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England vs New Zealand (Source- Twitter)
The 2023 World Cup will get off on Thursday at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad with England playing New Zealand. This is going to be a replay of the thrilling World Cup final that took place at Lord's in 2019. Of course, the outcome was somewhat deflating since England was crowned the winner according to an odd boundary-count regulation.
One of the favourites to win the ODI World Cup 2023 in India would be England. They recently played New Zealand in their own backyard during a four-match series, which they dominated and won 3-1.
A few injury problems are set to trouble New Zealand in the first couple of games. Kane Williamson, their captain, won't be playing in the opening game against England because he hasn't fully recovered from an injury he picked up in the IPL 2023.
Tim Southee will also not play since he is still recovering from surgery on his thumb. Ben Stokes, the star all-rounder for England, is not expected to play during the 2023 World Cup's opening match because of a hip problem.
England vs New Zealand : Head to Head ODI record
There is really nothing to pick between England as well as New Zealand. After 95 ODI matches between the two teams, each side has won 44 games. Three games have ended in a tie, and four games have ended in a draw.
The two sides have faced off twice during the ODI World Cup 2019. In both encounters, England had come out victorious. During the 2019 World Cup final, when they battled out that thrilling draw at Lord's, these two teams last faced off. In the league stage of the competition, the Englishmen crushed the Kiwis by 119 runs.
Whilst when we talk about the overall head to head in ODI World Cup clashes, New Zealand have won five games. Meanwhile, England has four victories in the ODI World Cup against them. They have faced each other on 10 occasions in the mega tournament, with one game being a no-result.