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Oct 5, 2023 · New Zealand hammer holders England by nine wickets. Conway hits brilliant 152 not out and Ravindra smacks superb unbeaten 123. Kiwis reach their target with 13.4 overs to spare
- Overview
- 'England won't read too much into defeat'
- 'England below par - but we must not panic'
- What's next?
England were resoundingly beaten by New Zealand in the opening match of the 2023 Men’s Cricket World Cup, the Black Caps besting the defending champions by nine wickets to gain revenge for their 2019 final defeat.
After England posted a pretty pedestrian 282-9 from their 50 overs, having been put into bat, New Zealand romped to victory in 36.2 overs, with Devon Conway (152no) and Rachin Ravindra (123no) both notching scintillating centuries on their World Cup debuts.
Sam Curran (1-47) had taken the wicket of Will Young (0) with his first ball, but Chris Woakes and Mark Wood went round the park at the other end as Conway and Ravindra brought up the New Zealand 100 to start the 13th over.
England had no answer to the blistering run-scoring, the Kiwi pair serenely going through to three figures, with Conway reaching 150 shortly before New Zealand clinched a most emphatic of opening victories.
•Scorecard: England vs New Zealand
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England captain Jos Buttler:
"It was a disappointing day. We were very much outplayed by New Zealand and it is a tough defeat to take. But it's just one loss.
"A lot of guys in our team have played a lot of cricket, we have beaten teams in this way before and been on the end of these results as well.
"We won't read too much into it or get too down on ourselves. Just like we wouldn't get too high if we had won.
"We will keep being positive and play our way. It shows you need good scores on the board to be able to defend them.
"You can't be too defensive. We just weren't quite on with our execution. We were a long way short of our best but still made 280."
England batter Joe Root, who top-scored with 77:
"We were below par in all departments if we are being brutally honest. Batting-wise I don't think we had the best of conditions but we kept stalling after building partnerships.
"It was a really frustrating day but it's important to remember that there is so much cricket in this tournament. It is important that we don't panic.
"We don't need to spend a long time talking, we know where we have gone wrong. It's how can we make sure we don't find ourselves in this situation next time.
The Cricket World Cup continues with a clash between Pakistan and the Netherlands on Friday, while hosts India open their tournament on Sunday in a mouth-watering matchup against Australia - both games live on Sky Sports Cricket from 9am (first ball at 9.30am).
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