England and New Zealand will kickstart the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Thursday.
ENG VS NZ LIVE SCORE, WORLD CUP 2023 UPDATES
Finalists of the 2019 edition, England and New Zealand have faced each other at the ODI World Cup since the inaugural edition of the tournament in 1975.
Out of the 12 editions of the World Cup held so far, the two teams have not met only on four occasions - 1987, 1999, 2003 and 2011. Interestingly, the two teams had also faced off in the opening match of the 1996 World Cup in Ahmedabad.
ENG VS NZ HEAD-TO-HEAD IN ODI WORLD CUP
Thursday will also mark the third time England and New Zealand will feature in the first match of an edition of the ODI World Cup. Previously, they have kickstarted proceedings in 1983 and 1996.
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The final in 2019 was the second time England and New Zealand were facing each other in a knockout game of the ODI World Cup. They had played the first semifinal of the 1979 World Cup.
ENG VS NZ - FULL LIST OF RESULTS IN ODI WORLD CUPS
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 |
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