England and New Zealand will face off within the first match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Thursday.
The 2 groups had clashed in an epic closing on the World Cup in 2019, which England clinched by the barest of margins, profitable the title on the contentious boundary countback rule.
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England and New Zealand additionally locked horns in a four-match ODI collection final month, which the previous received 3-1.
Apparently, the burgeoning rivalry between the 2 groups is poised on a razor’s edge as each England and New Zealand have received 44 matches every within the total head-to-head report.
ENG VS NZ HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORD IN ODIS
Matches performed: 95
England received: 44
New Zealand received: 44
Tied: 3
No Consequence: 4
Final end result: England received by 100 runs (Lord’s; Sep. 2023)
Final 5 outcomes: ENG received – 3; NZ received – 1; Tied – 1
England’s highest complete towards the Kiwis, which got here again in 2015, marked the primary time it breached the 400-run mark in One-Day Worldwide cricket. Since then, England has gone previous the 400-run mark 4 instances, which features a 498 for 4 towards Netherlands in June 2022 – the best crew complete ever within the format.
ENG VS NZ – HIGHEST AND LOWEST SCORES IN ODIS
ENG (highest rating) vs NZ: 408/9 (50) – ENG received by 210 runs (2015)
ENG (lowest rating) vs NZ: 89 (37.2) – ENG misplaced by 155 runs (2002)
NZ (highest rating) vs ENG: 398/5 (50) – NZ received by 13 runs (2015)
NZ (lowest rating) vs ENG: 134 (42.1) – NZ misplaced by 54 runs (1984)
ENG (highest particular person rating) vs NZ: Ben Stokes 182 (124)
ENG (finest bowling figures) vs NZ: Vic Marks 5/20 (10)
NZ (highest particular person rating) vs ENG: Martin Guptill 189* (155)
NZ (finest bowling figures) vs ENG: Tim Southee 7/33 (9)
MOST RUNS IN ENG VS NZ ODIS
| Batter | Matches | Runs | Common | Strike Price | Highest |
| Ross Taylor (NZ) | 35 | 1424 | 49.10 | 83.27 | 181* |
| Brendon McCullum (NZ) | 32 | 993 | 36.77 | 117.93 | 80* |
| Kane Williamson (NZ) | 20 | 983 | 54.61 | 86.53 | 118 |
MOST WICKETS IN ENG VS NZ ODIS
| Bowler | Matches | Wickets | Econ. | Common | BBI |
| Tim Southee (NZ) | 24 | 40 | 5.98 | 30.50 | 7/33 |
| Richard Hadlee (NZ) | 23 | 34 | 3.52 | 23.52 | 5/32 |
| James Anderson (ENG) | 23 | 33 | 5.28 | 29.81 | 5/34 |
THE SQUADS
ENGLAND
Jos Buttler (c), Moeen Ali, Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, David Willey, Mark Wooden, Chris Woakes.
NEW ZEALAND
Kane Williamson (c),  Trent Boult, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitch Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Will Younger.