England vs New Zealand LIVE, Cricket World Cup 2023: ENG 252/9; Santner dismisses Woakes

17:18 (IST)

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OUT! Sam Curran departs. Matt Henry with a short ball, Curran looks to go beyond the third man fence, but ends up getting an edge off the bat only for Latham to claim the catch. Sam Curran c Latham b Matt Henry 14

17:16 (IST)

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OUT! Mitchell Santner strikes again in his final ball of his spell. He removes Chris Woakes with a flighted delivery, making Woakes play the shot only for Will Young at point to claim the catch. Woakes c Will Young b Santner 11

17:10 (IST)

After 44 overs,England 247/7 ( Sam Curran 11 , Chris Woakes 10)

Glenn Phillips into the attack again. Chris Woakes collects a boundary, pulling it behind square for a four. Eight runs off the over. 

17:01 (IST)

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OUT! Glenn Phillips gets another wicket. He gets the in-form Joe Root, who once again goes for the reverse sweep, but this time misses and the ball hits the stumps. Root's fine knock comes to an end. Root b Glenn Phillips 77

16:51 (IST)

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OUT! Trent Boult strikes for the first time today. He removes Liam Livingstone, who clips towards Matt Henry in the deep. Livingstone c Matt Henry b Boult 20

16:40 (IST)

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FOUR! Joe Root with the reverse scoop once again! This tine he goes flatter and slam through deep third, where Neesham makes a diving effort before it goes to the ropes. 

16:32 (IST)

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FOUR! Smacked over midwicket fence and that's two boundaries for Liam Livingstone in the over. That's some aggression from Livingstone. 

16:27 (IST)

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OUT! Another one bites the dust! This time, New Zealand get the crucial wicket of England skipper Jos Buttler. Facing Matt Henry, Buttler was looking to cut this one away but ended up getting an edge off the bat towards Tom Latham.  Buttler c Latham b Matt Henry 43

16:17 (IST)

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FOUR! A fuller delivery outside off from Matt Henry, Jos Buttler drives through the covers for a boundary. 

16:07 (IST)

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FIFTY!  It's a half-century for Joe Root. He gets to the milestone with a single after flicking through the leg side. 

16:01 (IST)

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SIX! Buttler with another maximum. He slams this over James Neesham's head for a six. England are playing with some good aggressive intent. 

15:53 (IST)

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SIX! Slotted perfectly this, by Jos Buttler. Full ball on middle from Ravindra, Buttler smashes this over long-on for a maximum. 

15:49 (IST)

After 25 overs,England 135/4 ( Joe Root 43 , Jos Buttler (C) (W) 6)

Rachin Ravindra continues. Joe Root collects a boundary, sweeping away past the fine leg fence and beating the foielding inside the circle. 

15:40 (IST)

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OUT! Moeen Ali is cleaned up by Glenn Phillips. It's a short ball on off, Moeen Ali steps back to play the pull, but eventually plays the wrong line and  is clean bowled. Moeen Ali b Glenn Phillips 11

15:31 (IST)

After 20 overs,England 112/3 ( Joe Root 29 , Moeen Ali 8)

James Neesham continues. Three runs from the over including a wide down the leg side. England have slowed down a bit after the dismissals of Bairstow and Brook, and the task has been clearly cut out for Moeen Ali and Joe Root. 

15:25 (IST)

After 19 overs,England 109/3 ( Joe Root 28 , Moeen Ali 7)

Rachin Ravindra went for 15 runs in his first over, while taking the wicket of Brook. He is now back for his second over. This time, it's a tidy over from Rachin Ravindra with just four runs off it. 

15:20 (IST)

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OUT! Harry Brook goes for the big one once again, but this time he is caught by Devon Conway at deep midwicket. Rachin Ravindra with the wicket. Harry Brook c Conway b Ravindra 25

15:16 (IST)

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SIX! What a shot from Harry Brook! He's playing with so much freedom today. He punishes Rachin Ravindra with a loft over midwicket. 

15:10 (IST)

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FOUR! Harry Brook times this one perfectly through the covers to collect a boundary. It was a half-volley from James Neesham, and he got punished straight away. 

15:03 (IST)

After 14 overs,England 69/2 ( Joe Root 16 , Harry Brook 4)

Trent Boult continues. Harry Brook with a pull behind square region to collect a boundary off the second ball of the over. Five runs off Boult's latest over. 

14:59 (IST)

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OUT! Mitchell Santner strikes. He gets the big wicket of Jonny Bairstow, who looked to loft over extra cover, but found Daryl Mitchell at long-off. Bairstow c Mitchell b Santner 33

14:54 (IST)

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SIX! It's a reverse scoop from Joe Root as he guides the ball over the wicketkeeper's head for a maximum. 

