England faces New Zealand on Sunday in the 11th game of the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy. The match begins at 5:30 a.m. ET. Tune to Star Sports or watch the live stream HERE.
The winner of Sunday's Group A match can qualify for the semifinals, IB Times reports. England is in second-place with two points after defeating Australia by 48 runs, although they lost to Sri Lanka by seven wickets. New Zealand must win to make it to the semifinals, otherwise their fate will be decided by the outcome of the Australia-Sri Lanka match.
Games between England and New Zealand have traditionally been close. Out of the 76 times the clubs have met, New Zealand won 38 times and England won 32 times. New Zealand won their first and ever meeting against England in the ICC Champions Trophy.
England has Eoin Morgan, Jos Buttler and Ravi Bopara in the batting line-up. New Zealand's batting line up includes Martin Guptill, Luke Ronchi and Brendan McCullum.
England's squad: Alastair Cook, James Anderson, Jonny Bairstow, Ian Bell, Ravi Bopara, Tim Bresnan, Stuart Bond, Jos Buttler, Steven Finn, Eoin Morgan, Joe Root, Graeme Swann, James Tredwell, Jonathan Trott, Chris Woakes.
New Zealand's squad: Brendan McCullum, Trent Boult, Grant Elliot, Andrew Ellis, James Franklin, Martin Guptill, Mitchell McClenaghan, Nathan McCullum, Kyle Mills, Colin Munro, Luke Ronchi, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor, Daniel Vettori, Kane Williamson.
IB Times predicts England to win.
The semifinal matches take place on Wednesday, June 19 and Thursday, June 20. For the complete schedule of matches, visit here.
