The first game of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 saw England and New Zealand facing off. It was total domination by the Black Caps as they outclassed the opposition in all the departments.

The 1st match of the ICC Cricket World Cup will take place between England and New Zealand on the 5th of October, 2023 at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.

England crushed New Zealand by 100 runs in the fourth one-day international at Lord's on Friday to seal a morale-boosting 3-1 series victory as they fine-tune preparations for their World Cup defence.

New Zealand easily chased down England's total of 175/8, to level the four match series 2-2, winning by 6 wickets, at Trent Bridge today.

New Zealand bounced back, in the 3rd T20I, to beat England by 74 runs, at Edgbaston, today.