England vs New Zealand Playing XI: New Zealand Decide To Bowl, Ben Stokes Misses Out Tournament Opener In Ahmedabad

England vs New Zealand Playing XI, Toss Update: Tom Latham, the stand-in captain for the Kiwis, decided to bowl first against England in the opening game of ODI World Cup 2023 in Ahmedabad.

ENG vs NZ Toss update: New Zealand won the toss and decided to bowl first. 

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ODI World Cup 2023 England vs New Zealand Playing XI: New Zealand stand-in skipper Tom Latham invited England to bat first in ENG vs NZ ODI World Cup 2023 opening match of ICC Men's Cricket World Cup on Thursday at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Kane Willimason, New Zealand's regular captain in ODIs misses out while both Ravindra and Chapman make the cut in New Zealand's playing XI. No Reece Topley, Atkinson and Ben Stokes for England. Check below the Playing XIs of both teams. 

Here's what the captains said after the toss:

"Would've bowled first as well. Looks a really good wicket. Preparation has been okay. Had a good series against NZ at home. Very proud of the achievement four years ago. Ben's going to miss this game. Has a niggle with his hip. Guys missing out are Atkinson, Topley, Willey and Stokes," England captain Jos Buttler said after the toss.

"Going to have a bowl. Looks a reasonably good surface. Hopefully later on it gets better to bat. Preparation has been great. Guys came together from different parts of the world a week ago. Unfortunately Kane's not quite ready yet. Ferguson has got a bit of a niggle. Sodhi, Kane, Southee all miss out," New Zealand skipper Tom Latham said after winning the toss.

Bowling first in Game 1 after a toss win for skipper Tom Latham against @englandcricket in Ahmedabad. Lockie Ferguson not playing as a precaution with back stiffness. Follow play LIVE in NZ with @skysportnz. LIVE scoring | https://t.co/aNkBrDiAuv #CWC23 pic.twitter.com/s7vvfX30jJ

— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) October 5, 2023

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

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