England vs New Zealand ODI series 2023
1st ODI:
First ODI of the series of 4 ODI matches between England and New Zealand is going to be played at the Sophia Gardens, Cardiff on September 8th 2023.
England vs New Zealand History:
Overall:
Series:
This is going to be the twentieth bilateral series between the teams. The home side won 9 times and the visiting side won 7 times. Three (3) series resulted in a draw.
The longest streak without a draw between the teams is 7 series in the span of 22 years from 2001-02 to present, in which the host won 3 times and the visiting team won 4 times.
The consecutive winning streak for England against New Zealand was 2 series (twice) from 1991-92 to 1996-97 and from 2015 to present.
The longest undefeated streak for England against New Zealand was 3 series (twice) from 1973 to 1982-83 and from 1991-92 to 2001-02.
The consecutive winning streak for New Zealand against England was 3 series from 2001-02 to 2012-13.
The longest undefeated streak for New Zealand against England was 4 series from 1996-97 to 2012-13.
Last 5 (completed) series results of England against New Zealand are WWLWL.
Matches:
The teams completed 91 meetings in the longest format of cricket, till date. The host won 42 times including a win in a tie, whereas the opponent won 43 times. A couple (2) of matches resulted in a tie and Four (4) games were called off without any result (No Result).
The consecutive winning streak for England against New Zealand was 4 matches from 1975 to 1983.
The longest undefeated streak for England against New Zealand was 8 matches from 1973 to 1983.
The consecutive winning streak for New Zealand against England was 5 matches (twice) from 1983 to 1983 and from 2008 to 2013.
The longest undefeated streak for New Zealand against England was 6 matches from 2008 to 2013.
Last 5 (completed) series results of England against New Zealand are W*WWLW.
@ English Backyard:
Series:
This is going to be the ninth bilateral series between the teams. The home side won 5 times and the visiting side won 3 times.
The longest streak without a draw between the teams is 8 series in the span of 50 years from 1973 to present, in which the host won 5 times and the visiting team won 3 times.
The consecutive winning streak for England against New Zealand was 2 series (twice) from 1973 to 1986 and from 1990 to 2008.
The longest undefeated streak for England against New Zealand was 2 series (twice) from 1973 to 1986 and from 1990 to 2008.
The consecutive winning streak for New Zealand against England was 2 series from 2008 to 2015.
The longest undefeated streak for New Zealand against England was 2 series from 2008 to 2015.
Last 5 (completed) series results of England against New Zealand are WWLLW.
Matches:
The teams completed 32 meetings in the longest format of cricket, till date. The host won 18 times including a victory in a tie, whereas the opponent won 12 times. A couple (2) of games were called off without any result (No Result).
The consecutive winning streak for England against New Zealand was 5 matches (twice) from 1975 to 1983 and from 2015 to present.
The longest undefeated streak for England against New Zealand was 7 matches from 1973 to 1983.
The consecutive winning streak for New Zealand against England was 5 matches from 2008 to 2013.
The longest undefeated streak for New Zealand against England was 6 matches from 2008 to 2013.
Last 5 (completed) series results of England against New Zealand are W*WWWW.
The visiting team has never won the battle since 2015.
Points and Rankings:
The series is the comparison between the fifth rank (England (101)) and fourth rank (New Zealand (104)) teams, a perfect series. The host is just 3 points behind the visitors.
The Home Team (England):
The team completed 779 games in the format. Out of them, the team won 393 times including a (1) win in a tie and lost 348 times. Eight (8) games resulted in a tie. 30 outings were called off without any result (No Result).
In case, the team will win the series by a margin of 4, then the host will earn seven (7) points with a (1) position in the ranking, but in case of losing the series with 4 defeats, then the team will lose six (6) points with a (1) position in the ranking.
In case, the team will win the series by a margin of 3, then the host will earn six (6) points with a (1) position in the ranking, but in case of losing the series with 3 defeats, then the team will lose five (5) points with a (1) position in the ranking.
If the team will lose the series with the margin of 2 defeats, then the team will lose three (3) points with a (1) position in the ranking. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 2, the team will earn five (5) points with a (1) position in the ranking.
If the team will lose the series with the margin of 1 defeat, then the team will lose a couple (2) of points with a (1) position in the ranking. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 1, the team will earn a couple (2) of points with a couple (2) of positions in the ranking.
Drawing the series will help the team to gain 0 – 1 point without any impact in the ranking.
Last 5 (completed) series results of England are WLLDL.
Last 5 (completed) match results of England are LWWWL.
Last 5 (completed) home series results of England are DLWWL.
The team has never won the series since 2021.
Last 5 (completed) home match results of England are WLLWL.
The Visiting Team (New Zealand):
The team completed 804 games in the format. Out of them, the team won 369 times and lost 387 times including a (1) defeat in a tie. Six (6) games resulted in a tie. 42 outings were called off without any result (No Result).
In case, the team will win the series by a margin of 4, then the team will earn six (6) points without any impact in the ranking, but in case of losing the series with 4 defeats, then the team will lose seven (7) points with a couple (2) of positions in the ranking.
In case, the team will win the series by a margin of 3, then the team will earn four (4) points without any impact in the ranking, but in case of losing the series with 3 defeats, then the team will lose five (5) points with a couple (2) of positions in the ranking.
If the team will lose the series with the margin of 2 defeats, then the team will lose 3-4 points with 1-2 positions in the ranking. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 2, the team will earn 1 – 2 points without any impact in the ranking.
