Ahmedabad | New Zealand skipper Tom Latham won the toss and elected to bowl against defending champions England in the opening match of the ODI World Cup here on Thursday.
Latham is leading the side with skipper Kane Williamson missing the opening game due to an ongoing knee injury. Lockie Ferguson also missed out due to a niggle, while Ish Sodhi and Tim Southee all miss out.
For England, Ben Stokes missed the game due to a niggle in his hip, while Gus Atkinson, Reece Topley, David Willey were also left out of the playing XI.
Teams:
New Zealand: Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (w/c), Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Matt Henry, Mitchell Santner, James Neesham, Trent Boult.
England: Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler (w/c), Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood.
Root makes 77 as England struggle to 282 for 9 against New Zealand
Defending champions England's batters struggled on a sluggish pitch and made a below-par 282 for nine against New Zealand in the World Cup opener here on Thursday.
Asked to bat first, England were served well by Joe Root's 86-ball 77 but other batsmen were shackled by pacer Matt Henry (3/46), left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner (2/37) and part-time spinner Glenn Phillips (2/17).
There were useful knocks by Jonny Bairstow (33) and captain Jos Buttler (43), but they failed to kick on against the 2019 finalists, who were led by stand-in captain Tom Latham.
Brief scores:
England: 282 for 9 in 50 overs (Joe Root 77, Jos Buttler 43, Jonny Bairstow 33; Matt Henry 3/46, Mitchell Santner 2/37, Glenn Phillips 2/17) vs New Zealand.
England Innings:
Jonny Bairstow c Daryl Mitchell b Santner 33 Dawid Malan c Latham b Matt Henry 14
Joe Root b Glenn Phillips 77
Harry Brook c Conway b Rachin Ravindra 25 Moeen Ali b Glenn Phillips 11
Jos Buttler c Latham b Matt Henry 43
Liam Livingstone c Matt Henry b Boult 20 Sam Curran c Latham b Matt Henry 14
Chris Woakes c Will Young b Santner 11
Adil Rashid not out 15
Mark Wood not out 13
Extras: (W-6) 6
Total: (For 9 wickets in 50 Overs) 282
Fall of wickets: 1-40, 2-64, 3-94, 4-118, 5-188, 6-221, 7-229, 8-250, 9-252.
Bowling: Trent Boult 10-1-48-1, Matt Henry 10-1-48-3, Mitchell Santner 10-0-37-2, James Neesham 7-0-56-0, Rachin Ravindra 10-0-76-1, Glenn Phillips 3-0-17-2.
