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England will take on New Zealand in a repeat of the 2019 final for the opening match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Despite going into the competition as title holders, captain Jos Buttler has been keen to play down his side’s chances, insisting that they have less pressure than four years ago and that India are firm favourites for the tournament. The contest will lack some of the usual fanfare of tournament openers after reports emerged there would not be an opening ceremony before the game itself, but it is likely to be an entertaining contest.
England were ranked fifth in the world in the ICC one-day international rankings ahead of the tournament, with New Zealand sixth. Buttler also faced an anxious wait to find out if Ben Stokes recovered from a hamstring issue in time to be able to play.
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Curran out for 14! England 252-9
Henry back into the attack as New Zealand sense a chance to bowl England out.
He is off the mark first ball, but Curran will have to take charge and try and see this out as best he can, having said that he has almost chipped one back to the bowler.
But Curran goes to cut one and just catches the edge on the way through to Latham.
Sonia Twigg5 October 2023 12:47
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Woakes out for 11! England 250-8 (45), Curran 13, Santner 2-37 (10)
Santner will now have his last over. Curran has the ball to try and hit but just plays it for a single, a run a ball here would get England to a sub-par but reasonable total.
Even Eoin Morgan is talking about a run-a-ball from here in the last five overs of an ODI.
A slow ball is too much for Woakes who goes for it but the lack of pace sees it loop straight to the fielder.
Sonia Twigg5 October 2023 12:44
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England 247-7 (44), Curran 11, Woakes 10, Phillips 2-17 (3)
Phillips will have only his third over here, and the first two have each brought a reward, including the scalp of Root in his previous one.
Woakes has put a short one away here, and these two can definitely bat, both have experience in the format, white-ball cricket and playing in India.
It was the first boundary for 33 deliveries though, showing that England have been kept quiet.
Sonia Twigg5 October 2023 12:39
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England 239-7 (43), Curran 9, Woakes 4, Ravindra 1-76(10)
Ravindra will have his last over here, at a time in the game when teams normally turn back to the seamers, but New Zealand are in a dominant position here.
Sonia Twigg5 October 2023 12:36
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England 235-7 (42), Curran 7, Woakes 2, Phillips 2-9 (2)
That was a massive blow to England and a huge scalp for New Zealand, Root just misjudged that and got caught, it was too straight and full.
Chris Woakes was off the mark straight away with a single, but the run rate might just slow down here
Sonia Twigg5 October 2023 12:33
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Wicket! Root out for 77! England 229-7
That was a massive wicket! And a huge dent to England’s chances, Phillips has his second and the first ball of only his second over!
Root goes for a scoop and misjudges the length and the ball sneaks under the bat.
Sonia Twigg5 October 2023 12:29
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England 229-6 (41), Curran 3, Root 77, Ravindra 1-72 (9)
Well we’re into the final 10 overs of the England innings now, they’re six wickets down, but crucially Root is still at the crease, and can hopefully steady the side from one end, allowing some of the other players to go for it a bit more.
Ravindra has been the most expensive so far, so it will be interesting to see if they go after him again, or if the lack of wickets in the bag is at the back of their minds.
Sonia Twigg5 October 2023 12:27
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England 224-6 (40), Curran 1, Root 74, Santner 1-34 (9)
Santner back into the attack to take the pace off and force the batters to think here.
Curran can bat and he’s got a lot of IPL experience, but it’s more wickets lost than England would have wanted.
Sonia Twigg5 October 2023 12:23
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England 221-6 (39), Curran 0, Root 72, Boult 1-39 (8)
At every point you feel like England are just about to accelerate and start to push on, they lose a wicket.
It’s been a bit of a frustrating start, all the batters have got themselves in and then gone, with Root just holding things together.
Sonia Twigg5 October 2023 12:21
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Wicket! Livingstone out for 20! England 221-6
New Zealand looking to strike bring the leading wicket-taker for the Kiwis in World Cups back into the attack with Boult.
Livingstone did not look comfortable, just wafting at some, and the first four balls were dots and then he goes for a big flick and hits it straight to the fielder.
Sonia Twigg5 October 2023 12:18
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