ENG Vs NZ, ICC Cricket World Cup 2023: New Zealand Thrash Holders England By 9 Wickets - As It Happened

New Zealand lost the finals of the World Cup 2019 four years ago against England for the boundary countback after the Super Over was also tied. England's 26, and New Zealand's 17 boundaries made the England winners but today, in the first clash of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 against England, New Zealand thrashed the latter by 9 wickets and registered a big win with more than 13 overs left in the innings. Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra showed a tableau of shots and bashed the bowlers in all directions. Catch the important details and highlights of the ENG Vs NZ clash in ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, match 1 here. (Scorecard | Match Report | Full Coverage)

New Zealand Wins!!!

8:40 PM: New Zealand won by 9 wickets
Devon Conway completes his 150 and Rachin Ravindra also becomes the youngest batter to hit a ton in the World Cup for NZ. Rachin also holds the record for the fastest hundred (82 balls) in World Cups for NZ. New Zealand beat England by 9 wickets.

NZ - 283/1 (36.2)

8:10 pm: Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra make individual tons
Devon Conway completes his hundred first and Ravindra follows him there as well. Both looking in good touch and are eyeing to finish the game here for New Zealand. The partnership is past 200 now. New Zealand needs 61 runs in 114 balls now.

NZ - 222/1 (31)

7:50 pm: Rachin Ravindra and Devon Conway nearing the chase

Rachin-Conway pair is setting a historic partnership to chase down the target in many overs to left for New Zealand. The partnership is of 177 runs now and New Zealand batters are nearing their personal centuries as well. Conway is on 98* and Rachin is on 87*.

NZ - 187/1 (25)

7:11 pm: Rachin-Conway made 100 runs partnership for 2nd wicket
Rachin Ravindra 58*(44) and Devon Conway 58*(44) have put New Zealand in the driving seat and managed a 100-run partnership while chasing a 283-run target. England are desperately looking for wickets at the moment.

NZ - 121/1 (15)

6:45 pm: Rachin Ravindra is shifting gears
Rachin Ravindra is given the chance to bat at the top-order and he has grabbed this opportunity with both hands. Devon Conway is giving good singles and doubles in the middle and Rachin is going big in search of boundaries. New Zealand in control after 9 overs. Devon Conway 33*(27) and Rachin Ravindra 39*(26).

NZ - 73/1 (9)

6:20 pm: Early wicket for England!
Will Young and Devon Conway open the New Zealand batting, but Will Young gets out on a golden duck off Sam Curran's bowling. To much surprise, Rachin Ravindra joins Conway at the crease and is in fine form.

NZ - 30/1 (5.3)

New Zealand Batting Starts!

Target set for New Zealand - 283 runs in 50 overs

England's tail adds crucial runs
Mark Wood and Adil Rashid added some crucial runs in the end and eventually took England's innings past 280. Now New Zealand needs 283 runs in the permitted quota of 50 overs to win this match.

ENG - 282/9 (50)

5:19 pm: Two quick wickets for New Zealand!
New Zealand have struck twice on the England side and have taken the wickets of Sam Curran and Chris Woakes. Now Adil Rashid and Mark Wood are adding runs for the last wicket. New Zealand have bowled well so far.

ENG - 258/9 (47)

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5:00 pm: Glenn Phillips gets big wicket of Joe Root
Joe Root departs after playing a very crucial innings of 77(86) for England. Chris Woakes is the new man at the crease joining Sam Curran. England will look to score around 300.

ENG - 247/7 (44)

4:56 pm: Sam Curran is the new man at the Crease
After Liam Livingstone falls for 20(22), England's batting seems to struggle, but Joe Root at one end is making sure to accelerate the scoreboard. Sam Curran joins Root. England needs to play all the overs and set a good total from here.

ENG - 229/6 (41)

4:25 pm: Buttler Departs! Big Wicket!
New Zealand took the wicket of dangerous-looking Jos Buttler 43(42). Matt Henry bowled him caught behind by Tom Latham. Joe Root is the only top-order batsman fighting. In comes, Liam Livingstone.

