Let’s take a look at the ICC Cricket World Cup England vs New Zealand Head to Head Record. England and New Zealand are the two teams who play frequently against each others. So, here is the head to head record of the both the teams against each other. Over all New Zealand is leadind with a slight margin of 1. NZ have won 44 while Eng has defeated NZ in 43 matches.
In the World Cup, England and New Zealand have met ten times. Both teams have five victories each, with England winning its final Cricket World Cup game in 2019.
Their first meeting took place in Nottingham during the first World Cup in 1975. After winning the toss, New Zealand decided to field first. Keith Fletcher scored a century to help England score 266. The New Zealand batsmen were knocked out for 186 runs after falling 80 runs short of the mark.
On June 20, 1979, in Manchester for the Cricket World Cup semifinal, they next encountered each other. Toss winner New Zealand chose to field first. England got off to a slow start, but Mike Brearley and Graham Gooch’s half-centuries enabled them to pick up the pace and raise the total to 221.
New Zealand got off to a good start, but the constant loss of wickets slowed them down. They had to score 14 runs in the last over to win, but they ultimately fell short by nine runs.
In the following World Cup in 1983, the two teams faced off twice. The Oval hosted the opening game on June 9. England batted first after winning the toss. They set an enormous goal for the Kiwis, 323 runs, with Allan Lamb getting a century.
Despite the efforts of Martin Crowe and Vic Marks to pull their team over the finish line, their efforts fell short as they were defeated by 106 runs. Six days later, in Birmingham, came their next tournament matchup against one another. After winning the toss, England elected to bat first. David Gower scored an unbeaten 92 runs as England totaled 234 runs before being dismissed in the 54th over. The pursuit was a
Both sides competed against one another in Wellington during the league stage of the 1992 World Cup. When New Zealand won the toss, they chose to field first. At the end of 50 overs, they had successfully contained the English batsmen for 200 runs thanks to their excellent bowling. They easily won the match by 7 wickets and cruised to victory in the chase.
Both teams faced off against one another in the 1996 World Cup’s opening game. In a very tight game, New Zealand chose to bat first after losing the toss. Nathan Astle’s century contributed to the team’s 239-run total. The English batsmen missed their 240 run target by 11 runs.
These countries’ subsequent World Cup encounter occurred at the 2015 ICC World Cup, which New Zealand won by an eight-wicket margin. England chose to bat first after winning the toss, but Tim Southee’s superb bowling claimed 7 wickets for 33 runs, rendering their batting ineffective. In fewer than 13 overs, New Zealand successfully tracked down the target.
In their subsequent World Cup game, England defeated New Zealand with ease, winning by 119 runs. Mark Wood demonstrated his prowess with the ball while Bairstow displayed brilliance with the bat.
England defeated New Zealand in the super over of their most recent world cup game to win their first-ever championship.
