New Zealand (283/1) hammer England (282/9) by 9 wickets to win Match 1 of the ICC World Cup 2023

[Devadwal]

Man these pitches plus dew under lights.. another world cup will be decided by the toss

Lol it's first game and England bowling has has been amateur. Wait for more games to get back to reality.

 

[7sins]

Wow Conway what a player

 

[Justcrazy]

Kiwis exposing English bowling here.

 

[WengerOut]

Ian Smith is losing his neutral facade now during closing stages.

 

[Devadwal]

Four more

 

[sweep_shot]

England missed Stokes.

Impressive from NZ.

 

[jnaveen1980]

The pitches aren’t helping. They do not have Archer anymore, who had brains and freak skill besides raw pace.

Wood just sits up to be hammered like Rauf on these pitches.

Sam Curran has been humiliated in that over. Conway was just sitting back and flat batting everything he threw at him.

England attack was not a threatening attack to begin with. That is the compromise they are ready to live with. They bank on outbatting the opposition. That comes with a price on a bad day.

 

[Devadwal]

England missed Stokes.

Impressive from NZ.

Very overrated team .

 

[Executioner]

Anyone worried about how flat the wickets are?

 

[jnaveen1980]

England missed Stokes.

Impressive from NZ.

No they don't. They don't miss anyone. They could have 2 extra bowlers Archer, Stokes still would have travelled defending 282.

 

[IAJ]

This is embarrasing!

 

[Justcrazy]

Rachin has added another dimension to kiwi team. Another player who can contribute with both bat and ball.

 

[jattafridi]

I hope Babar win the toss against India

 

[Asad T]

150 up for Conway now off only 119. Very elegant from him today

 

[jnaveen1980]

95% of their shots were proper cricket shots.

 

[Mankaded]

This spanking could very well be the difference in the end like it was for us and the NRR qualification scenario in 2019.

 

[Devadwal]

I hope Babar win the toss against India

And Bowl first right? Please do it we are very thankful

 

[Markhor]

One of the great World Cup partnerships and innings.

Congratulations New Zealand - a real statement of intent.

However this format is a long, hard slog and 8 matches are plenty of time for ENG to recover. This is partly why I dislike this format as there's no real sense of jeopardy even if you lose a match.

 

[Ali Active]

What a humiliation

 

[jnaveen1980]

I hope Babar win the toss against India

India will bat first with Kuldeep yadav, Bumrah, Siraj they will back themselves to defend.

 

[Justcrazy]

New Zealand won by 9 wickets (with 82 balls remaining)
Kiwis have chased this down without any issues , with 82 balls remaining !!!!

 

[Devadwal]

India will bat first with Kuldeep yadav, Bumrah, Siraj they will back themselves to defend.

We are going to bat first now it's confirmed .if Pakistan won the toss they will decide to bowl first ,if we win the toss then anyway we are going to bat first.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Always love youngsters doing well. New gen taking over. Congrats Ravindra. England's Brook has to play this role for England. So far just one IPL 100. Otherwise nothing to show.

 

[JattMaula]

That's a proper hammering!

 

[jnaveen1980]

We are going to bat first now it's confirmed .if Pakistan won the toss they will decide to bowl first ,if we win the toss then anyway we are going to bat first.

There is no way INdia will attempt to chase.

 

[Aman]

Great win with a big NRR boost for a match we weren't expected to win.

 

[Usman Chadda]

One of the great World Cup partnerships and innings.

Congratulations New Zealand - a real statement of intent.

However this format is a long, hard slog and 8 matches are plenty of time for ENG to recover. This is partly why I dislike this format as there's no real sense of jeopardy even if you lose a match.

Nah, England is in serious trouble here. Similar to what happened with Pakistan in 2019. A defeat like this takes some guts to get over with, not as easy as some of you are making it out to be.

Their trump card in bowling was brutalized today.

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Always love youngsters doing well. New gen taking over. Congrats Ravindra. England's Brook has to play this role for England. So far just one IPL 100. Otherwise nothing to show.

Brook is overrated vastly

 

[Devadwal]

There is no way INdia will attempt to chase.

Totally .This game is good for us as Pakistan are going to bowl first by seeing this Chase.

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Nah, England is in serious trouble here. Similar to what happened with Pakistan in 2019. A defeat like this takes some guts to get over with, not as easy as some of you are making it out to be.

Their trump card in bowling was brutalized today.

I'd be surprised if they qualify now. Look shocked.

 

[SpiritOf1903]

We are going to bat first now it's confirmed .if Pakistan won the toss they will decide to bowl first ,if we win the toss then anyway we are going to bat first.

To tuktuk their way to a heavy loss. Bat first. Simple

 

[Devadwal]

Great win with a big NRR boost for a match we weren't expected to win.

