Match Details
Date: October 5, Thursday
Time: 2:00 pm IST
Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
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Match Preview
The ICC ODI World Cup 2023 is set to commence on October 5, Thursday, at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad with the reigning champions England taking on the runners-up New Zealand. While Jos Buttler-led side will look forward to maintaining their dominance on their Kiwi opponents, the New Zealand squad will hope to do their best in the absence of their skipper Kane Williamson, and under their stand-in captain Tom Latham.
Toss Prediction
In the last five fixtures that England and New Zealand have locked horns in, the toss results stand in favour of the Kiwis with the tally reading 4-1. Hence, if we take the record into consideration, we think that Jos Buttler will get lucky in the World Cup 2023 inaugural match and extend the record to 4-2 by winning the toss on Thursday.
Win Possibility
The 2019 World Cup winners and runners-up share a high-intensity rivalry record of 95 matches, where the former lead the tally with a minimum margin. Out of those 95 occasions, England have emerged victorious on 45 occasions, while the Black Caps managed to win 44 matches.
If we have a look at the recent records, England came on top of the last ODI series against New Zealand. In the upcoming match, while the Kiwis will take on their rivals to seek vengeance of their 2019 defeat, Jos Buttler will look forward to carrying the legacy of Eoin Morgan.
Both the teams are strong enough and will put their best foot forward to open the campaign on a successful note. However, considering the past records, England are more likely to win the match over Tom Latham and Co.
Predicted Powerplay Score and Average First Inning Score
The largest cricket stadium of the world, Narendra Modi Stadium will host a total of five matches in the forthcoming World Cup 2023, including the season opener. Previously known as Sardar Patel Stadium, or Motera Stadium, the cricketing venue in Ahmedabad has hosted a total of 28 matches.
The average first inning score of the venue is 235, which means that we can expect the score of the forthcoming game to be somewhere between 220-240. Speaking of the powerplay score, we can expect it to hover around 50-55 in the first match of the World Cup 2023.
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