The ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 begins today with India hosting the quadrennial tournament this time. Ten teams namely Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa and Sri Lanka will compete to be crowned world champions. During the opening match of the World Cup, the two finalists of the 2019 edition will face each other. Defending champions England will play New Zealand at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Thursday. The two teams are among the favorites to go deep into the World Cup, which will end on November 19.
England vs New Zealand will see some of the game’s biggest stars take to the field and it should be a closely fought match to raise the curtains on the Cricket World Cup. Although the starting line-ups for the two teams have not yet been announced, expect big names such as Devon Conway, Trent Boult, Harry Brook and Jos Buttler in the opening match of the tournament.
ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 England vs New Zealand: When and Where to Watch Live Stream
The ICC World Cup 2023 opener between England and New Zealand starts today at 2:00 PM IST at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. In India, Star Sports Network will broadcast all 48 matches of the tournament. Star Sports’ World Cup match telecasts will be available in Indian languages such as Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada, in addition to the English world feed. Live streaming for the World Cup opener between England and New Zealand and the rest of the tournament will be available on Disney+ Hotstar. According to ICC, for the first time, the World Cup will also include vertical feed coverage for a better mobile viewing experience.
ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 England vs New Zealand: Squad
England: Ben Stokes, Dawid Malan, Harry Brook, Joe Root, Chris Woakes, David Willey, Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Jonny Bairstow (WK), Jos Buttler (C) (WK), Adil Rashid, Gus Atkinson, Jofra Archer, Mark Wood, Reece Topley.
New Zealand: Kane Williamson (C), Mark Chapman, Will Young, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway (WK), Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Tim Southee, Trent Boult .
