It is a rematch between the finalists of the previous ODI World Cup as England takes on New Zealand in the opening match of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023. The biggest cricketing event of the year is set to take place for the next month and a half and this promises to be a thrilling match to kickstart the tournament.
When: 5 October, 2:00 PM IST
Where: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
TV Channel, Live Streaming: Star Sports, Hotstar
Narendra Modi Stadium Ahmedabad Pitch Report
The surface here will be a balanced one with good assistance for pacers under lights and batting will be a bit challenging. 26 ODI matches have been played at this venue with teams batting first winning 14 of those matches. The average score is 242 and the highest score at this venue is 365/6 by South Africa.
England Playing 11
- Dawid Malan
- Jonny Bairstow
- Joe Root
- Ben Stokes
- Jos Buttler(c & wk)
- Moeen Ali
- Liam Livingstone
- Sam Curran/ Chris Woakes
- Reece Topley
- Mark Wood
- Adil Rashid
- All the players are fit and available for selection.
Joe Root Stats in ODI
| Matches Played | Runs | Last 5 performance | Batting Average | Hundreds |
| 162 | 6246 | 0, 6, 1, 86, 0 | 49 | 16 |
Adil Rashid Stats in ODI
| Matches Played | Wickets | Last 5 performance | Bowling Average | vs New Zealand |
| 126 | 184 | 1/70, 2/21, 4/45, 2/47, 3/68 | 32.2 | 18 wickets |
New Zealand Playing 11
- Will Young
- Devon Conway
- Henry Nicholls
- Daryl Mitchell
- Tom Latham (c & wk)
- Glenn Phillips
- Rachin Ravindra
- Mitch Santner
- Lockie Ferguson
- Matt Henry
- Trent Boult
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Kane Williamson will miss the opening match as he recovers from a knee injury,
Devon Conway Stats in ODI
| Matches Played | Runs | Last 5 performance | Strike Rate | Batting Average |
| 22 | 874 | 14, 111, 138, 7, 10 | 86 | 50 |
Trent Boult Stats in ODI
| Matches Played | Wickets | Last 5 performance | Economy | Bowling Average |
| 104 | 197 | 3/37, 2/25, 4/38, 4/40, 3/53 | 4.93 | 24 |
ENG vs NZ Dream11 Team Prediction
Wicket-keepers: Jos Buttler, Tom Latham
Batsmen: Joe Root, Dary Mitchell, Devon Conway
All-rounder: Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Mitch Santner
Bowlers: Mark Wood, Trent Boult, Adil Rashid
Captain, Vice Captain for Small League, Head-to-Head contests: Joe Root, Devon Conway
Captain, Vice Captain for Grand League: Trent Boult, Adil Rashid
ENG vs NZ Fantasy Tips
- Trent Boult can be lethal with the new ball and has picked up 15 wickets in 5 ODI matches he has played in India.
- Liam Livingstone in this series has scored 95* and 52 in 2 matches against New Zealand recently. He will be an good pick for this match.
- Daryl Mitchell scored a half century in the warm up match and has been in good form scoring three ODI centuries in his previous six matches.
- Mooen Ali has amassed 2260 runs and picked up 106 wickets in 132 ODI matches.
- Henry Nicholls has not been able to make much of an impact recently and with plenty of better options he can be left out.
- Adil Rashid will play a key role in the middle overs and has picked up 18 wickets in 14 matches against New Zealand. He has taken atleast 1 wicket in each of his previous 9 ODIs.
- Joe Root has scored more than 6000 runs in this format at an average of 50. He will be an automatic captaincy pick.
- Ben Stokes will not bowl in this series and will play as a pure batsmen. If England are chasing you can avoid picking him in small leagues.
- Mark Wood has 71 wickes in 59 ODIs and will be the X factor with his pace. Back him to do well and pick him in grand leagues.
- The surface at Ahmedabad will offer assistance under the lights. So make sure to pick the new ball bowlers from the team bowling second.
Who will win England vs New Zealand today match?
- England are expected to win this match
- England and New Zealand have faced each other in 95 matches in ODI. Out of these 95 games , England have won 45 whereas New Zealand have come out victorious 46 times. 4 matches ended without a result.
- Liam Livingstone registered his highest ODI score of 95* against New Zealand in the previous series.
- The last time these two sides met in a World Cup it went to a super over where England won the title based on boundary count.