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The 13th edition of the ICC ODI World Cup kicked off on October 8, Thursday, in all its glory. In the tournament opener, the reigning world champions England took on 2019 runners-up New Zealand at the world's largest cricketing venue, the Narendra Modi Stadium. The highly-anticipated clash started with Tom Latham winning the toss and inviting the English rivals to bat first.
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The Jos Buttler's side was looking forward to a winning start but failed to deliver a remarkable performance with the bat. Except for Joe Root, as no player from their side could reach the 50-run mark in the match and put a score of 282/9 on the scoreboard. Not only this, but the English men also failed to put up a good performance in the second innings.
Coming to chase the target of 283, the Kiwis suffered a significant blow at the beginning of the second over itself as Will Young returned to the pavilion after a duck. However, their opener Devon Conway and youngster Rachin Ravindra took the steering and guided the team to a nine-wicket win. Conway remained unbeaten at 152 off 121, while Ravindra was not out at 123 off 96 balls in the first match of the biggest ICC tournament.
