In one of the crucial matches of 2019 World Cup, England and New Zealand will lock horns at Riverside Ground on Wednesday. Both the teams will fight to fix their spot in the semi-finals.
England which is placed on the 4th spot on the points table would come up with the confidence of defeating India in their last match. England has 10 points and it needs to win this match to get the place into the semi-finals.
New Zealand that has showcased brilliant performance in the tournament lost its last two matches against Pakistan and Australia. New Zealand would look to win against England to get back on the track at this crucial time.
England: Joe Root, Jos Butler, Jofra Archer
New Zealand: Kane Williamson, Ross Taylor, Trent Boult
Matches Played: 89
Won by England: 40
Won by New Zealand: 43
Tied: 02
N/R: 04
Total matches: 8
Won by New Zealand: 5
Won by England: 3
England: Eoin Morgan, Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Liam Plunkett, Jofra Archer and Mark Wood.
New Zealand: Henry Nicholls, Martin Guptill, Kane Williamson, Ross Taylor, Tom Latham, Colin de Grandhomme, Jimmy Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult
Date: Tuesday, 3rd July 2019
Time: 03:00 PM IST
Venue: Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
League: ICC World Cup 2019
Live Telecast: Star Network
Online Streaming: Hotstar
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On the other hand, it was difficult for Ben's father Gerard Stokes who was watching the final back in New Zealand and cheering for blackcaps whether to celebrate his son's effort or to be sad for his country's loss.
In terms of form, Australia has been one of the top performers in the league stages, losing just two matches in nine games. They comfortably thumped England by 64 runs at Lord's during the league stage. Australia finished second in the table with 14 points in nine matches.
The century against bangladesh on Tuesday took Rohit to the top of most run scorers of 2019 World Cup surpassing David Warner.
India currently holds the second spot on the points table with 11 points while Bangladesh occupies the 6th spot with seven points.
Shankar is likely to be replaced in the squad by Karnataka opener Mayank Agarwal, who made his Test debut against Australia last year, has not yet played in the ODI format.
Sri Lanka holds the 7th position on the World Cup points table with 6 points while West Indies is on 9th with just one victory and three points.
With 11 points and no losses India occupies the second spot on the points table while England is on 5th with 8 points.
Australia tops on the points table with 12 points while New Zealand is spotted on third with 11 points.
Pakistan is placed at the 6th position on the points table with 7 points while Afghanistan is at the rock bottom and yet to open its account.
The West Indies, on the other hand, have won just one match and lost four, besides a washed out meeting with South Africa.