#CWC23 : #ENGvNZ

At Ahmedabad: Match No.1 . New Zealand retaliate in the first  World Cup match after 2019 final.

In New Zealand Chase : 🇳🇿💥💥💥💥 England HAMMERED .

Defending Champions STUNNED. 

New Zealand overshadowed England completely. 

23 year old : Debutant is Player of the Match.

🚨 DID YOU KNOW? : 

Rachin Ravindra is named after two Indian cricketing legends - Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar 🤩🇮🇳

Today, he became New Zealand’s youngest World Cup centurion 👏🔥

His Banglore connection: 

 

283 / 1 : 36 .2 Overs.

With 273 unbeaten partnership New Zealand do it in style with 9 wickets. With excellent Net Run Rate. 

265 /1 : 35 Overs. 

Another first for New Zealand: 2 centurions in one  WC match 

Rachin Ravindra too gets 100 off 82 balls and overcome Conway's record in the same match of : Fastest and Youngest World Cup Century for New Zealand.

Partnership beyond 200 : 211 /1 : 30 Overs. 

Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra now have New Zealand's highest partnership in men's ODI World Cup history 🤝

They go past a 168-run stand between Lee Germon and Chris Harris against Australia in 1996.

200/1 : 26.5 overs : 161 balls.

Conway wins the race of 100 off 83 balls :

Fastest 100 for New Zealand in World Cup. 

187/1 : 25 Overs . Need 96 more.

New Zealand are making a statement in the #CWC23 opener! 🇳🇿💥

Rachin Ravindra and Devon Conway : Clean simple hitting with proper cricketing shots.

23 year old Rachin Ravindra create impact.

England fully dominated so far - quite cluless , as partnership crosses 150.

154 / 1 : 20 Overs.Conway 81* and Ravindra 71*.

Marching 121/1 : 15 Overs. 

Excellent 2nd wicket partnership  of 100 off 77 balls.

Convey too 50 off 36 . 

100/1 : 12.1 Overs. 

Rachin Ravindra gets to 50 with a six to Moeen Ali on his World Cup debut: 53* off 35 balls.

Good start : 81/1 : 10 Ov. 

Rachin Ravindra 47 * off 32 balls with 2 sixes and Conway 33* off 27..

Aggressive Ravindra and Convey building partnership from 10/1 .

Wood and Wokes very expensive at start . Curran got wicket on first ball. 

England Batting :  New Zealand contains threatening English batters : who had  started quite aggressively. Latham handled his bowlers well.

New Zealand need 283 to win this 1st one at 5.66

First time in history of ODI all eleven batters get into double figures.

Rashid and Wood : last pair take them to 282/9.

252 / 9 : 45.4 Overs. 

250/8 : 45 Overs.

New Zealand continues to take wickets at regular intervals. 

Part timer Philips gets big fish : Root bowled 77  off 86 :  reverse sweeping on his first ball of 2nd spell. 229/7 : 45.4 Overs. 

224/6 : 40 Overs: Root 74 *

203/5 : 35 Ov. 

188/5 : 33.2 Ov ,  Buttler out 43.

166/4 : 30 Ov : Root 50* , Buttler 30 * .

150/4 : 27 Overs. 

135 / 4 : 25 Overs , NZ spinners in action. 

Captain Jos Buttler in at 21.2 overs - 

Part timer Philips bowled Moeen Ali : 118/4.

20 Ov : 112/3 : Moeen Ali joined Joe Root 29* .

Rachin Ravindra to Brook - . 4 4 6 W : 94/3.

Santner gets Bairstow on 33 : 64/2 : 12.5 .

Root reverse scoops his now trade mark six.

10 Ov: 51/1 : Bairstow 31* n Root 4* 

40/1 : 7.4 Ov, Henry gets Malan on 14.

Henry bowls a maiden to Malan : 2nd over. 

12 off 1st over, with Malan

Bairstow starts with a second ball six off Boult.

Three Indians here :

 

Ben Stokes and Lockie Fergussion missed due to niggles AND yes..NO Ken Williamson today.

When they meet in last World Cup Final :2019: