New Zealand opted to bowl in the opening match of ICC Men’s World Cup 2023, against England at Ahmedabad on October 5. Here are the squads from the ENG vs NZ CWC 2023 match.
England vs New Zealand, World Cup 2023 Match 1: Toss
Tom Latham, filling in for the injured Kane Williamson, won the toss and was selected to bowl at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. England captain Jos Buttler also announced that he had bowled first.
ENG vs NZ, CWC 2023 Match 1: Team updates and XIs
England:Jos Buttler (c & wk), Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Sam Curran, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood.
Neuseeland:Tom Latham (c & wk), Devon Conway, Will Young, Darryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Rachin Ravindra, Jimmy Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Trent Boult.
Ben Stokes was unable to recover from a hip problem in time and England selected Harry Brook as his replacement. They also selected Sam Curran over fellow left-arm seamers Reece Topley and David Willew.
New Zealand also had problems without Lockie Ferguson. Neither Kane Williamson nor Tim Southee were able to recover for the match (Latham took the lead instead of Williamson), leaving only 12 healthy cricketers. They omitted Ish Sodhi from them.
Both teams had batters and all-rounders and started with a very long batting lineup. Therefore, high results can be expected, especially when part-time bowlers participate.
England’s No. 10 Adil Rashid has 10 First Hundreds, New Zealand’s potential No. 9 Mitchell Santner has one Test Hundred, and many batsmen are in the top seven. .
Both teams have played each other 10 times in the World Cup, each winning 5 times. England’s wins also include his 2019 World Cup final, which was a draw and decided by a super over.
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