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A huge roar goes up at the end of the Indian national anthem, there's plenty of raucous support for them at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
Summary
New Zealand chase 111 to win by eight wickets (33 balls remaining)
Mitchell 49 from 35 balls, Williamson 33 not out
Dismal India fifth in Group 2 with two defeats from two games
Relying on other results to reach last four
India post 110-7 from 20 overs
Jadeja top-scores with 26 not out
Boult 3-20, Sodhi 2-17
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We all love a bit of jeopardy in the group stages of big tournaments and there's definitely that feel here.
Whoever loses will not be eliminated, but it would leave them in serious trouble.
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Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
Former IPL batter on BBC Test Match SpecialBoth sides are under pressure but on paper India have the far stronger team.
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The crowd is building nicely as the two teams take to the field for the national anthems.
The teamspublished at 13:53 Greenwich Mean Time 31 October 2021
There's just one change for New Zealand as Adam Milne comes in for Tim Seifert, meaning Devon Conway will be behind the stumps.
India are forced into one change as Suryakumar Yadav has a back spasm. Ishan Kishan replaces him while Shardul Thakur also comes in for Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
India: Ishan Kishan, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli (capt), Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah.
New Zealand: Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Kane Williamson (capt), James Neesham, Devon Conway(wk), Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Adam Milne, Trent Boult.
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New Zealand have not played for five days while it's seven days since India's last match.
Means they've both had plenty of time to stew on those defeats to Pakistan.
New Zealand win toss and will bowlpublished at 13:48 Greenwich Mean Time 31 October 2021
Kane Williamson calls correctly and unsurprisingly opts to bowl first.
Chasing has been the way to go at this tournament, particularly in the evening games when the dew can make things difficult for the bowlers.
Strike one to New Zealand?
Image source, Getty ImagesGood afternoonpublished at 13:44 Greenwich Mean Time 31 October 2021
India v New Zealand was always going to be one of the standout fixtures of the World Cup group stage, but defeat in their opening matches makes this absolutely huge.