England vs New Zealand Preview

9th match of ICC's main event will be hosted by Wellington Regional Stadium. This match played between England and New Zealand of Pool A on 20 Feb at 6:30 IST.

New Zealand are performing well as they give 'Wanted' start to the event.
Their performance in World Cup is balanced. Their's run up in the World Cup has been highly impressive, and well balanced. This team has aggressive batting line up with the likes of Brendon McCullum, Kane Williamson, Ross Taylor and Grant Elliot at the top orders. They have equal advantage of batting and bowling thanks to the pace attacks pf Kyles Mils, Trent Boult and co. Their small unit enjoys fielding also. Team could have done with a more potent spin attack.The Kiwis are expected to play their heart out as they Leverage to play in front of their home crowd.

The Britain's have failed to keep their form as it was when they played against Australia and India in tri series held before ICC's event. James Taylor played knock of his life just failing for the ton due to bad decision taken by umpire.

Their team is always considered as the strongest opponent. They have steady batting line up which can be quite effective, while the bowling is England's undoubted strength. They have Ian Bell and Joe Root as the consistent batsmen and James Anderson and Stuart Broad as the two high quality bowlers.

England now travelling to Wellington to face the other co-hosts of the tournament, also in equally good form. At other hand The Kiwis dispatched Sri Lanka and a victory against Scotland seems to establish their control in favourable conditions.

Expected Eleven:-

New Zealand:-

Brendon Mccullum (c)
Martin Guptil
Kane Williamson
Ross Taylor
Grant Elliot
Corey Anderson
Luke Ronchi
Daniel Vettori
Adam Milne
Tim Soutee
Trent Boult

England:-

Eoin Morgan (c)
Ian Bell
Moeen Ali
Ravi Bopara
Joe Root
James Taylor
Jos Buttler
Chris Woakes
Stuart Broad
Steven Finn
James Anderson

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