World Cup 2023: World Cup 2023 has started. Ahmedabad in the opening match Narendra Modi The teams of England and New Zealand are face to face in the stadium. Here New Zealand captain Tom Latham won the toss and put England to bat.
Tom Latham said after winning the toss, ‘It looks a good wicket. We will give ourselves a chance to bat later here. Kane Williamson is not fully ready yet, his injury is continuously improving. Ferguson also has a slight sprain. Therefore, Ferguson and Kane are not part of the playing-11 along with Ish Sodhi and Tim Southee.
England captain Jos Buttler said, ‘We also thought of bowling first. Our last series against New Zealand was good and every player is in good form. Ben Stokes is not in today’s match, he has a mild sprain. Atkins, Topley and Willey are also not in the playing-11.
Playing-11 of both the teams
England: Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler (captain, wicketkeeper), Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood.
The waiting is 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿!
🚨 Our XI to face New Zealand in the first game of the 2023 World Cup is here… #EnglandCricket , #CWC23 pic.twitter.com/NvhTl6K7xv
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) October 5, 2023
New Zealand: Devon Conway, Will Young, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (captain, wicketkeeper), Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Trent Boult.
Bowling first in Game 1 after a toss win for skipper Tom Latham against @englandcricket in Ahmedabad. Lockie Ferguson not playing as a precaution with back stiffness. Follow play LIVE in NZ with @skysportnz, LIVE scoring | https://t.co/aNkBrDiAuv #CWC23 pic.twitter.com/s7vvfX30jJ
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) October 5, 2023
Why did New Zealand choose to bowl first?
In fact, for the last few days, ounces have been falling at night in Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Bowling becomes difficult due to ounces. Probably for this reason the New Zealand captain has decided to choose bowling first.
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