ICC ODI World Cup 2023: Mega tournament will start with the clash between England and New Zealand, many records can be made

 

England vs New Zealand Stats Preview: The first match of the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 will be played between the current champion England and New Zealand, who have reached the finals twice last time, at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Thursday (October 5). According to Indian time, this match will be played from 2 pm. Neither is a very strong team, so their competition will be interesting. 

England vs New Zealand ODI Record (England vs New Zealand ODI Head to Head Record)

Talking about the head to head record of England and New Zealand in ODI, both the teams have met for the 95th time and both have given a tough competition to each other. Out of these, England has won 45 matches and New Zealand has won 44 matches, 4 matches have been inconclusive and 2 have been tied. If we talk about the matches in ODI World Cup, then New Zealand is ahead in it. So far 10 matches have been played between the two in this mega tournament, out of which New Zealand has won 5 and England has won 4 and one match has been tied.

Some special records can also be made in this match, let us know. 

Bolt's 200 wickets

Trent Boult needs 3 wickets to complete 200 wickets in ODIs. For New Zealand, only four bowlers have been able to reach this figure, which includes the names of Kyle Mills (240), Tim Southee (214), Chris Harris (203) and Chris Cairns. 

Joe Root's 1000 runs

If Joe Root scores 29 runs, he will become the first England cricketer to complete 1000 runs in ODI against New Zealand. Root has so far scored 271 runs in 25 innings against the Kiwi team. 

Jos Buttler's 5000 runs

Jos Buttler needs 177 runs to complete 5000 runs in ODIs. He will become the fifth player for England to do so after Eoin Morgan, Joe Root, Ian Bell and Paul Collingwood. Butler has so far scored 4823 runs in 142 innings in 169 matches. 

Stokes's 10000 runs and 300 wickets

Ben Stokes will have a chance to achieve two goals simultaneously in this match. If Stokes scores 139 runs, he will become the 13th player for England to complete 10,000 international runs. Apart from this, he is 3 wickets away from completing 300 international wickets.