ICC World Cup 2023: New Zealand team always shows its different form in ICC tournaments. Something similar is being seen this time also. In the last two World Cups, the New Zealand team has been traveling to the finals. In the World Cup 2019, the New Zealand team lost the final match only because of the difference in boundaries, because in that match played against England, the score of the Super Over was also equal. Now in the current World Cup too, England seems to be a strong contender to become world champion for the first time. Let us tell you some important reasons for this.
The first match of this World Cup was also played between New Zealand and England, and New Zealand took amazing revenge and started the World Cup by defeating the England team in a one-sided manner. After that the New Zealand team defeated Netherlands and then Bangladesh. In these three wins, New Zealand has not only scored 2-2 points but has also improved its net run rate very well. The New Zealand team is number one in the points table after winning its first three matches in this World Cup with 6 points and a net run rate of +1.604. New Zealand’s next match will be played against Afghanistan, which has not won a single match in this World Cup yet.
Why is New Zealand a strong contender to win the World Cup?
At the same time, New Zealand has badly defeated England, one of the strong contenders to win this World Cup, in the very first match. The second strong contender is the Australian team, which has lost both its opening matches and is at number 9, below the Netherlands in the points table. The third most likely team to win the World Cup is India, which has not been able to win a single match against New Zealand in the ICC tournaments held in the last 20 years.
Looking at all these circumstances, it seems that the New Zealand team has once again emerged as the most lethal team in the World Cup. The New Zealand team, which has reached the finals the last two times, can reach the finals this time too and can also become world champion.