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Tom Latham leads New Zealand in ODI World Cup opener against defending champion England, elects to bowl first

Latham is leading the side with skipper Kane Williamson missing the opening game due to an ongoing knee injury

PTI Ahmedabad Published 05.10.23, 02:45 PM
England captain Jos Butler and New Zealand captain Tom Latham before the toss

England captain Jos Butler and New Zealand captain Tom Latham before the toss X/@AdeelHuss1

New Zealand skipper Tom Latham won the toss and elected to bowl against defending champions England in the opening match of the ODI World Cup here on Thursday.

Latham is leading the side with skipper Kane Williamson missing the opening game due to an ongoing knee injury. Lockie Ferguson also missed out due to a niggle, while Ish Sodhi and Tim Southee all miss out.

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For England, Ben Stokes missed the game due to a niggle in his hip, while Gus Atkinson, Reece Topley, David Willey were also left out of the playing XI.

Teams: New Zealand: Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (w/c), Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Matt Henry, Mitchell Santner, James Neesham, Trent Boult.

England: Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler (w/c), Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood.

Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by The Telegraph Online staff and has been published from a syndicated feed.

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