AHMEDABAD: Team New Zealand thrashed defending champions England by 9 wickets in ICC Cricket World Cup opening match in Ahmedabad on Thursday.
New Zealand opener Devon Conway recorded a century on his ODI World Cup debut against England here on Thursday .
Conway became the 15th overall and fourth Kiwi batter to record a century on his World Cup debut. The left-hander reached the mark off just 83 deliveries with 13 fours and two sixes.
Conway’s teammate Rachin Ravindra followed suit with a 82-ball ton on his World Cup, becoming the 16th and fifth Kiwi to the feat.
England’s Dennis Amiss was the first batter to record a century on World Cup debut, coming in the first-ever World Cup match against India in 1975.