If the team will lose the series with the margin of 1 defeat, then the team will lose a couple (2) of points with a (1) position in the ranking. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 1, the team will either gain 1 – 2 points without any impact in the ranking.
Drawing the series will cause the team to lose 0 – 1 point without any impact in the ranking.
Last 5 (completed) series results of New Zealand are LWLWW.
Last 5 (completed) match results of New Zealand are WLLLL.
Last 5 (completed) away series results of New Zealand are LLWLW.
Last 5 (completed) away match results of New Zealand are WLLLL.
The First Outing:
The result of the match will impact the team’s points, as if the result will go in favor of the host then the home side will gain a couple (2) of points with a (1) position in the ranking, whereas the opponent will lose a couple (2) of points with a (1) position in the ranking. On the other hand, in case of a reverse result, the visiting team will gain a couple (2) of points without any impact in the ranking and the home team will lose a couple (2) of points with a (1) position in the ranking. In case of tie, both the teams will neither gain nor lose either the points or the ranking.
Venue Weather:
Weather forecast of Cardiff shows the weather would be pretty cloudy in the first hour, then mostly cloudy for the next hour, then pretty cloudy till mid afternoon, then mostly cloudy till late evening and then partly cloudy till the end of the game. There will be extremely less to less chances of rain, as the precipitation percentage would be between 4% to 21%. The temperature would be between 20 – 26 Celsius. The wind would be between 4 – 9 km/h. The speed of wind and the temperature, both would fluctuate throughout the play.
Toss and Pitch:
Teams preferred to bat first after winning the toss, which happened 6 times out of 29 played games, and the selection didn’t favor the teams, at all, as the teams lost all 6 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to field first, are LLLLL.
On the other hand, the teams who chose to field first, won 11 times and lost 8 times. One (1) game resulted in a tie and Three (3) matches were called off without any result (No Result).
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to bat first, are WWLLW.
The sides never chose to bat first after winning the toss since 2017.
The first batting team won the match 8 times. Whereas, the teams, who batted second, won the match 17 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while the team bat first, are LLWWL.
The home side has never lost a game while chasing the target since 2014.
Overall, 11 times the teams won the toss, won the matches and lost 14 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while winning the toss, are WWLLW.
The Home Side (England):
Particularly, for England, the team won the toss 5 times in the 15 games, in which the team won 3 times the games and lost once with an (1) N/R (No Result).
Last 5 (completed) match results of England at the venue, while winning the toss, are WLWW -.
The home side never chose to bat first after winning the toss, till date.
Last 5 (completed) match results of England at the venue, while losing the toss, are WWLWL.
The home side has never a chance to chase the target after losing the toss since 2010.
The home team never lost any encounter after being sent to the field after losing the toss, till date.
Score:
The lowest defended total was 201 runs (according to NRR) in 2019, and the highest successful chase was 304 runs (10 balls remaining with 4 wickets in hand) in 2016.
The first innings lowest total was 125 runs (completed innings) in 2019 and the highest total was 386 runs in 2019. For the second innings, the lowest total was 152 runs (completed innings) in 2019 and the highest was 305 runs in 2013.
The batting average of the first innings is 28.06 and 36.42 is for the second innings.
ODI History Between the Teams at the Venue:
Both the teams faced each other 2 times at the venue. The home side won both times.
Last 5 (completed) match results of England against New Zealand at the venue are WW – – -.
Both times, The foreign team won the toss and chose to field first.
The teams never got a chance to play against each other at the venue since 2017.
Teams’ ODI History at Venue:
The Home Unit (England):
The home side has an excellent record at the venue, as the team won 9 times and lost thrice with 3 N/Rs (No Result) out of 15 outings.
Last 5 (completed) match results of England at the venue are WWWLW.
The team has never lost any outing since 2017.
The Visiting Unit (New Zealand):
The visiting team has an above average record, as the team won 4 times and lost 3 times out of 7 outings.
Last 5 (completed) match results of New Zealand at the venue are WLLLW.
The team never lost a toss since 2013.
The side never won an outing after choosing to bat first after winning the toss, till date.
The team never lost any outing after losing the toss, till date.
The side never got a chance to set the target after losing the toss, till date.
Selected XI for both the Teams:
England:
The home side may go with a couple (2) of pacers and a (1) spinner, as the team would like to include three (3) all-rounders, all with pace and a (1) batting all-rounder with spin.
England Eleven: J. Roy, J. Bairstow, J. Root, B. Stokes, J. Buttler, L. Livingstone, S. Curran, C. Woakes, M. Wood, A. Rashid, B. Carse
New Zealand:
The visiting team may go with four (4) pacers, as the team would like to include a (1) batting all-rounder with pace and a (1) bowling all-rounder with spin.
New Zealand Eleven: W. Young, D. Conway, D. Mitchell, G. Phillips, T. Latham, H. Nicholls, M. Santner, M. Henry, T. Southee, L. Ferguson, T. Boult
*Notes: the result of the most recent match is at the left. *Notes: D means draw in “last five series results”. *Notes: T means tie in “last five match results”. *Notes: “*” means the match was tied but the match was resulted through one over eliminator. *Notes: Images were taken from Google Search. *Notes: https://crickettimes.com/2023/09/eng-vs-nz-2023-odi-series-broadcast-live-streaming-details-when-and-where-to-watch-in-india-australia-usa-uk-other-countries/
