England vs New Zealand, 1st Match - Live Cricket Score

Well, what a start to the World Cup. New Zealand dominated and sealed an emphatic nine-wicket victory against a struggling England. They got the much-needed two points without having the likes of Kane Williamson and Tim Southee and that should boost the confidence of the Black Caps.

Meanwhile, it's time to say bye and we will catch up with you guys tomorrow for the match between Pakistan and Netherlands. Goodnight!

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

"Great to have a great day. Boys bowled and fielded well to restrict them to 280. Luckily I had Devon out there to show me how to do it. (I am) Very very close with Devon. Special to finish it off with him. 4-5 years ago, we all knew Devon would become the player he is. Above all he's a great guy. It was yesterday (because of) the thing (niggle) with Lockie (when did he know he'll bat at three?). Good to get the opportunity. We'll see what happens. I'm actually quite a good sleeper luckily. There was some swing, but the surface was really good to bat on," Rachin Ravindra said.

"It's a fantastic performance. Fantastic partnership. Fantastic effort with the ball to restrict them to 280 which is below par. Pretty good build-up. We have played in these conditions in the last year or so. Likes of two seamers did a fantastic job. We got wickets at crucial times, to restrict them to 280 odd from the situation they were in was fantastic. The shots they played was fantastic, certainly wasn't the plan when they went out. Both must have felt really good when they played shots," Latham said.

"Disappointing day, outplayed by New Zealand, tough to take that defeat. One loss, still a long tournament. Lot of guys in our team have played a lot of cricket. We have beaten teams this way before and we have been beaten like this before as well. Tough to build any pressure with the start they got. We lacked being clinical with our executions. Right shots weren't quite executed. We will keep it positive, can't be too defensive but we weren't clinical in shot selection and execution. Margin for error was very less on that pitch. The two guys played exceptionally well, fantastic partnership we were well beaten. Skidded on even better under lights, that's why we wanted to bowl as well. I thought he is back to his old self. Don't think there is any question about Joe. He's a run-maker in any format he plays. We will wait and see. He is working hard with the physio," Buttler mentioned.

Kudos to @BLACKCAPS on a fantastic win in the first match of World Cup 2023! Hats off to Conway and Ravindra for their solid centuries and to Latham for leading the team so well in Kane Williamson's absence. 🏏👏 #CWC23 #ENGvNZ #CricketWorldCup2023

— Yusuf Pathan (@iamyusufpathan) October 5, 2023

NewZealand 🇳🇿just bazballed England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 !! Some batting that by 2 left handers .Looks like toss will play a big role in this #WorldCup2023 . Batting looks easy under lights . #icccricketworldcup2023

— Shreevats goswami (@shreevats1) October 5, 2023

1) 1999 World Cup: Sachin Tendulkar
2) 2003 World Cup: Brian Lara
3) 2007 World Cup: Ricky Ponting
4) 2011 World Cup: Virender Sehwag
5) 2015 World Cup: Aaron Finch
6)2019 World Cup:- Joe Root
7)2023 World Cup:-Devon Conway#cricketworldcup1stcentury

— Anand yadav (@Andyamerican11) October 5, 2023

New Zealand won the match by nine wickets. Rachin Ravindra and Devon Conway have done the job as New Zealand start the ODI World Cup in a dazzling fashion.

This has been a spectacular knock from Devon Conway. One of the World Cup classics.

Young fearless and talented put a balanced head on those young shoulders an all time great for the future #RachinRavindra #ENGvNZ #CWC2023

— S.Badrinath (@s_badrinath) October 5, 2023

New Zealand are 265/1 after 35 overs. They need only 18 runs to win the match.

Devon Conway hits a cracking six right after the drinks break.

New Zealand are 245/1 after 16 overs.

The Kiwi international hits his fifth six.