New Zealand won the toss and decided to bowl first against England in the 13th edition of the Cricket World Cup-2023 opener at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.
Kane Williamson, Lockie Ferguson, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee have been rested while England opted to rest Ben Stokes for the first match.
Squad:
England Playing XI : Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler (c and wk), Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Chris Woakes, Sam Curran, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood.
New Zealand Playing XI: Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (c and wk), Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner, Jimmy Neesham, Trent Boult, Matt Henry.