England vs New Zealand World Cup 2023 Live Score: England were restricted to a below par 282/9 by a buoyant New Zealand side in the World Cup tournament opener at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Thursday. Joe Root top scored for the defending champions with 77 while Matt Henry was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 3/48.
Earlier, Kiwi stand-in skipper Tom Latham won the toss and opted to bowl first. Their last meeting in the competition separated the two on the basis of the boundary count in the Super Over at Lord’s in the final of the 2019 event.
The Indian Express’ Sriram Veera and Devendra Pandey are covering the game at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Also read their exclusive chat with Indian skipper Rohit Sharma before the World Cup.
Playing XI: England (Playing XI): Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler(w/c), Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood New Zealand XI: Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham(w/c), Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner, James Neesham, Matt Henry, Trent Boult
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ICC Cricket World Cup, 2023 – Match 1
England
282/9 (50.0)
vs
New Zealand
105/1 (12.4)
Bowling
Moeen Ali0/15 (2)
Adil Rashid *0/6 (0.4)
Batting
Devon Conway *50 (36)
Rachin Ravindra54 (39)