ENG - 191/5 (34)

4:06 pm: Buttler and Root taking England close to 200
Joe Root completes his fifty in 57 balls and with him is Captain Jos Buttler playing a captain's knock here with 34*(34). England is nearing 200 and would like to maintain the rhythm for the next few overs and after that can shift gears.

ENG - 171/4 (31)

3:51 pm: England needs a partnership here, Root and Buttler going good
England's team have deep batting but still they need to rotate strikes and make runs to be in the game. Joe Root is guarding one end, another batter needs to be at the crease for a long time now. Jos Buttler has done this in the past and can do it today as well.

ENG - 150/4 (27)

3:36 pm: Glenn Phillips strikes in his 1st over, Moeen Ali departs
Glenn Phillips gets Moeen Ali out in his second ball of 1st over after Ali tries to play the front-on ball on the back foot and gets bowled. Spinners' web is creating havoc in England camp.

ENG - 121/4 (22)

3:28 pm: Moeen Ali Joins Joe Root
Moeen Ali is the new batter after the dismissal of Harry Brook. Ali gets off the mark with a single and then smashes the boundary to Neesham after the score is past 100. England looking for a good partnership here.

ENG - 112/3 (20)

3:20 pm: Harry Brook departs!
Brook tries to attack Rachin Ravindra in his first over to create pressure on him but eventually gets out after playing a ridiculous shot off Rachin. After hitting three consecutive boundaries, Harry lose his wicket at deep mid-wicket to Devon Conway's safe hands. Brook made 25(16).

ENG - 94/3 (17)

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2:57 pm: Santner gets the wicket of Jonny Bairstow
Mitchell Santner traps Jonny Bairstow in his spin web. Bairstow goes for 33(35). Harry Brook is the new batsman at the crease.

ENG - 69/2 (14)

2:50 pm: Root and Bairstow get England going
After 11 overs, both sides have done quite well. New Zealand is looking more stabilised now after a thumping start from England. Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow at the crease.

ENG - 54/1 (11)

2:36 pm: First breakthrough for NZ, Malan Departs
Matt Henry gets the wicket of opener Dawid Malan, as he gets caught behind by Tom Latham. Joe Root is the new Batter in. 

ENG - 46/1 (9)

2:25 pm: England making runs with ease
Malan and Bairstow are adding runs with ease. New Zealand bowlers need a few breakthroughs here otherwise these two can be dangerous for New Zealand.

ENG - 35/0 (6)

2:15 pm: Boult gave no chances to Bairstow
Boult took notes from his first over and made no mistake in the second. He bowled good lengths and conceded only 2 singles and one double.

ENG - 16/0 (3)

2:10 pm: Matt Henry bowled a good over
On reviewing the first ball for lbw off Dawid Malan that was not out, Matt Henry bowled a maiden over to neutralise things for New Zealand.

ENG - 12/0 (2)

2:06 pm: Bairstow starts the World Cup with a SIX!
Jonny Bairstow is predetermined to play attacking cricket only. He smashed the 2nd ball of Trent Boult for the six and finished the over with another four.

ENG - 12/0 (1)

2:00 pm: Dawid Malan and Jonny Bairstow opening for England
As the anthems are done, England batters Dawid Malan and Jonny Bairstow are out in the middle to open the innings for England. The ball is in Trent Boult's hands. Match begins!

1:57 pm: New Zealand's bowling lacks effectiveness
With Ferguson and Southee out, New Zealand's bowling appears to be lacking today. Neesham, Phillips, and Mitchell must step up. On the other hand, they're batting pretty deep.

1:55 pm: Players are out for the national anthem.

Kane Williamson, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson and Ish Sodhi - NOT in the playing XI of New Zealand

Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, David Willey and Gus Atkinson - NOT in the playing XI of England

1:45 pm: New Zealand won the toss, elected to bowl first

Teams:

England (Playing XI): Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler(w/c), Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood

New Zealand (Playing XI): Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham(w/c), Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner, James Neesham, Matt Henry, Trent Boult