14:47 (IST)

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FOUR! Jonny Bairstow slams through extra cover region for a boundary. He is seemingly early into the shot as his bottom hand comes off, but it's a boundary nevertheless 

14:39 (IST)

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OUT! New Zealand finally get the breakthrough. It's Matt Henry who strikes to remove Dawid Malan for 14. It's a perfect line and length from Henry, as Malan looks to drive, but ends up getting an edge to Tom Latham. Malan c Latham b Matt Henry 14

14:33 (IST)

After 7 overs,England 39/0 ( Jonny Bairstow 23 , Dawid Malan 14)

Change of bowling as Mitchell Santner is introduced to the attack. He starts off with a wide down the leg side. It's a tidy start from the spinner as he goes for just four runs. 

14:28 (IST)

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FOUR! Not one of those perfectly timed shots from Bairstow, but he gets the toe-end of the bat to drive over the cover region for a boundary. 

14:25 (IST)

After 5 overs,England 26/0 ( Jonny Bairstow 12 , Dawid Malan 13)

Trent Boult resumes. Dawid Malan begins with poweful boundary, hitting over the gully region for a four. Later in the over, Boult goes wide outside off, but otherwise it's a pretty decent over. 

14:19 (IST)

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FOUR! Driven through the deep extra cover region and Dawid Malan collects his first boundary of the 2023 World Cup. 

14:12 (IST)

After 2 overs,England 12/0 ( Jonny Bairstow 11 , Dawid Malan 1)

M:att Henry bowls from the other end. There's a huge appeal for LBW against Malan. It's given not out, but New Zealand go for the review. Ball-tracking displays it's pitching in line, but it's missing the wickets. The not out decision stands. A maiden over. 

14:07 (IST)

After 1 overs,England 12/0 ( Jonny Bairstow 11 , Dawid Malan 1)

An aggressive start from Jonny Bairstow as a dozen runs come off the first over. In only the second ball of the game, Jonny Bairstow slammed one over backward square fence for a six, and followed it up with a four that was punched straight down the ground. Not the best of starts for Trent Boult. 

14:03 (IST)

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SIX! It's the first maximum of the 2023 World Cup. Perfect timing from Jonny Bairstow as he lofts this over backward square fence. 

14:00 (IST)

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Right. Time for LIVE action. Jonny Bairstow and Dawid Malan walk out to open the innings for England. Trent Boult to open New Zealand's bowling attack. And we're underway in Ahmedabad! 

13:57 (IST)

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The ODI World Cup trophy is displayed at the centre of the ground at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad Sachin Tendulkar, the global ambassador for the 2023 ODI World Cup, makes his way to the middle as he meets Javagal Srinath, the match refereee for today. The two teams walk out for the national anthems. First up, it's New Zealand's 'God defend New Zealand', followed by England's 'God Save the King'. 

13:47 (IST)

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Playing XI 

England: Jos Buttler (Captain), Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood

New Zealand: Tom Latham(Captain), Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner, James Neesham, Matt Henry, Trent Boult

13:35 (IST)

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Toss update: New Zealand have won the coin toss and Tom Latham says the Black Caps will field first. "Ben will miss this game. He has got a niggle on his hips and that is unfortunate," says England skipper Jos Buttler on Ben Stokes. For New Zealand, meanwhile, Kane Williamson won't be playing today. 

13:22 (IST)

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Four years on from that memorable day at Lord’s, the two teams, England and New Zealand, meet again, this time at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on 5 October, to kickstart the 2023 World Cup. 

Here's a recap of the 2019 World Cup tournament in England and how the final turned out to be. 

13:14 (IST)

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ENG vs NZ head-to-head 

Played: 95 

ENG won: 44 

NZ won: 44 

Tied: 3 

NR: 4 

12:59 (IST)

World Cup 2023: ODI format faces existential question as tournament kicks off

The ODI World Cup for a very long time was the pinnacle of the sport but one can now easily argue that the same is not the case. The cricketing ecosystem and the calendar have developed and been disrupted so significantly in the last four years that what’s next for the ODI format and the World Cup is essentially unclear.

Ujwal Singh writes on the future of ODI cricket 

12:46 (IST)

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England are an ageing side and they have an additional worry over Ben Stokes’ hip niggle that has rendered him a doubtful starter against the Kiwis in the tournament opener.

But few will dare to bet their green bills against Jos Buttler’s outfit to add a third World Cup to their shelf in four years, as they are also the current T20 World Cup holders.

Trying to win that elusive ICC World Cup, New Zealand will be in a state of worry for more than one reason.

Click here to read the match preview

12:30 (IST)

Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of the opening match of the 2023 ODI Cricket World Cup. England, the defending champions, face New Zealand in Ahmedabad in a repeat of the 2019 final, that was won by England in Lord's. What will be the outcome today? Stay tuned as we bring you updates building up to the opener.