ICC World Cup 2023: England vs New Zealand Match Details, Expected Playing 11, Head-To-Head, Squad Details and Live Streaming Details

ICC World Cup 2023: The opening match of the ICC World Cup 2023 to be held in India will be played between defending champions England and New Zealand on 5 October 2023 at the Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad. While on one hand Jos Buttler and company will try to start the tournament with a win, on the other hand Tom Latham and company will try to start the tournament with a win against England in their first match without their captain Kane Williamson.

According to the latest update of Cricket New Zealand, New Zealand captain Kane Williamson will be absent in the first match. Recently, in the warm-up match played between New Zealand and Pakistan, Kane Williamson played an inning of 54 runs in 50 balls. He is returning to his team after being injured in IPL 2023, from New Zealand's point of view it is very important to be fit for ICC World Cup 2023.

According to all the cricket experts and supporters, England and India are strong contenders for the Cricket World Cup 2023, but we cannot take New Zealand lightly in the big tournament. While the England team has great players like Jos Buttler, Liam Livingstone and Ben Stokes, the New Zealand team also has great players like Trent Boult, Lockie Ferguson and Tom Latham.

Last time when these two teams faced each other in the final match of the ICC World Cup 2019, the match was very dramatic. In this dramatic match, England won the World Cup by defeating New Zealand in the Super Over. After this match, there were many debates between many cricket experts and fans.

Down below is the main content: England vs New Zealand Match Details, Expected Playing 11, Head-To-Head, Squad Details and Live Streaming Details.

England vs New Zealand Match Details

Tournament - ICC Cricket World Cup 2023

Match - ENG vs NZ, 1st Match

Date - Thursday, October 05, 2023

Time - 2:00 PM

Venue - Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

England vs New Zealand Expected Playing 11

England Expected Playing 11: Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Liam Livingstone, Jos Buttler (c), Ben Stokes, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid, Sam Curran, Reece Topley, Mark Wood

New Zealand Expected Playing 11: Devon Conway, Finn Allen, WA Young, DJ Mitchell, Mitchell Santner, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Tom Latham (C), Tim Southee, MJ Henry, Trent Boult

England vs New Zealand Squad

England squad: Moeen Ali, Jos Buttler (c), Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, David Willey, Mark Wood, Chris Woakes.

New Zealand squad: Trent Boult, Kane Williamson (c), Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitch Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Will Young.

England vs New Zealand Head-To-Head

Total Match: 95

England Won: 45

New Zealand Won: 44

No Result: 04

Tied: 02

England vs New Zealand Live Streaming Details

Live Streaming: Hotstar

TV: Star Sports Network

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