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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Sakshi Gupta

Cricket World Cup: Weather forecast and pitch report for England vs New Zealand opener

REUTERS

A much-anticipated match will kick off the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 on Thursday as defending champions England take on New Zealand in India’s Ahmedabad, where the weather is set to be in contrast to what was faced in the earlier warm-up matches.

Fans lining up for the opening match are expecting a tense fight as the 2019 World Cup final between the two sides has been regarded as the best-ever One Day International (ODI) match in the history of the sport.

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