the ball straight down the ground over long-on. The two batsmen further complete a single off the final delivery as Jadeja hit the ball to long-on. 

# Mitchell Santner to bowl his ninth over of the innings! 

# India 131/6 (38 overs) with five runs from the over as Ravindra Jadeja scores his first boundary of the innings, hitting the length ball through mid-wicket. The two batsmen further completed a single off the final delivery hitting the ball to deep point.  

# Matt Henry to bowl his ninth over of the innings! 

# India 126/6 (37 overs) with three runs from the over as Dhoni and Jadeja complete three singles, hitting the ball to deep square leg and square leg. 

# Mitchell Santner to bowl his eighth over of the innings! 

# India 123/6 (36 overs) with four runs from the over as the two batsmen complete three singles, deep square leg, deep point and deep mid-wicket with an extra run off a wide delivery. 

# Matt Henry to bowl his eighth over of the innings! 

# India 119/6 (35 overs) with five runs from the over as the two batsmen complete three singles and a double, hitting the ball to deep square leg, sweeper cover and towards deep mid-wicket. 

# Mitchell Santner to bowl his seventh over! 

# India 114/6 (34 overs) with eight runs from the over as MS Dhoni scores his first boundary of the innings, hitting the past straight down the bowler towards the fence. 

# Trent Boult to continue with the ball! 

# India 106/6 (33 overs) with nine runs from the over as Ravindra Jadeja scores his first six of the innings, straight down the ground. Jadeja further completed a single hitting the ball to deep third man followed by a double off the final delivery as Dhoni hit the ball towards the leg-side. 

# Jimmy Neesham is back in the attack, set to bowl his fifth over of the innings! 

# India 97/6 (32 overs) with three runs from the over as Dhoni and Jadeja complete two singles, hitting the ball to backward square leg and sweeper cover, followed by an extra run off a wide delivery. 

# Trent Boult to bowl his seventh over of the innings! 

# Two runs from the over as India reach 94/6 (31 overs) with Dhoni completing a single off the final delivery, hitting the ball to long-on. 

# Ravindra Jadeja is the next batsman in! 

# India 92/6 (30.3 overs) as Hardik Pandya is dismissed following a flighted delivery, which resulted in a wild slog-sweep with Williamson completing the catch off a thick top-edge. 

# Mitchell Santner to bowl his sixth over of the innings! 

# India 92/5 (30 overs) with seven runs from the over as Pandya and Dhoni complete three runs off a single delivery, with a double and two singles as well. 

# Jimmy Neesham to bowl his fourth over of the innings! 

# India 85/5 (29 overs) with two runs from the over as the two batsmen complete a double, after Dhoni cut the ball through the gap at backward point resulting in a scoring opportunity.

# Mitchell Santner to bowl his fifth over! 

# India 83/5 (28 overs) with just a single off the over as MS Dhoni hits the short ball down the ground, with Jimmy Neesham diving across at leg-gully. 

# Lockie Ferguson to bowl his sixth over of the innings! 

# India 82/5 (27 overs) with two runs from the over as Dhoni and Pandya complete two singles hitting the ball to square leg off the second and final delivery. 

# Mitchell Santner to bowl his fourth over of the innings! 

# India 80/5 (26 overs) with three runs from the over as the two batsmen complete a double, hitting the ball to the wide of mid-on, which is followed by a single in front of deep square leg. 

# Lockie Ferguson to bowl his fifth over! 

# India 77/5 (25 overs) with two runs from the over as Dhoni and Pandya complete two singles, following a leg-bye with the second single in front of backward square. 

# Mitchell Santner to bowl his third over of the innings! 

# India 75/5 (24 overs) with four runs from the over as Hardik Pandya and MS Dhoni complete two singles and a double, hitting the ball to point, square leg and mid-wicket. 

# Jimmy Neesham to continue with the ball! 

# Santner bowls two consecutive maidens as Pant departs for 32, India 71/5 (23 overs)

# MS Dhoni is the next batsman in! 

# Wicket! Rishabh Pant departs for 32 runs off 55 deliveries following a slog-sweep on the back knee, resulting in a catch to Colin de Grandhomme at mid-wicket. India 71/5 (22.5 overs)

# Mitchell Santner to bowl his second over of the innings! 

# India 71/4 (22 overs) with just a single off the third delivery of the over, as Rishabh Pant hits the short of length bowled around the waist towards the square leg region. 

