New Zealand will lock horns with England in the final of ICC Cricket World Cup (CWC), 2019. The action will take place at Lord's Cricket Ground in London on July 14, 2019. Both teams have never won the World Cup tournament inspite of making it to finals on various occasion. This will be New Zealand successive second appearance in the final of World Cup tournament. On the other hand, the England team led by Eoin Morgan will be playing in the final of CWC after a long gap of 27 years. The head to head encounters in World Cup tournament of NZ vs ENG is 5-4. Let us have a look at the result of the world cup clash between New Zealand and England. New Zealand vs England Cricket Score Final ODI Match.
New Zealand who was considered an underdog amongst semi-finalist surprised everybody by defeating India in the semi-final. While England is considered favourite right from the beginning of the tournament to lift the World Cup 2019 trophy. English side beat Australia in the semi-final by 8 wickets as they chased down the total of 223 in 32.1 overs. Let us now have a look at the nine encounters of New Zealand vs England in the World Cup. New Zealand vs England Dream11 Team Predictions: Best Picks for All-Rounders, Batsmen, Bowlers & Wicket-Keepers for NZ vs ENG in ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Final.
New Zealand vs England June 11 Prudential World Cup 1975 Group A Match- ENG won by 80 runs
England batted first in this game and posted a target of 267 in 60 overs. In reply, New Zealand got all out on 186 runs. English batsman Keith Fletcher was given Man of the Match for his knock of 131 runs from 147 balls.
New Zealand vs England June 20 Prudential World Cup 1979 Semi-Final Match- ENG won by 9 runs
England put up a total of 221/8 in 60 overs, which New Zealand fell short by 9 runs. Graham Gooch was awarded player of the match for his important inning of 71 runs from 84 balls. New Zealand vs England ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Final Weather Report From London: Check Out Rain Forecast and Pitch Report of the Lord’s Cricket Ground.
New Zealand vs England June 9 Prudential World Cup 1983 Group A Match- ENG won by 106 runs
England won the toss in this game and elected to bat first in which they posted a massive target of 322/6 in 60 overs. New Zealand struggled to chase the total as they got all out on 216 runs in 59 overs. Allan Lamb was awarded the player of the match for his knock of 102 runs from 105 balls.
New Zealand vs England June 15 Prudential World Cup 1983 Group A Match- NZ won by 2 wickets
New Zealand finally registered their maiden win over England in the World Cup tournament at Edgbaston Stadium in Birmingham. England won the toss and elected to bat first and posted a target of 235 runs. New Zealand chased down the target in 59.5 overs. It was a very close encounter, where Kiwi batsman Jeremy Coney got Man of the Match for his unbeaten knock of 66 runs from 97 balls.
New Zealand vs England March 15 Benson & Hedges World Cup 1992 Match- NZ won by 7 wickets
New Zealand won the toss and elected to bowl first in this match. This match took place at Wellington. New Zealand chased down a total of 200 posted by England in this match. Kiwis won the match by three wickets where New Zealand batsman Andrew Jones was given Man of the Match for his knock of 78 runs.
New Zealand vs England Feb 14 Wills World Cup 1996 Group B Match- NZ won by 11 runs
This match took place at Ahmedabad, where New Zealand after putting into bat first posted a total of 239/6 in 50 overs. England lost 9 wickets in their chase and fell short by 11 runs. Nathan Astle was given Man of the Match for his knock of 101 runs from 132 balls.
New Zealand vs England March 16 ICC Cricket World Cup, 2007 Group C Match- NZ won by 6 wickets
New Zealand won the toss and elected to bowl first where England posted a target of 210 runs, which New Zealand chased down in 41 overs. Scott Styris was given Man of the Match for his inning of 87 runs from 113 balls.
New Zealand vs England Feb 20 ICC Cricket World Cup, 2015 Pool A Match- NZ won by 8 wickets
England won the toss and elected to bat first in which their batting drastically collapsed as they got all out on 123 runs. Tim Southee was the star bowler in this match where he had the figure of 7/33 in 9 overs. Kiwi chased down the total in just 12.2 overs.
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New Zealand vs England July 3 ICC Cricket World Cup, 2019 Match- ENG won by 119 runs
English side took perfect revenge of their defeat in CWC 2015 in this match where they outplayed Kiwis. England won this match to enter the semi-final of CWC 2019. New Zealand got all out on 186 runs while chasing the target of 306 runs.
Now the action between these two teams will take place at a crucial stage compared to their previous clashes in World Cup. The winner in today's game will become the World champion for the first time. It will be interesting to see how the two teams compete in the final of ICC CWC 2019.
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