ENG vs NZ: "Off The Blocks In Near-Perfect Manner" - Fans On X Praise New Zealand As They Hammer England In ICC World Cup 2023

Fans on X reacted after the New Zealand National Cricket Team thumped the defending champions England by 9 wickets in the opening match of the ICC World Cup 2023. The match took place at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad and it was all about the Kiwis. 

New Zealand won the toss and opted to field first. Their decision raised quite a few eyebrows but they proved many wrong as they bowled magnificently well. England had a fiery start as Jonny Bairstow (33) and Dawid Malan (14) played some crisp shots but they couldn’t capitalize on the start they got. 

Harry Brook (25) looked good but a false shot saw him back in the hut early. Joe Root (77) along with skipper Jos Buttler (43) steadied the ship and batted magnificently. But New Zealand kept chipping in with wickets at regular intervals and put England on the backfoot again, leaving them tumbling at 188/5. 

Liam Livingstone (20) too couldn’t get going as he perished to Trent Boult. Sam Curran (14) along with Chris Woakes (11), Adil Rashid (15*) and Mark Wood (13*) played handy knocks at the end that powered England to a total of 282 runs. For New Zealand, Matt Henry was the pick of the bowlers with his figures of 3/48. Rachin Ravindra, Micthell Santner, and Glenn Phillips also combined to pick 5 wickets between them. 

New Zealand were off to the worst possible start as they lost Will Young for a golden duck. It seemed that it would be a tight contest but Rachin Ravindra and Devon Conway took the attack to the England bowlers and smashed them all over the park. They made opportunity bowlers look clueless and it didn’t even once seem that defending champions are in the game. 

While Devon Conway ended with a knock of 152 runs, Rachin Ravindra scored an unbeaten 123 runs as New Zealand completed a 9-wicket win over England. Only Sam Curran managed to get the wicket and was the pick of the bowlers as well and he was economical too. 

Fans on X React As New Zealand completed a dominating 9-wicket win over England in the first game of ICC World Cup 2023 

As New Zealand thumped England by a massive margin of 9 wickets, fans on X were jubilant. They lauded the duo of Rachin Ravindra and Devon Conway for their spectacular efforts at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad and gave some joyful reactions. Here are some of them:

If this was a boxing match, the referee would have stopped the fight long ago. This is not just a win, this is an annihilation. You just have to love New Zealand

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) October 5, 2023

New Zealand in ICC tournaments: #ENGvNZ pic.twitter.com/UyoG4h7Plr

— Himanshu Pareek (@Sports_Himanshu) October 5, 2023

So if you're playing against England this WC win the toss and bowl first cos Eng hate defending ? Terrific partnership between Conway and Rachin, well played NZ ?? #ENGvNZ #CWC23 pic.twitter.com/OiCthFBPW9

— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) October 5, 2023

New Zealand in Bilaterals
vs
New Zealand in World Cups.#ENGvNZ pic.twitter.com/aUxULMFneX

— R A T N I S H (@LoyalSachinFan) October 5, 2023

Not necessarily an upset but the ease of this New Zealand win will make many teams uneasy really. England will bounce back but they will have to shed their ego a bit #ENGvNZ #ICCCricketWorldCup

— Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73) October 5, 2023

Devon Conway And Rachin Ravindra to Eng bowlers today ?#CWC23 | #ENGvNZ | pic.twitter.com/971fAJW6Ma

— ♔ (@balltamperrerrr) October 5, 2023

19 years old Rachin Ravindra was crying in Bengaluru's bar after NZ lost 2019 Final to England. Today, he scored a century himself against England in the World Cup match to avenge the defeat.#ENGvNZ pic.twitter.com/g7qI9ZXPJM

— Himanshu Pareek (@Sports_Himanshu) October 5, 2023

Okay. New Zealand are off the blocks in the near perfect manner. #ICC #CWC #ENGvNZ

— Anjum Chopra (@chopraanjum) October 5, 2023

Perfect #Worlds2023 Cup Opening Match..Perfect Partnership..Perfect Centurions..Perfect Revenge (World Cup Final 2019).. No room for Boundaries ratio in this match
Congratulations #NewZealand
All praise goes to #RachinRavindra #Conway#ENGvNZ pic.twitter.com/Yid0g2oTA1

— Munaf Patel (@munafpa99881129) October 5, 2023

Conway and Rachin proved that in sport you need to be cold and calculated to take revenge. NZ also showed you can never write them off in a World Cup game.#ENGvNZ #icccricketworldcup2023 pic.twitter.com/iNP2gqv9Gk

— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) October 5, 2023

Location : Ahmedabad
Form : CONtinues ??#CWC23 #ENGvNZ pic.twitter.com/ggvhnFvUVo

— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) October 5, 2023

New Zealand’s next three fixtures: Neth, BD, Afg.
Could be in a very good position halfway through the group stages. #EngvsNZ

— Danyal Rasool (@Danny61000) October 5, 2023