# Jimmy Neesham to bowl his second over of the innings! 

# India 70/4 (21 overs) as Santner starts his bowling spell with a maiden over, generating turn and flighting the deliveries as well. 

# Mitchell Santner into the attack! 

# India 70/4 (20 overs) with eight runs from the over as Rishabh Pant scores his fourth boundary of the innings following a short and a wide delivery, resulting in a thick outside edge. 

# All-rounder Jimmy Neesham into the attack! 

# India 62/4 (19 overs) with two runs from the over as Pant and Pandya complete a double, following a pull shot by the former behind square off the waist. 

# Lockie Ferguson to bowl his fourth over of the innings! 

# India 60/4 (18 overs) with three doubles and two singles along with a run off a wide delivery. The two batsmen completed three doubles hitting the ball to the left of fine leg, into the gap between square leg and fine leg and through mid-wicket. 

# Colin de Grandhomme to bowl his second over of the innings! 

# India 51/4 (17 overs) as Team India cross the 50-run mark with three singles followed by a run off a wide delivery. Pandya hit the ball to mid-wicket for a single, followed by singles to fine leg and third man. 

# Lockie Ferguson to bowl his third over of the innings! 

# India 47/4 (16 overs) with four runs from the over as the two batsmen complete a double after Pant hit the ball to the right of fine leg, followed by two singles to sweeper cover and mid-on.  

# Colin de Grandhomme into the attack! 

# India 43/4 (15 overs) as Rishabh Pant completes a single off the second delivery of the over following a full delivery, hitting the ball wide of mid-off. 

# Lockie Ferguson to bowl his second over! 

# India 42/4 (14 overs) with five runs from the over as Hardik Pandya scores his second boundary of the innings, drilling the ball through sweeper following a slightly wide delivery. 

# Matt Henry to bowl his seventh over of the innings! 

# India 37/4 (13 overs) with two runs from the over as Rishabh Pant is dropped off the first delivery, following a half volley on his pads which he flicks to square leg, where Neesham failed to complete the catch. The two batsmen further completed a single as Hardik Pandya hit the ball wide of point for a quick single. 

# Lockie Ferguson into the attack! 

# India 35/4 (12 overs) with five runs from the over as Rishabh Pant scores his third boundary of the innings, hitting the ball into fine leg. 

# Matt Henry to continue with the ball! 

# India 30/4 (11 overs) with six runs from the over as Hardik Pandya scores his first boundary of the innings off the final delivery, hitting the ball onto fine leg.  

# Trent Boult to bowl his sixth over of the innings! 

# Five runs from the over as Dinesh Karthik departs for 6 runs off 25 deliveries following a second boundary of the innings by Rishabh Pant through extra cover. India 24/4 (10 overs)

# Hardik Pandya is the next batsman in! 

# Wicket! Dinesh Karthik departs for 6 runs off 25 deliveries as Jimmy Neesham completes a tough one-handed catch at point following a tentative push, India 24/4 (9.6 overs)

# Matt Henry to bowl his fifth over! 

# India 17/3 (9 overs) as Dinesh Karthik gets off the mark with a boundary, opening up late with the delivery just outside off to hit the delivery past the third. Karthik and Pant further complete two runs off the final delivery of the over, hitting the ball straight down the ground before being cut off by mid-on.

# Trent Boult to bowl his fifth over of the innings! 

# India 13/3 (8 overs) as Matt Henry bowls a delivery which was too short resulting in the delivery being adjudged as a wide. The two batsmen further complete two runs off the next delivery, slicing the ball to the diving backward point. 

# Matt Henry to continue with the ball! 

# Trent Boult bowls the second maiden over of this bowling spell, getting the ball to swing and move with India 10/3 (7 overs)

# Trent Boult to bowl his fourth over of the innings! 

# India 10/3 (6 overs) with four runs from the over as Rishabh Pant scores his first boundary of the innings, hitting the ball through point after going on one-knee. 

# Matt Henry to bowl his third over of the innings! 

# India 6/3 (5 overs) with just a single off the over as Rishabh Pant gets off the mark following a delivery floated full of middle, hitting the ball with the swing wide of mid-on. 

Boult to Pant, 1 run, floated full on middle, whipped away with the swing wide of mid-on

# Trent Boult to bowl his third over of the innings! 

# India 5/3 (4 overs) as Trent Boult and Matt Henry bowl two consecutive wicket maidens with Dinesh Karthik yet to get off the mark having faced four deliveries so far. 