Your team is going to lift the trophy if India doesn't. NZ just need a Pacers as today bowling attack was not a great.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Great start to possibly the greatest 50 over World Cup until now. Hopefully we'll get a proper winner this time.

The World T20 in Australia is the greatest World T20 of all time as well.

 

[Rajdeep]

Guys looking at this game - win the toss and opt to chase in Ind vs Pak game here on 14th Oct?

 

[Devadwal]

I'd be surprised if they qualify now. Look shocked.

Yes I'm too . Pakistan now have great chance to reach in semifinal

 

[Justcrazy]

This is a good start to WC . Tomorrow Pakistan will win an easy game against Netherland

 

[Justcrazy]

Guys looking at this game - win the toss and opt to chase in Ind vs Pak game here on 14th Oct?

Most teams would prefer chasing specially because of dew.

 

[ArabKnight]

NZ gets payback for WC19 Final.

England are still in the tournament based on run rate. If they can get big wins against Netherlands, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan.

 

[NeVerMind]

What's that infernal whistling noise in the background while Root is being interviewed?!

 

[Devadwal]

Guys looking at this game - win the toss and opt to chase in Ind vs Pak game here on 14th Oct?

No way .We are going to bat first no matter what and score 320 above.this match is pressure Game so chasing aren't going to be easy .

 

[castortroy]

No way .We are going to bat first no matter what and score 320 above.this match is pressure Game so chasing aren't going to be easy .

Whoever wins the toss will chase under lights

 

[sam_ahm]

Quite a start this by New Zealand!!! England have been embarassed here and they would do well to get in Topley in the side... They are wasting time on Moeen Ali... He is neither a bat not a bowl these days.

Willey for Woakes can also be a good option. I'll stick with Wood. He should come good.

For NZ, what a great find Rachin Ravindra is turning out to be.

 

[Devadwal]

Most teams would prefer chasing specially because of dew.

There is now dew neither today nore in next 2 weeks . In the later half there Will be dew but not untill 20 October

 

[jnaveen1980]

India may be temptingly thinking about just 5 bowlers plus SKY. If SKY has his night out then it is going to be massive

 

[Devadwal]

Whoever wins the toss will chase under lights

Definitely not india. Don't know about Pakistan but India is going to bat first in most of the game

 

[jnaveen1980]

It is always good to visit English media after a shellacking like this.

 

[deltexas]

England will regroup after this. They just got outplayed today by brilliance. But a massive boost for NZ though with a very good nrr.

 

[FearlessRoar]

Unbelievable performance from NZ. I reckon Ravindra will be X factor for NZ in this world cup. Now NZ is arguably favorites for World cup. England is not in good momentum.

 

[Rana]

One of the great World Cup partnerships and innings.

Congratulations New Zealand - a real statement of intent.

However this format is a long, hard slog and 8 matches are plenty of time for ENG to recover. This is partly why I dislike this format as there's no real sense of jeopardy even if you lose a match.

But England wouldn’t want to lose a match to NZ. This opens up the World Cup I recon.

England most likely only prepared mentally for losses against India and Australia. They know at the back of their mind SA, Pakistan and SL can upset them too.

Now they cannot really afford those casual slips like they had in their last campaign

 

[Mockingbird]

India may be temptingly thinking about just 5 bowlers plus SKY. If SKY has his night out then it is going to be massive

Could be. Sky on these pitches will be a massacre.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Take away for England is they have to bolster their bowling

 

[King_Babar]

It seems NZ was waiting for this day since 2019. What a hammering they have handed to England. Not sure how England will recover now.

 

[Rajdeep]

No way .We are going to bat first no matter what and score 320 above.this match is pressure Game so chasing aren't going to be easy .

Take it from me bro, if Rohit wins the toss he will chase 100% after today's game. It felt like Dubai stadium and he will not forget T20 WC 2021.

 

[jnaveen1980]

It seems NZ was waiting for this day since 2019. What a hammering they have handed to England. Not sure how England will recover now.

On the flip side they can bull doze the next few sides that coming their way. Buttler may end up scoring a 200

 

[Rajdeep]

It seems NZ was waiting for this day since 2019. What a hammering they have handed to England. Not sure how England will recover now.

England has been screwed due to pitch and conditions. NZ hasn't done anything exceptional.

 

[Nil Dhumrojal]

Congratulations NZ !!!!

 

[Mankaded]

There is now dew neither today nore in next 2 weeks . In the later half there Will be dew but not untill 20 October

There was definitely dew today, thats why they changed the ball. Maybe if you were watching the match and not defending BCCI everywhere.

 

[jnaveen1980]

JO Root has to step up his strike rate. Being a set batsman he should have been able to go bonkers. This is where league cricket helps some batsmen.

