Conway and Ravindra hand England a thumping to kick off World Cup
Henry and Santner were the stars with the ball, keeping England in check in the first half of a typically stirring New Zealand performance
05/10Result
1st Match (D/N), ICC Cricket World Cup at Ahmedabad, Oct 5 2023
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![England]( "England")
282/9 -
![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
283/1 (36.2/50 ov)
Player of the Match
05/10Result
1st Match (D/N), ICC Cricket World Cup at Ahmedabad, Oct 5 2023
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![England]( "England")
282/9 -
![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
283/1 (36.2/50 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Day
And so it begins: World Cup opening night from 1800km away
New Zealand vs England as experienced from the back of a taxi in Chennai
England know they have to be England, and fast
In the World Cup opener, England's uncharacteristic batting innings was characterised by tentative shots more than full-blooded ones
Ravindra comes of age with an innings for the dreamers
Unflustered by an ordinary day with the ball and unfazed by an unexpected promotion, he treated the world champions not with diffidence but with disdain
Jos Buttler says England 'well below par', Joe Root warns against panic
England captain Buttler says defending champions 50 short with bat against New Zealand in World Cup opener
Undercooked New Zealand bank on World Cup smarts
"We are lucky that we have guys who have played plenty of cricket in these parts of the world," the stand-in captain says
Wood: 'A great trait of the group is resilience'
England fast bowler dismisses concerns about preparation, backs champions to bounce back
New Zealand play with fire and come out unscathed
Three frontline bowlers and four part-timers against England might sound like a recipe for disaster, but New Zealand rolled the dice and won big
Stats - Conway and Ravindra record NZ's highest ever WC partnership
Stats highlights from Ahmedabad, where for the first ever time, two World Cup debutants both scored hundreds
Buttler dismisses 'defending champions' tag: 'It's irrelevant to me'
"I want us to attack, so I don't like the word 'defending'... it may be a motivation for certain teams when they've been in that position, but not for us"
Stokes doubtful for World Cup opener against New Zealand
A hip niggle could keep Stokes out but captain Jos Buttler has his "fingers crossed" for Thursday
ODI World Cup digest: New Zealand's perfect start; Pakistan's return to India
England are flattened in their opening match while Netherlands are the first obstacle for Babar Azam's team
Preview
England and New Zealand meet again, Super Over(s) from 2019 on many minds
Four years on from that mind-blowing World Cup final at Lord's, they raise the curtain on the 2023 edition, their ageing golden generations looking for one more chance to shine
