ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 is around the corner. It is just a few sleeps away. The tournament is ready to be on the stage on October 5. In the first match, England and New Zealand will be locking horns. England was the defending champion of the tournament. They defeated New Zealand in the last World Cup finals. The inaugural match of this World Cup can be a revenge-taking match for the Kiwis.
England’s expectations:
World Cup 2023 is around the corner. All teams are well prepared. Everyone is playing warm-up games as last time trials. Before the World Cup, almost every team played some ODI series to prepare themselves well for the big stage. England also played a series against Ireland. They won the series.
It seems like they are in a good rhythm. They have a very balanced side for the World Cup. England Cricket Board has published a video on their social media platform. Where English players are seen talking about their maiden trophy win in 2019. They were going down memory lane. Before starting this season, they are ready to take challenges and want to win the trophy again.
Recap of the 2019 World Cup final:
2019 was the best year ever in the history of English cricket. They won their maiden World Cup trophy that year. In that match, New Zealand won the toss and decided to bat first. Martin Guptill got out on 19 by 18 balls. He smashed 2 boundaries and 1 over-boundary. Henry Nicholls scored 55 out of 77 balls with four boundaries. Tom Latham scored 47 in 56 balls. In the end, they scored 241/8.
In the second innings, Jason Roy scored 17 in 20 balls. Bairstow scored 36 in 55 balls with 7 boundaries. Jos Buttler played a knock of 59 in 60 balls with 6 boundaries. Ben stocks remained not out on 84 runs. In the end, they also scored 241.
It was a tie. But they had to go for a result. So the match officials opted for super over. In the super over England batted first and scored 15. In the second innings of the super over, New Zealand could not reach the target. England won the trophy.
In 2019, England lifted their maiden World Cup trophy. It was their dream come true moment. This edition of the World Cup is happening in India. England team have arrived. The India vs. England warm-up match got canceled because of rain. But the English players are confident about this season. They are ready to take on all the challenges. On November 19, the entire world will be introduced to the new World Champion.
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