Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], October 5 (ANI): New Zealand won the toss and opted to field in the opening match of the ICC Men's cricket-world-cup">Cricket World Cup against defending champion England at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Thursday.
New Zealand will step out on the field to take revenge for the cricket-world-cup">Cricket World Cup 2019 final which they had lost in the Super Over.
Kane Williamson will miss today's match from the Kiwi's side while England's all-round Ben Stokes has been ruled out due to niggle in his hip.
New Zealand captain Tom Latham said at the toss, "Going to have a bowl. Looks like a reasonably good surface. Hopefully later on it gets better to bat. The preparation has been great. Guys came together from different parts of the world a week ago. Unfortunately, Kane's not quite ready yet."
England skipper Jos Buttler also said, "Would've bowled first as well. Looks a really good wicket. Preparation has been okay. Had a good series against NZ at home. Very proud of the achievement four years ago. Ben's going to miss this game. Has a niggle with his hip."
New Zealand's Playing XI: Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (capt/wk), Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Trent Boult

England: Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler (capt/wk), Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood. (ANI)