Tags: World Cup 2023,
England vs New Zealand, 1st Match at Ahmedabad, Oct 05, 2023,
England,
New Zealand
Revealed on: Oct 06, 2023
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There wasn’t a lot hype over the England vs New Zealand World Cup 2023 opening match on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Thursday, October 5. The competition that was produced within the match in entrance of empty stands was fairly drab as effectively. The Kiwis hardly broke a sweat as they whacked defending champions England by 9 wickets within the opening match of the World Cup.
New Zealand gained the toss and opted to bowl first. Matt Henry (3/48), Mitchell Santner (2/37) and Glenn Phillips (2/17) mixed to limit England to 282/9. Devon Conway (152* off 121) and Rachin Ravindra (123* off 96) then mixed to function in an unbroken 273-run stand for the second wicket because the Kiwis romped residence in 36.2 overs.
Bowling first, New Zealand stored chipping away at England’s wickets, with Joe Root (77 off 86) being the one batter to cross the half-century mark. Jonny Bairstow and Dawid Malan added 40 for the opening wicket in 7.4 overs earlier than Malan (14 off 24) performed a poor shot to be caught behind of Matt Henry. Bairstow perished for 33 off 35, falling to the guile of Mitchell Santner.
Harry Brook, getting an opportunity with Ben Stokes unavailable, regarded good earlier than being dismissed by Ravindra for 25 off 16. After smacking two fours and a six off consecutive balls, he miscued one and was caught within the deep. Glenn Phillips then knocked over Moeen Ali (11). Skipper Jos Buttler and Root added 70 for the fifth wicket to carry England.
Simply when Buttler was trying good for a giant rating, he fell for 43 off 42, caught behind making an attempt to chop Henry. Liam Livingstone (20 off 22) obtained a begin however couldn’t stick with it. On the different finish, Root held one find yourself earlier than he too was knocked over by Phillips. A number of useful contributions from the decrease order lifted England from 229/7 to 282/7.
Within the chase, New Zealand misplaced Will Younger for a golden duck as he was strangled down leg by Sam Curran. Nonetheless, that was about it so far as pleasure for the day for England was involved. The duo of Conway and Ravindra reigned supreme as they despatched England’s bowlers on a leather-based hunt.
Conway hit 19 fours and three sixes, whereas Ravindra struck 11 fours and 5 maximums. Their unbroken stand of 273 is now a report for the very best partnerships for New Zealand any wicket within the World Cup, beating the 168 by Lee Germon and Chris Harris in opposition to Australia in Chennai in 1996.
–By A Cricket Correspondent