 

[Devadwal]

Take it from me bro, if Rohit wins the toss he will chase 100% after today's game. It felt like Dubai stadium and he will not forget T20 WC 2021.

Don't think as we have seen from Australia series . chasing anything above 330 is not going to be easy . pressure is very important factors .2017 CT game was prime example so were 2019 world cup semifinal. T20 game are so different to ODI game where one over can change the entire game .

 

[King_Babar]

On the flip side they can bull doze the next few sides that coming their way. Buttler may end up scoring a 200

Their bowling has been crap since long time. The team which bowls better will win the WC. Batting to sb kr lenge !

 

[Usman Chadda]

Any half decent team will like to chase on these pitches.

 

[shah_1]

English bowlers are garbage

I have been travelling for last three days so just saw the scoreboard, amazing performance by Kiwis. Rachin Ravindra looks a real talent. Will Young may have to make way for Williamson once the captain is fit.

 

[Devadwal]

There was definitely dew today, thats why they changed the ball. Maybe if you were watching the match and not defending BCCI everywhere.

Really? Has anybody talk about dew during the game ?

 

[Mankaded]

Really? Has anybody talk about dew during the game ?

Yes, the commentators and everybody else watching the match.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Their bowling has been crap since long time. The team which bowls better will win the WC. Batting to sb kr lenge !

Their whole philosophy is their batting is good enough to compensate for their average attack. They were never a great attack. One of the worst with respect to ER in the last few years. Just that they are confident about batting power to overhaul any target or set above par total. But in situations where they can't even set par total their bowling is going to be exposed.

 

[King_Babar]

England has been screwed due to pitch and conditions. NZ hasn't done anything exceptional.

Despite missing key players like Southee, Sodhi, Ferguson, and star batter Williamson, they successfully contained the so-called 'Bazball' to under 300 on a batting-friendly pitch. Furthermore, young Rachin dominated the game by hitting boundaries effortlessly. To claim they achieved nothing is unjust. They deserve full credit for flawless execution.

 

[Nado_]

England has been screwed due to pitch and conditions. NZ hasn't done anything exceptional.

their batting was really bad , and their ace bowler was all over the place . They only have themselves to blame

 

[Devadwal]

Can anyone confirm that there was dew during NZ innings??

 

[hass]

India-Pakistan is at the same ground. Sides will want to chase in Ahmedabad. The dew factor was evident and batting was undoubtedly a lot easier under lights. Toss will be pivotal.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Can anyone confirm that there was dew during NZ innings??

Dew is an excuse lol They were after the bowling right from the start even before the dew would normal set in.

 

[King_Babar]

Their whole philosophy is their batting is good enough to compensate for their average attack. They were never a great attack. One of the worst with respect to ER in the last few years. Just that they are confident about batting power to overhaul any target or set above par total. But in situations where they can't even set par total their bowling is going to be exposed.

I don't see them doing well with this level of bowling. Adil Rashid may have a good tournament overall, but don't think there is any other player who can make an impact in their bowling line up. Also, not all the teams would allow them to score 350+, today's match being the testimony.

 

[Asad T]

Can anyone confirm that there was dew during NZ innings??

There was some new when NZ was batting, I saw Moeen Ali dry the ball with a towel a couple of times

 

[Devadwal]

There was some new when NZ was batting, I saw Moeen Ali dry the ball with a towel a couple of times

They can used towel even without dew .has anyone from commenters talk about it during the match ?

 

[jnaveen1980]

I don't see them doing well with this level of bowling. Adil Rashid may have a good tournament overall, but don't think there is any other player who can make an impact in their bowling line up. Also, not all the teams would allow them to score 350+, today's match being the testimony.

Yes. In England not a single pitch offered help to spinners. So they were able to bully teams. Even then they barely sneaked through to the quarters. If India had beaten England in their dead rubber their journey would have been over right there. Things just fell in place for them. England's B team most recently lost 0-3 in T20 to Bangladesh. I am going to watch their performance against subcontinent sides.

 

[Devadwal]

Dew is an excuse lol They were after the bowling right from the start even before the dew would normal set in.

If there was dew today then batting 2nd is way to go .but I don't see any dew today but maybe I'm wrong

 

[King_Babar]

Yes. In England not a single pitch offered help to spinners. So they were able to bully teams. Even then they barely sneaked through to the quarters. If India had beaten England in their dead rubber their journey would have been over right there. Things just fell in place for them. England's B team most recently lost 0-3 in T20 to Bangladesh. I am going to watch their performance against subcontinent sides.

Yes Dhoni and Jadhav just gifted that match to Eng, not knowing they are actually gifting them WC.

