ENG vs NZ head to head in ODI World Cup: The wait for the ICC ODI World Cup is over. The World Cup is going to start from today i.e. 5th October. The first match of the tournament is going to be between New Zealand and England, the most successful teams of the last World Cup. The match is going to start at 2 pm. In this episode, let us tell you who has the upper hand so far in the World Cup matches between England and New Zealand. Which team can outweigh the opposing team in this match?
The first match was played in 1975
A total of 10 matches have been played so far in the ODI World Cup between England and New Zealand. England has won 5 of these matches, while the other 5 matches were won by New Zealand. In such a situation, till now both the teams are standing on equal footing in the World Cup matches. Whichever team wins today’s match will go ahead in this race. The first match of the ODI World Cup between the two teams was played in the year 1975. England had won this match by 80 runs. The second match was played in 1979, England won this match by 9 runs.
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Apart from this, the third and fourth matches of the World Cup were played in 7983, in one of these matches England won by 106 runs. Whereas, in the second match, New Zealand had won by 2 wickets. The fifth match was played in 1992, this match was won by New Zealand by 7 wickets. The sixth match took place in 1996, this too was won by the Kiwi team by 11 runs. The seventh match between the two was played in 2007, which was once again won by New Zealand by 6 wickets.
Both got one win each in 2019
The eighth match between England and New Zealand was played in the year 2015, which was won by the Kiwi team by 8 wickets. After this, 2 matches were played between the two in the last World Cup. In the first match, England had won by 119 runs. At the same time, England won the second match after a tie, with this victory England also won the World Cup. Now the eyes of the fans will be on who will win this match and move ahead in this race.
