England vs New Zealand Dream11 Prediction CWC: The World Cup 2023 will kick off with a repeat of the last edition’s final: England taking on New Zealand.
The defending champion, England, will enter the tournament as firm favorites, while New Zealand will once again be the underdogs with the ability to punch above their weight in an ICC competition.
England, they have a similar core from their triumph four years ago at Lord’s, but with the retired Eoin Morgan replaced by Jos Buttler at the helm.
New Zealand have lost the finals of the last two ODI World Cups. The Black Caps would be aiming to go one step further this time in India. They will have to do that, however, without their inspirational leader, Kane Williamson.
Head to head in World Cups: England and New Zealand have faced each other 10 times in ODI World Cups, with results being level at 5-5, including England’s win in the 2019 final on boundary count.
Date and time: England vs New Zealand Dream11 Prediction CWC
The opening match of the World Cup 2023 between England and New Zealand will be played on October 5 at the Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad at 2.00 PM IST.
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England vs New Zealand Dream11 Prediction CWC Team News: No Archer, no Williamson
While England have gained a boost in the form of Ben Stokes, who is back from ODI retirement, they will be without Jofra Archer, their best bowler in the 2019 World Cup.
New Zealand, they have an even bigger blow as their captain Kane Williamson, who was the Player of the Tournament in 2019, won’t participate in the competition this time owing to his ankle injury. The Kiwis will also miss the services of all-rounder Michael Bracewell due to a right Achilles injury.
England vs New Zealand Dream11 Prediction CWC Probable XIs:
England predicted XI:
Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler (C,wk), Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood, Adil Rashid
New Zealand predicted XI:
Devon Conway(wk), Finn Allen, Henry Nicholls, Tom Latham (c), Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Kyle Jamieson, Trent Boult, Lockie Ferguson
ENG vs NZ World Cup 2023: One player to watch out for from both teams
According to England vs New Zealand Dream11 Prediction CWC, England’s number 3 Joe Root will have the important duty of commanding the innings with the power-lifters around him. Root has a terrific record in ODIs in India: in 6 innings in India, he has scored 295 runs at an average of 59. In the 2019 World Cup, he amassed 556 runs.
As per the ENG vs NZ Dream11 Prediction Match 1 ICC World Cup 2023, Trent Boult has returned to the New Zealand setup after being away for a while for not taking the contract. Boult had a sensational 2022 in ODIs, taking 18 wickets in just 6 matches. He was New Zealand’s main man with the ball four years ago, snaring 17 wickets in the tournament.
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ENG vs NZ World Cup 2023 Pitch Report:
The Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad has half-a-dozen cricket pitches of variety. For the opening encounter of the World Cup 2023, we can expect a high-scoring surface to be used. The IPL 2023 saw plenty of high-scoring matches in Ahmedabad, and with England playing, it’s likely to be another run-fest.
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ENG vs NZ World Cup Dream11 Team:
- Wk: Jos Buttler, Devon Conway
- Bat: Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root (C), Ben Stokes
- All: Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner, Sam Curran
- Bowl: Mark Wood (VC), Lockie Ferguson, Tim Southee
ENG vs NZ World Cup Squads: England vs New Zealand Dream11 Prediction CWC
England World Cup squad: Jos Buttler (C), Joe Root, Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, Moeen Ali, David Willey, Gus Atkinson, Chris Woakes, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood.
New Zealand World Cup squad: England vs New Zealand Dream11 Prediction CWC
Finn Allen, Tom Latham (C), Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Trent Boult, Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Lockie Ferguson, Adam Milne, Daryl Mitchell, Rachin Ravindra, Will Young, Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls, Glenn Phillips.
ENG vs NZ Dream11 Prediction Match 1 ICC World Cup 2023:
For the ENG vs NZ Dream11 Prediction Match 1 ICC World Cup 2023, we predict that England will emerge victorious today against New Zealand in Ahmedabad and will commence their title defense with a thumping win.
On the sheer weight of their batting might, England could blow New Zealand’s pace attack away, which won’t get any swing or seam movement in Ahmedabad. New Zealand are also without their best batsman Kane Williamson to rely on.
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