Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra struck like a tornado with counter-attacking hundreds that left an out-of-sorts England attack bereft of ideas as New Zealand registered a nine-wicket victory against defending champions at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Thursday.
Matt Henry's fiery three-wicket haul, Glenn Phillips and Mitchell Santner's two helped New Zealand restrict defending champions England to 282/9 in the opening match of the World Cup 2023 here at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Thursday.
New Zealand won the toss and opted to field in the opening match against defending champion England of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Thursday
As the Cricket World Cup 2023 first match to be played on October 5 at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, police have said that all arrangements are in place and police force of more than 3,500 officials will be used.
New Zealand cricket team are gearing up for the opening game of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup as they held a practice session at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Wednesday in Ahmedabad
The programme was launched in association with the International Cricket Council, UNICEF, and the Board of Control for Cricket in India at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on Thursday.
A re-run of the unforgettable 2019 final opens the tournament on October 5 as defending champions England take on New Zealand, runners-up four years ago.
With only a limited number of tickets being sold offline closer to the match day, the fans are coming in from all over India to Ahmedabad in hope of watching the marquee clash of India and Pakistan in the Narendra Modi stadium.