New Zealand vs England 1st ODI Match Live Preview, Pitch Report, Probable XI, Match Details, Weather Report & More (2023)

England and New Zealand are all set to face off in the opening game of the four-match ODI series. The Sophia Gardens in Cardiff will be hosting this clash on Friday, September 8. The T20I series was tied at 2-2, however it is New Zealand, who will be high on certainty. It is on the grounds that the Dark Covers got back in the saddle after at first losing the initial two matches in Chester-Le-Road and Manchester. On Tuesday, the Kiwis hustled to triumph by six wickets in the fourth and last T20I at Trent Extension in Nottingham. The guests, meanwhile, have Trent Boult back in ODIs and it is not yet clear the way that he performs. Taking everything into account, all the attention will be on Ben Stirs up, who as of late emerged from retirement, remembering the World Cup to be played in the not so distant future on Indian soil. Jonny Bairstow is in marvelous structure, having played two or three attractive thumps during the T20Is. Gus Atkinson was amazing in the 20-over arrangement and he would need to act in the more extended design also. Pitch Report The typical score at the setting in Cardiff from 29 matches is 265. It implies that a genuinely high-scoring match is by all accounts on the cards. Groups ought to pick to handle first subsequent to winning the throw. Climate projection There is no possibility of downpour for now. Temperatures will be around the 25-degree Celsius mark. Probable XI England Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler (C), Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Mark Wood, Adil Rashid, Gus Atkinson, Reece Topley New Zealand Finn Allen, Will Young, Devon Conway, Tom Latham (C & WK), Henry Nicholls, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Trent Boult, Tim Southee, Adam Milne/Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson