The moment is here. The waiting for four long years is about to come to an end. The answer of ”who will be the king of next four years in cricket” will reveal soon. One thing is for sure after five World Cup, cricket world will get a new champion. Considering the fact that most people were hoping to see Australia Vs India finale, the real scenario is typically different. Here, we want to discuss the England Vs New Zealand Preview: Both teams eyeing for the trophy as world gear up to see a new champion.

England Vs New Zealand Preview: Both teams eyeing for the trophy as the world gear up to see a new champion

Both England and New Zealand deserves hats off from every cricket fans due to their enormous passion and fighting spirit. Because of their tremendous approach, we are going to watch a new champion in cricket. The historic moment will be written on Lord’s, London.

  • England

This will be England’s fourth time in final. Will they succeed this time? The answer will unfurl soon. This is the fifth time they are hosting this tournament.

They enjoyed a good spell at the group stage. Although they had a few unexpected slip-ups, they had their moments too. They are confident after beating Australia by a big margin. This is their home ground, their turf, they will have more supports and advantage than the Kiwis.

England hammered Australia by 8 wickets. The main batsmen of them Jason Roy, Eoin Morgan, Joe Root, Bairstow everyone is in form and ready to go.

Their pacers and spinner Adil Rashid is in form too. If they can keep their balance and combination, they can surely make their audience proud.

England is determine to be lucky at fourth time
England is determine to be lucky at fourth time

  • New Zealand

Their entry in final comes with many surprises. Very few fans expected them into final by beating the tournament’s hot-favorite India. They did good at the beginning of the tournament and then they suffered three consecutive matches at the last phase of the round robin stage.

But, the end of the day, they’re here. They’ve made it. The semi-final against India stretched into the second day but it didn’t stop them to earn a comprehensive triumph over Virat Kohli’s men.

This is the second final appearance for Kane Williamson’s troops after 2015 World Cup final.

New Zealand surpirsed everyone and remind the world of cricket's ''unpredictability''
New Zealand surpirsed everyone and remind the world of cricket’s ”unpredictability”

Weather Conditions

The weather forecasts predict the weather will be mostly cloudy and there’s also a chance of rain to come on match day.

Pitch Conditions

The pitch of Lord’s London is usually favor batsmen. The team who chose to bat first have more chances to win the game. However, if the rain comes, the scenario can be changed and it would favor the bowlers instead of batsmen.

Likely XI –

England –

  • Jason Roy,
  • Jonny Bairstow,
  • Joe Root,
  • Eoin Morgan (c),
  • Ben Stokes,
  • Jos Buttler (wk),
  • Chris Woakes,
  • Liam Plunkett,
  • Jofra Archer,
  • Adil Rashid,
  • Mark Wood

New Zealand – 

  • Ross Taylor,
  • Martin Guptill,
  • Kane Williamson (c),
  • Colin de Grandhomme,
  • Trent Boult,
  • Tom Latham (wk),
  • James Neesham,
  • Matt Henry,
  • Mitchell Santner,
  • Lockie Ferguson,
  • Henry Nicholls

Injury Update

Both teams don’t have any injury problems at all. They will field their strongest XI without having a problem.

Match Prediction

Both teams possess tremendous quality and that’s why they are finalists. However, England is looking more immaculate and wondrous than New Zealand. England will also get the benefits of their turfs and immense support from their supporters. All these things are directing that England has more chances than their counterpart.

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