ENG vs NZ Today Match Prediction- Who Will Win Today’s World Cup Match? ICC World Cup 2023, Match 1. The ENG vs NZ ICC World Cup 2023 World Cup match will be played in Ahmedabad on October 5. The match starts at 2 p.m. and kicks off the campaign as well. 

England will be led by Jos Buttler in the T20Is and the World Cup. They have recently named their preliminary squad of 15 members. Ben Stokes has come out of retirement to play the ODI World Cup for his side. He did not play the T20I series but will play the ODI series in the lead-up to the World Cup. Joe Root too is a part of the side. Meanwhile, the ECB is looking to add Jofra Archer to their reserves after not naming him in the initial squad. 

New Zealand will be led by Tom Latham in the game against England. Regular skipper Kane Williamson has been ruled out of the first ODI. He, however, played the warm-up game against Pakistan and scored a fifty. Trent Boult is back in the New Zealand ODI side for the World Cup. Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson, and Boult make up the pace trio.

England and New Zealand played a T20I and ODI series leading into the World Cup. The T20I series ended in a draw while England won the ODI series 3-1. Having played recently both teams are well aware of each other’s strengths and weaknesses. 

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Both teams have played 95 ODIs to date with England winning 45 and New Zealand 44. Four matches ended with no result while two matches ended in a tie. The World Cup opener is a rematch of the 2019 World Cup final in many ways. 

Recent Venue Records (Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad)

STATS – ODI

Total matches 28

Matches won batting first 16

Matches won bowling first 12

Average 1st Inns scores 235

Average 2nd Inns scores 203

Highest total recorded 365/2 (50 Ov) by RSA vs IND

Lowest total recorded 85/10 (30.1 Ov) by ZIM vs WI

Highest score chased 325/5 (47.4 Ov) by IND vs WI

Lowest score defended 196/10 (48.3 Ov) by WI vs IND

Who Will Score the Most Runs For England: Ben Stokes / Jos Buttler

Who Will Take Most Wickets For England: Adil Rashid / Sam Curran 

Who Will Score Most Runs For New Zealand: Devon Conway / Tom Latham 

Who Will Take Most Wickets For New Zealand: Trent Boult / Tim Southee

ENG vs NZ Today Match Prediction- Who Will Win Today’s World Cup Match? ICC World Cup 2023, Match 1

England will have a full-strength squad heading into this game and are the favorites to win the campaign opener in Ahmedabad. They lead 45-44 in head-to-head count in ODIs.

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