ODI World Cup 2023: England vs New Zealand weather update from Ahmedabad

The World Cup is just a few hours away. All the teams have geared up for the cricket’s biggest event to start. Defending champions England will face New Zealand in the opener of the marquee event. The match will be a rematch of the last edition of the mega event final, when England won the World Cup for the first time by the barest margin, on boundary count. England has a slender lead and they have emerged victorious in 45 out of their 95 head-to-head clashes against New Zealand.

In the last five CWC encounters, New Zealand have the upper hand by winning four times out of five. The three Lions won the last ODI series against the Kiwis. The captains for all 10 teams were present at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, for the ‘Captains Corner’ event. The Ahmedabad stadium has six black soil pitches and five red soil pitches.

The red soil pitch will provide more help to the pacers and later in the game spinners can come into the action. Rain has caused problems in the warm-up games of the World Cup. The spectators are hoping that there is no rain prediction in the first game of cricket’s biggest event. India’s warm-up matches got washed out, though both were in different parts of the state.

Rain prediction in the World Cup opener

There is 20% rain predicted early on in the morning. But the rest of the day is expected to remain hot and humid. There will be clearer conditions are expected as the match draws nearer with a 2 pm start. According to World Weather Online, the weather forecast for Thursday’s match states, that it is going to be mostly sunny conditions with less possibility of precipitation.

The temperature is expected to revolve around 35°C, along with a moderate breeze. The dew can be a factor, and sometimes even a decisive factor in the second innings which might even impact the decision of the game. So the skippers need to know how the pitch and ground will behave throughout the game.