# Dinesh Karthik is the next batsman in! 

# Wicket! KL Rahul departs for 1 run off seven deliveries after edging the ball to wicketkeeper Tom Latham following a swinging delivery. India 5/3 (3.1 overs)

# Matt Henry to bowl his second over of the innings! 

# India 5/2 (3 overs) as Trent Boult bowls a wicket maiden, marking the first such over of the innings. Rishabh Pant is yet to get off the mark having faced two deliveries so far. 

# Rishabh Pant is the next batsman in! 

# Wicket! Virat Kohli departs for 1 run off 6 deliveries after being adjudged lbw following a pitched up delivery which clipped square leg. India 5/2 (2.4 overs)

# Trent Boult to bowl his second over of the innings! 

# India 5/1 (2 overs) with three runs from the over as Rohit Sharma departs for 1 following two leg byes off the previous delivery. Virat Kohli further got off the mark, hitting the ball past the two slips. 

# Virat Kohli is the next batsman in! 

# Wicket! Rohit Sharma departs for 1 run off 4 deliveries as he edges the ball to wicketkeeper Tom Latham, following a swinging delivery which generated late movement. India 4/1 (1.3 overs)

# Matt Henry to share the new ball! 

# India 2/0 (1 over) as KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma get off the mark hitting the ball behind square and in front of mid-off. Rahul got off the mark off the first delivery which seamed back in sharply followed by Rohit getting off the mark from the second delivery.  

# Trent Boult to bowl the opening over of the New Zealand innings! 

# Indian openers Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul are set to start the chase of 240 against New Zealand! 

# India need 240 runs to win! 

# New Zealand 239/8 (50 overs) with seven runs from the over as the two batsmen two doubles, hitting the ball to mid-off and deep mid-wicket followed by three singles. 

# Jasprit Bumrah to bowl the final over of the innings! 

# Seven runs and a wicket off the over as Mitchell Santner scores his first boundary of the innings, hitting the ball through the deep extra cover fence. New Zealand 232/8 (49 overs)

# Trent Boult is the next batsman in! 

# Wicket! Henry departs for 1 run off two deliveries as he attempts to go for a big hit off a length delivery, hitting the ball to Virat Kohli at wide long-on. New Zealand 232/8 (48.6 overs)

# Matt Henry is the next batsman in! 

# Wicket! Ravindra Jadeja has played a part in the dismissal of two set batsmen, completing a terrific catch inside the rope as Latham attempts a big hit. New Zealand 225/7 (48.1 overs)

# Bhuvneshwar Kumar to bowl his final over of the innings! 

# Eight runs and a wicket off the over, as Taylor departs for 74 after the two batsmen completed two doubles and four singles off the over, New Zealand 225/6 (48 overs)

# Mitchell Santner is the next batsman in! 

# Wicket! Ross Taylor departs for 74 runs off 90 deliveries as Ravindra Jadeja who was placed at deep square leg throws the ball swiftly at the non striker's end. New Zealand 225/6 (47.6 overs)

# Jasprit Bumrah to bowl his ninth over of the innings! 

# New Zealand 217/5 (47 overs) with eight runs from the over as Taylor and Latham complete three doubles hitting the ball to mid-wicket and backward square leg, along with two singles as well. 

# Bhuvneshwar Kumar to continue his ninth over of the innings! 

# Ross Taylor and Tom Latham are the two batsmen on the crease for the Kiwis! 

# The Indian team is set to continue the clash with the New Zealand batsmen on the pitch as well! 

Team India restricted New Zealand to a score of 211/5 in 46.1 overs on Tuesday before the day's play was called off due to rain in the first semi-final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 at the Old Trafford, Manchester. Skipper Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor have been the highest run-scorers for the Kiwis so far scoring 67 runs in 95 and 85 deliveries, respectively.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja and Yuzvendra Chahal have accounted for a wicket apiece so far. (Read how the India vs New Zealand ICC World Cup semi-final match progressed on July 9)

Lineups:

India (Playing XI): Lokesh Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli(c), Rishabh Pant, MS Dhoni(w), Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah. 

New Zealand (Playing XI): Martin Guptill, Henry Nicholls, Kane Williamson(c), Ross Taylor, Tom Latham(w), James Neesham, Colin de Grandhomme, Mitchell Santner, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Trent Boult.