England vs New zealand: Prediction| Start time| Ceremony

England vs New Zealand (ENG vs NZ), ICC ODI World Cup 2023 Match Live Cricket Scorecard & Updates: Defending champions England look for a win in the 2019 final rematch vs New Zealand. Today we will discuss about England vs New zealand: Prediction| Start time| Ceremony.

England vs New zealand: Prediction| Start time| Ceremony

No. 1 England will face New Zealand in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 match on Thursday, October 5. This match will be played at PM Modi Stadium. This will be a rematch of the ICC World Cup 2019 final in which England won a thrilling victory. Eoin Morgan has hailed Jos Buttler for leading a brilliant team in the World Cup, becoming the finals champion.

Prediction

New Zealand will miss its captain Kane Williamson in the opening match as he has still not fully recovered from the injury. Tom Latham will lead the Black Caps in Williamson’s absence. It will largely be a battle between New Zealand’s star-studded batting line-up against England’s aggressive batting unit that includes Harry Brook, Ben Stokes, Joe Root and Jos Buttler.

Start time

England vs New Zealand, ODI World Cup match starts at 08:30 GMT. The toss will take place at 1.30 pm.

Ceremony

Defending champions England will face last edition’s runners-up New Zealand in the opening match of the ICC Men’s ODI World Cup 2023 on Thursday (October 5) at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Although there were some reports that an opening ceremony may be held before the tournament, there has been no official confirmation from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) or the International Cricket Council (ICC). At present it seems that there will be no opening ceremony before the start of the Cricket World Cup.

According to a report in Times of India, it was never planned to hold the opening ceremony for the ODI World Cup 2023.

“The opening ceremony was never planned for the World Cup. I can confirm that,” TOI quoted a source as saying. “In case of IPL, you can have a small opening ceremony, as the match starts in the evening. Here, the match starts in the afternoon,” the source said.

As it seems there will be no official opening ceremony for the ODI World Cup 2023, the BCCI organized a Captain’s Day on the eve of the England vs New Zealand ODI World Cup 2023 match. During the event, former India head coach Ravi Shastri and former England captain Eoin Morgan interviewed all 10 captains of the teams participating in the ODI World Cup 2023.