England and New Zealand will kickstart the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Thursday.
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Finalists of the 2019 version, England and New Zealand have confronted one another on the ODI World Cup for the reason that inaugural version of the match in 1975.
Out of the 12 editions of the World Cup held to this point, the 2 groups haven’t met solely on 4 events – 1987, 1999, 2003 and 2011. Interestingly, the 2 groups had additionally confronted off within the opening match of the 1996 World Cup in Ahmedabad.
ENG VS NZ HEAD-TO-HEAD IN ODI WORLD CUP
Matches performed: 10
England gained: 4
New Zealand gained: 5
Tied: 1
Last end result: Match tied
Last 5 outcomes: ENG gained – 1; NZ gained – 3; Tied – 1
Thursday can even mark the third time England and New Zealand will function within the first match of an version of the ODI World Cup. Previously, they’ve kickstarted proceedings in 1983 and 1996.
The remaining in 2019 was the second time England and New Zealand have been dealing with one another in a knockout recreation of the ODI World Cup. They had performed the primary semifinal of the 1979 World Cup.
ENG VS NZ – FULL LIST OF RESULTS IN ODI WORLD CUPS
1975: England gained by 80 runs (Nottingham)
1979: England gained by 9 runs (Manchester)
1983: England gained by 106 runs (The Oval)
1983: New Zealand gained by two wickets (Birmingham)
1992: New Zealand gained by seven wickets (Wellington)
1996: New Zealand gained by 11 runs (Ahmedabad)
2007: New Zealand gained by six wickets (Gros Islet)
2015: New Zealand gained by eight wickets (Wellington)
2019: England gained by 199 runs (Chester-le-Street)
2019: Tied (Lord’s)
MOST RUNS IN ENG VS NZ ODI WORLD CUPS
| Batter | Matches | Runs | Average | Strike Rate | Highest |
| Martin Crowe (NZ) | 3 | 190 | 95.00 | 79.49 | 97 |
| Jonny Bairstow (ENG) | 2 | 142 | 71.00 | 92.20 | 106 |
| Graeme Hick (ENG) | 2 | 141 | 70.50 | 81.97 | 85 |
MOST WICKETS IN ENG VS NZ ODI WORLD CUPS
| Bowler | Matches | Wickets | Econ. | Average | Best |
| Tim Southee (NZ) | 2 | 8 | 5.72 | 12.87 | 7/33 |
| Bob Willis (ENG) | 3 | 7 | 2.96 | 13.14 | 4/42 |
| Richard Hadlee (NZ) | 4 | 6 | 3.39 | 26.00 | 3/32 |
Source web site: sportstar.thehindu.com
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