ENGLAND VS NEW ZEALAND, 1ST MATCH PREVIEW

Sports World Cup 2023

Posted by cricera on 2023-10-24 07:00:09 | Last Updated by cricera on 2023-12-11 05:59:56

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Rematch between England and New Zealand, Super Over(s) from 2019 on many people’s minds
They open the 2023 World Cup with their golden generations hoping for one last chance to shine four years after that mind-blowing World Cup final at Lord’s.

Squads:

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

New Zealand Squad:  Devon Conway, Will Young, Daryl Mitchell, Mark Chapman, Tom Latham(w/c), Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Ish Sodhi, Matt Henry, Trent Boult, Lockie Ferguson, Tim Southee, Mitchell Santner, James Neesham

Probable XI

England Probable XI: Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Ben Stokes/Harry Brook, Jos Buttler (c,wk), Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood

New Zealand Probable XI: Devon Conway, Will Young, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (c,wk), Glenn Phillips, Jimmy Neesham/Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Matt Henry, Trent Boult, Lockie Ferguson

ENG vs NZ World Cup 2023: Pitch report

The batting-friendly surface of the Narendra Modi Stadium is anticipated to help the batters here as well. In the second half of the game, pacers might benefit while spinners might be useful in the middle overs.

Currently Top Performer of Both Team

Batters To Watch (recent stats)	Bowlers To Watch (recent stats)
Dawid Malan, ENG 7 M • 520 Runs • 86.67 Avg • 95.94 SR	Adil Rashid, ENG 5 M • 12 Wkts • 5.98 Econ • 21 SR
Jos Buttler, ENG 8 M • 418 Runs • 52.25 Avg • 112.06 SR	Moeen Ali, ENG 7 M • 10 Wkts • 5.42 Econ • 29 SR
Will Young, NZ 10 M • 361 Runs • 36.1 Avg • 80.76 SR	Rachin Ravindra, NZ 8 M • 11 Wkts • 5.69 Econ • 26.72 SR
Daryl Mitchell, NZ 6 M • 251 Runs • 50.2 Avg • 96.53 SR	Trent Boult, NZ 5 M • 10 Wkts • 5.24 Econ • 18.1 SR

RECENT PERFORMANCE

England ( Last four matches ) NR W W W

New Zealand ( Last four matches ) W W NR L

Head To Head

Result	Date
England won by 100 runs	15-Sep-2023
England won by 181 runs	13-Sep-2023
England won by 79 runs	10-Sep-2023
New Zealand won by 8 wickets (with 26 balls remaining)	08-Sep-2023

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