In Photos: ICC World Cup 2023 – Twin Tons Down England as NZ Start With a Win

#CWC23 | New Zealand had an excellent start to their campaign, handing defending champions England a 9-wicket loss.

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The glittering World Cup trophy was chaperoned to the podium by the legendary Sachin Tendulkar – a member of India's title-winning squad from 2011.

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The opening match of the tournament was held at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

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There has been criticism of the audience turnout for the opening match, with most of the seats being empty.

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England had a good start with the bat, but the 40-run opening stand was dismissed by Matt Henry, who got the better of Dawid Malan.

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Mitchell Santner then got into the act by dismissing the other English opener in Jonny Bairstow. The left-arm spinner also dismissed Chris Woakes later on.

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With none of the English batters being able to hold fort, Joe Root was the solitary reliable campaigner from the defending champions' batting unit.

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Root scored 77 runs in 86 deliveries, bringing up his 36th ODI half-century.

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However, the former English skipper missed out on what could have been his 17th ODI century.

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Moeen Ali could not be influential with the bat either, scoring only 11 runs in 17 deliveries.

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Glenn Phillips stole the show with the ball, dismissing two crucial English batters in Ali and Root.

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Trent Boult scalped the wicket of Liam Livingstone, as New Zealand managed to restrict England to a score of 282/9.

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Despite losing his opener partner Will Young in only the second over, Devon Conway played with an attacking intent from the very beginning.

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Conway found himself in the able company of Rachin Ravindra – the 23-year-old all-rounder who has his roots in India, and batted beautifully in the warm-up matches as well.

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New Zealand chased the target down in only 36.2 overs, without losing any more wickets after Will Young's departure. Conway remained unbeaten on 152 runs from 121 deliveries.

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Rachin Ravindra scored his maiden ODI century, remaining unbeaten on 123 runs in 96 deliveries.

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Together, the pair was involved in a match-winning 273-run stand.

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