First Time In 48 Years! Jonny Bairstow Achieves Sensational First In Cricket World Cup History | Cricket News

Jonny Bairstow grew to become the primary batter ever in historical past to open a Cricket World Cup with a six in the course of the opening match between England and New Zealand on Thursday. It was the primary scoring shot of the event as Bairstow comfortably heaved a supply from Trent Boult over fine-leg for a six. However, England had been unable to attain huge as New Zealand bowlers led by Matt Henry stored them in verify to 282-9 regardless of Joe Root’s 77. New Zealand invited England to bat first on the world’s greatest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad with the English lacking their talisman Ben Stokes attributable to a hip harm.

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England misplaced common wickets as batsmen didn’t convert their begins into larger scores however Root stood out and placed on a key stand of 70 with skipper Jos Buttler, who made 43.

The remainder of the batting lacked firepower in opposition to a Kiwi assault that missed Tim Southee however stored coming again on the champions in a rematch of the 2019 World Cup last when England received a tied match on boundary rely again at Lord’s.

Henry returned figures of 3-48. Spinners Mitchell Santner and Glenn Phillips took two wickets every.

Dawid Malan and Jonny Bairstow gave England a brisk begin however the Kiwi bowlers quickly eliminated the openers to take management of play on a sunny afternoon in entrance of a smattering of followers contained in the 132,000-capacity area.

Malan fell caught behind off Henry and Bairstow’s knock was reduce brief by Santner, who received the batsman out for 33 off his left-arm spin.

Harry Brook took on Rachin Ravindra within the left-arm spinner’s first over to smash two fours and a six earlier than the bowler had his revenge on the ultimate supply.

Brook, coming within the beginning line-up for Stokes, tried one other huge hit however received caught at deep mid-wicket.

Root raised his thirty seventh ODI half-century off 57 balls laced with two fours and one six off a reverse scoop shot.

But he fell to Phillips’ off spin whereas trying a reverse sweep and England slipped additional earlier than Adil Rashid and Mark Wood ensured the group performed out their 50 overs.