World Cup 2023, England Vs New Zealand weather update from Ahmedabad, pitch report from Narendra Modi Stadium

The ICC ODI World Cup 2023 will start on Thursday, 5 October at 2 PM IST at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, with a match between the reigning champions, England and the runners-up, New Zealand. As far as the recent numbers in the World Cup are concerned, New Zealand hold a slight advantage in this department, leading 4-1 in their last five encounters. However, the inaugural match of the World Cup could witness England’s Jos Buttler breaking this trend. As far as overall numbers are concerned, England have a slender lead and they have emerged victorious in 45 out of their 95 head-to-head clashes against New Zealand. Recent performances tilt the scales in England’s favour as they won the last ODI series against New Zealand. Match Details England vs New Zealand, ICC World Cup 2023 Match 1 Date & Time: Thursday, 5 October, 2 PM IST Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad Pitch and weather report for Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad The Narendra Modi Stadium has six black soil pitches and five red soil pitches. Now, the red soil pitches provide more assistance to seam bowlers as opposed to the black soil ones. However, there will be assistance to the slower bowlers as the game progresses. As far as the weather is concerned, there is a 20 per cent chance of precipitation in the morning, but the day is expected to remain mostly dry otherwise. The morning fog is likely to dissipate by the afternoon. There will be constant wind and it will make the conditions less sapping for the players. The humidity will be around 44 per cent. There will be dew expected and the captain winning the toss could well field first as batting is expected to be easier under lights. Squads for England vs New Zealand 1st ICC Cricket World Cup match: England: Jos Buttler (c), Moeen Ali, Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, David Willey, Mark Wood, Chris Woakes New Zealand: Kane Williamson (c), Trent Boult, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitch Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Will Young