The 13th edition of ICC Men's Cricket World Cup commenced at Ahmedabad where New Zealand beat England by nine wickets in the opening encounter.
New Zealand were powered to a nine-wicket triumph by an unbeaten 273-run third-wicket stand between Rachin Ravindra (123*) and Devon Conway (152*).
In response to England's 282/9, New Zealand crossed the target in merely 36.2 overs to make a great start to the tournament