When is England vs New Zealand at the Cricket World Cup and how can you watch it? As Jos Buttler’s men begin the defence of their title following their win in 2019

• England will face New Zealand in the opening game of the Cricket World Cup 
• Jos Butler’s men come into this years tournament in India as holders  
• England’s clash with the Kiwis is scheduled to take place in Ahmedabad

England and New Zealand will go head-to-head in the opening game of the Cricket World Cup in India. 

Jos Butler’s men come into the tournament as holders after they won their first-ever Cricket World Cup back in 2019 against the Kiwis in the most dramatic match the sport has ever seen. 

Eoin Morgan’s side tied the final with the Kiwis on 241 runs each – and then both astonishingly scored 15 runs in the supposedly tie-breaking super-over. Fans held their breath as New Zealand’s batsman Martin Guptill dived in a bid to score a winning 16th run but England wicket-keeper Jos Buttler managed to gather the ball and run him out by just inches. It meant the home side triumphed because they scored more boundaries – sending fans at Lord’s into delirium. 

Ben Stokes could miss the World Cup opener in Ahmedabad because of a hip complaint.

Mail Sport breaks down everything you need to know ahead of England’s clash with New Zealand  

England will go head-to-head with New Zealand in the opening game of the Cricket World Cup 

England are the current holders of the competition after they defeated New Zealand in the 2019 final 

England vs New Zealand – Key information 

England’s clash with New Zealand will take place on Thursday, October 5.

Tomorrow’s match is scheduled to get underway at 9.30am BST.

How to watch 

The Cricket World Cup opener between the two sides will be shown live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Cricket, with coverage getting underway from 9am. 

Cricket fans will also be able to stream the game via Sky Go.

Mail Sport will also be providing live coverage of England vs New Zealand so you can keep up-to-date with all the latest developments here. 

Teams 

England: Jos Buttler (captain), Moeen Ali, Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, David Willey, Mark Wood, Chris Woakes. 

New Zealand: Kane Williamson (captain), Trent Boult, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Will Young. 

Ben Stokes could miss England’s ODI World Cup opener against New Zealand with a hip issue

England’s full schedule

• 5 October: England v New Zealand, Ahmedabad – 09:30 BST
• 10 October: England v Bangladesh, Dharamsala – 06:00 BST
• 15 October: England v Afghanistan, Delhi – 09:30 BST
• 21 October: England v South Africa, Mumbai – 09:30 BST
• 26 October: England v Sri Lanka, Bangalore – 09:30 BST
• 29 October: India v England, Lucknow, 08:30 BST
• 4 November: England v Australia, Ahmedabad – 08:30 BST
• 8 November: England v Netherlands, Pune – 08:30 BST
• 11 November: England v Pakistan, Kolkata – 08:30 BST

The final is scheduled to take place on Sunday, 19 November at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. 

This years final will take place at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday, 19 November

Odds

England to win – 4/9

Draw – 33/1

New Zealand to win – 7/4

All odds via Sky Bet and correct at the time of publication. 

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