England vs New Zealand First T20I: Preview And Expected XI

England will take on New Zealand in the first T20I  of a 4-match T20I series at Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, on 30th August 2023 from 10:30 pm onwards. Post the T20I series, the two sides will lock horns in a four-match ODI series in preparation for the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup.

England will be the favourites playing at their home but New Zealand will give them a tough battle on the field.

The last time two teams played against each other was back in the T20 World Cup 2022 in which England won that game by 20 runs

England vs New Zealand: Head-To-Head In T20I

T20I - 23

England - 14

New Zealand - 8

No Result - 1

Expected XIs

England: Jos Buttler © (wk), Ben Duckett, Dawid Malan, Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Chris Jordan, Sam Curran, Adil Rashid, Luke Wood, Rehan Ahmed

New Zealand: Finn Allen, Devon Conway (wk), Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee ©, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry