“The ODI World Cup final of 2019”, one of the saddest moments for all of the cricket lovers across the world. ‘England’ won the World Cup because they hitted more boundaries than ‘New Zealand’. This upsetted true cricket fans and made them ask questions about the ‘spirit of game’. Surely, New Zealand deserved that World Cup. And after 4 years England and New Zealand meet again in the ODI World cup. But, not in the final in the opening match this time. The perfect occasion for New Zealand to take their revenge for the 2019 world cup, And they did it in style. Here we bring you the England cricket team vs New Zealand national cricket team match scorecard of World Cup 2023 and some memorable moments of the match.
England Cricket Team Vs New Zealand National Cricket Team Match Scorecard Of World Cup 2023
5 October, The date brought two rivals again in front of each other in the World Cup. “England and New Zealand” faced each other in the first match of the ODI World Cup of 2023. There possibly could not be any better start of the World Cup than that. New Zealand have the golden chance to start their campaign by defeating their biggest rival. And this first match of the World cup surely thrilled every cricket fan. Here we are sharing the England cricket team vs New Zealand national cricket team match scorecard of World cup 2023 with you.
England
| Batting | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | S/R |
| Jonny Bairstow | 33 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 94.29 |
| Dawid Malan | 14 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 58.33 |
| Joe Root | 77 | 86 | 4 | 1 | 89.53 |
| Harry Brook | 25 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 156.25 |
| Moeen Ali | 11 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 64.71 |
| Jos Buttler(c)(wk) | 43 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 102.38 |
| Liam Livingstone | 20 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 90.91 |
| Sam Curran | 14 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 73.68 |
| Chris Woakes | 11 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 91.67 |
| Adil Rashid | 15* | 13 | 0 | 1 | 115.38 |
| Mark Wood | 13* | 14 | 0 | 0 | 92.86 |
Total- 282/9 (50 overs)
| Bowling | Overs | Maiden | Runs | Wickets | Economy |
| Trent Boult | 10.0 | 1 | 48 | 1 | 4.80 |
| Matt Henry | 10.0 | 1 | 48 | 3 | 4.80 |
| Mitchell Santner | 10.0 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 3.70 |
| James Neesham | 7.0 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 8.00 |
| Rachin Ravindra | 10.0 | 0 | 76 | 1 | 7.60 |
| Glenn Phillips | 3.0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 5.67 |
New Zealand
| Batting | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | S/R |
| Devon Conway | 152* | 121 | 19 | 3 | 125.62 |
| Will Young | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Rachin Ravindra | 123* | 96 | 11 | 5 | 128.13 |
Total- 283/1 (36.2 overs)
| Bowling | Overs | Maiden | Runs | Wickets | Economy |
| Chris Woakes | 6.0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 7.50 |
| Sam Curran | 6.0 | 2 | 47 | 1 | 7.83 |
| Mark Wood | 5.0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 11.00 |
| Moeen Ali | 9.2 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 6.43 |
| Adil Rashid | 7.0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 6.71 |
| Liam Livingstone | 3.0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 8.00 |
New Zealand won the match by 8 wickets and 82 balls left
Match Summary
The match was at ‘Narendra Modi Stadium’. New Zealand’s skipper won the toss and decided to bowl first.
First Innings
England started the innings with good intent and commitment. But, in the 8th over ‘David Malan’ got out which balanced England. In the 13th over of the game we saw ‘Bairstow’ get out who seemed to be in a good touch. Following him some other batsmen also walked to the pavilion. ‘Joe Root’ showed commitment and made a good partnership with skipper ‘Jos Buttler’. The only problem for England was that they were losing wickets in regular intervals. This led them to set the target of 283 runs for New zealand.
Second Innings
New Zealand started the innings aggressively. ‘Devon Conway’ hitted 10 runs in the first over. England Bowler ‘Sam Curran’ made a comeback in the second over and took wicket of ‘Will Young’. But, this was the last time England celebrated in this game. After that we have witnessed some of the best batting performances and partnerships. ‘Devon Conway’ and ‘Rachin Ravindra’ took New Zealand to the winning line. They single handedly won the match for New Zealand in 37th over of the game.
Top Performers of the Match
These players have been phenomenal to watch in the match.
Devon Conway
Rachin Ravindra
Matt Henry
Mitchell Santner
Joe Root Man of the Match- ‘Rachin Ravindra’ was the man of the match for his unbelievable performance, scored 123 runs and took 1 wicket.
History Of England Cricket Team Vs New Zealand National Cricket Team Match Scorecard
The First time England and New Zealand played against each other was in 1931. The New Zealand team was on the tour of England to play a single test match at Lord’s ground in London. But, further 2 more test matches were added. Whereas, the first match was a draw, the second won by England comfortably and the third one was washed out by rain.
Head To Head Matches
We have taken all their matches till now. England have been dominant in Test matches and T20i matches. While in ODIs both teams tied in terms of winning matches. We have mentioned all of the matches format-wise.
ODI
| England | Vs | New Zealand |
| 96 | Matches Played | 96 |
| 45 | Won | 45 |
| 45 | Lost | 45 |
| 2 | Drawn | 2 |
| 4 | No Results | 4 |
T20i
| England | Vs | New Zealand |
| 27 | Matches Played | 27 |
| 16 | Won | 10 |
| 10 | Lost | 16 |
| 0 | Drawn | 0 |
| 1 | No Results | 1 |
Test
| England | Vs | New Zealand |
| 112 | Matches Played | 112 |
| 52 | Won | 13 |
| 13 | Lost | 52 |
| 47 | Drawn | 47 |
| 0 | No Results | 0 |
Upcoming Series
England is going to Start their tour of New Zealand by first test match on 28th November. It will be a really important series for both of the teams for qualification in the “Test Championship”. We have mentioned all the information in the form of a table by their date and time.
| Date | Venue | Timing |
| 28 Nov 2024 | Hagley Oval | 3:30 Am |
| 06 Dec 2024 | Basin Reserve | 3:30 Am |
| 18 Dec 2024 | Seddon Park | 3:30 Am |
Conclusion
England cricket team vs New Zealand national cricket team match scorecard of World Cup 2023 showed the intent and commitment of New Zealand for the cricket. They are surely one of the best cricketing sites in the world. The commitment and intent they have maintained through every match they play, makes them unique. It will be really exciting to see them again on the ground against England.
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