India beat New Zealand by four wickets while chasing a total of 274, giving their World Cup run an air of invincibility. The calm centre of this storm, Virat Kohli, played a crucial part. He was 95 when he came close to recording his 49th century. In his first World Cup innings since India’s 2019 semifinal loss to New Zealand, Ravindra Jadeja gently secured the victory. Mohammed Shami’s wicket demonstrated the importance of a skilled pacer.

Suryakumar Yadav giving up his wicket for Kohli demonstrated India’s capacity to regain form when necessary. The victory demonstrated India’s resiliency and adaptability by ending a curse that had persisted since 2003.