New Zealand extracts sweet revenge for the loss at the last tournament final, beat defending champions comprehensively in this tournament’s curtain raiser match, at the venue for the final too, with several individual & team records established
ICC 13th Men’s 50 Overs Cricket World Cup 2023 – India – Preliminary Round Robin Stage
01st Day : Match 01 : Ahmedabad New Zealand bt England by 09 wickets
England put into bat, 282 / 9 – ( 50 Overs ) Joe Root 77, Skipper Joseph Buttler 43, Jonny Bairstow 33 – all 11 batters got to double figures, lost the last 05 wickets for the addition of 61 runs – Matthew Henry 3 / 48, Glenn Phillips 2 / 17, Mitchell Santner 2 / 37, Skipper Thomas Latham 03 victims.
New Zealand in reply, 283 / 1 – ( 36.2 Overs ) Devon Conway 152no ( 3×6, 19×4, 121 balls ) – career best, fastest century in balls used for a New Zealander in ICC 50 Overs CWC for Men – Rachin Ravindra 123 no ( 5×6, 11×4, 96 balls ) – career best maiden century in One Day Internationals on ICC 50 Overs Men’s CWC debut – 273 run unbroken partnership for the 02nd wicket is the highest by a New Zealand batting pair in an ICC 50 Overs Men’s CWC.
Player of the Match : Rachin Ravindra – New Zealand