 

[FearlessRoar]

The 13th edition of ICC Men's Cricket World Cup commenced at Ahmedabad where New Zealand beat England by nine wickets in the opening encounter.

New Zealand were powered to a nine-wicket triumph by an unbeaten 273-run third-wicket stand between Rachin Ravindra (123*) and Devon Conway (152*).

In response to England's 282/9, New Zealand crossed the target in merely 36.2 overs to make a great start to the tournament.

Match 1: New Zealand won against England by nine wickets.

New Zealand lost Will Young to a first-ball duck early on in their innings. However, this brought in Ravindra, who joined forces with Conway to light up the first Powerplay. The Black Caps hit 13 fours and two sixes in the first Powerplay. Both the sixes came from Ravindra's bat, one against Mark Wood and the other against Moeen Ali.

Having helped New Zealand to 81/1 in the first Powerplay, the duo didn't relent and maintained the scoring rate closer to eight over the next few overs. They also achieved their personal landmarks of half-centuries in the 12th and 13th overs respectively.

The scoring rate dropped a tad bit after the drinks break, but Conway and Ravindra got back into the groove soon after. Their unbeaten stand of 177 runs (at the 25-over mark) was already the highest partnership for two New Zealand batters in a Cricket World Cup encounter. They overtook the 168-run stand between Chris Harris and Lee Germon from 1996.

The duo continued their unstoppable run after the midway mark. They reached their respective tons during their stand as well. This was Conway's fifth and Ravindra's maiden ODI hundred. As the duo closed in on the target, the England bowling lost its edge. They managed to overhaul the total in the 37th over.

Earlier, England were restricted to 282/9 at the back of a brilliant 3/48 from Matt Henry and meaningful contributions from Mitchell Santner (2/37) and Glenn Phillips (2/17).

During the England innings, the arrival of Jos Buttler in the 22nd over lifted the scoring rate. The England skipper took some time to get his eye in, and then went after the bowlers. His first boundary came against Ravindra, whom he carted over the rope in the 27th over.

Thereafter, he kept his foot on the pedal and smashed two fours and two sixes in his innings. It seemed like the game was running away from New Zealand, but then Henry returned to get Buttler caught behind for 43.

England kept up their attacking strategy, even as Joe Root and Liam Livingstone tried to go for their runs. However, incisive bowling from the Black Cap bowlers ensured that the batting side never ran away with the game. So, Livingstone fell to Boult in the 39th over and Root was cleaned up by the golden arm of Glenn Phillips, when he misplayed a reverse sweep in the 42nd over.

Despite regular breakthroughs from New Zealand bowlers in the final powerplay, England managed to reach 282 at the back of an unbeaten 30-run 10th wicket partnership between Adil Rashid and Mark Wood. This was the first-ever occasion that all the eleven batters in a side had reached double figures.

When England walked out to bat Jonny Bairstow began their title defence in style, hitting a six off the very second ball of the game. He lifted a wayward Trent Boult delivery, that drifted down the legside, into the stands. He unleashed an attacking range of shots to keep England closer to run a ball. His partner Dawid Malan, however, found the going tough against the Kiwi pacers. Malan eventually nicked one behind off Henry in the eighth over.

Trying to keep up the scoring rate, the England batters kept going for their shots. This included an unconventional reverse scoop from Joe Root, which went behind the keeper's head for a six. However, New Zealand managed to get a hold of things in the second powerplay. Bairstow (33) fell to Santner in the 13th over. On the other hand, Harry Brook (25) went for one shot too many in Ravindra's first over and gifted a catch in the deep midwicket region after having hit 4, 4, 6 off the last three deliveries.

England's scoring rate was further stifled after they lost Moeen to the off spin of Phillips.

In the afternoon, New Zealand's stand-in skipper Tom Latham called it right at the toss and decided to field in Ahmedabad.

The big news for the Black Caps was the absence of their two key players, regular captain Kane Williamson and pacer Tim Southee.

England had concerns of their own, as star all-rounder Ben Stokes, was out of the opening encounter as well. The all-rounder had reversed his decision to retire from the ODI game only recently.

The World Cup opener will be a rematch between the two finalists from the 2019 Cricket World Cup. England managed to edge out New Zealand by the barest of margins on that occasions to lift the trophy.

Source: ICC

 

[Nil Dhumrojal]

No way that was England's B team.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Fastest 100s at Ahmedabad

1) ABDV 58 balls
2) Rachin Ravindra 82 balls
3) Conway 83 balls

 

[Srinath_cricket]

Whoever wins the toss will chase under lights

Chasing is the better option here. But will Babar do it though? That too after that Asia cup game against IND. He might want to play it safe. Also it's a pressure game. So I think he'll take the wrong decision of batting first, on these pitches.