On Thursday, October 5, the opening match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 pits England against New Zealand. The Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad will host the game. This will be a replay of the ICC World Cup 2019 championship game, which England won in dramatic fashion. Jos Buttler has taken over as captain from Eoin Morgan, and as the defending World Cup champions, he will be leading an outstanding team.
Kane Williamson, the captain of New Zealand, won’t be playing in the opening game because he hasn’t fully recovered from the injury. Williamson’s replacement as the Black Caps’ captain is Tom Latham. The star-studded New Zealand batting lineup will face off against England’s aggressive batting lineup, which includes Harry Brook, Ben Stokes, Joe Root, and Jos Buttler. Another intriguing topic to discuss is which of Lockie Ferguson and Mark Wood bowls the ball the quickest.
England Probable Playing XI Prediction
- JOS BUTTLER (CAPTAIN)
- HARRY BROOK
- DAWID MALAN
- JOE ROOT
- JONNY BAIRSTOW (WICKET KEEPER)
- BEN STOKES
- SAM CURRAN
- LIAM LIVINGSTONE
- ADIL RASHID
- DAVID WILLEY
- MARK WOOD
New Zealand Probable Playing XI Prediction
- DEVON CONWAY
- MARK CHAPMAN
- WILL YOUNG
- GLENN PHILLIPS
- DARYL MITCHELL
- TOM LATHAM (CAPTIAN/WICKET KEEPER)
- JAMES NEESHAM
- MITCHELL SANTNER
- ISH SODHI
- TIM SOUTHEE
- TRENT BOULT