Here is a look at the result of the opening game for New Zealand at every Cricket World Cup since 1975.
1975- New Zealand 309/5 beat East Africa 128/8 (Edgbaston)
1979- Sri Lanka 189 all out lost to New Zealand 190/1 (Trent Bridge, Nottingham)
1983- England 322/6 beat New Zealand 216 (Oval, London)
1987- New Zealand 242/6 beat Zimbabwe 239 all out (Hyderabad)
1992- New Zealand 248/6 beat Australia 211 all out (Auckland)
1996- New Zealand 239/6 beat England 228/9 (Ahmedabad)
1999- Bangladesh 116 all out lost to New Zealand 117/4 (Chelmsford)
2003- Sri Lanka 272/7 lost to New Zealand 225 all out (Bloemfontein)
2007- England 209/7 lost to New Zealand 210/4 (Gros Islet)
2011- New Zealand 311/6 beat Ireland 279 all out (Nagpur)
2015- New Zealand 331/6 beat Sri Lanka 233 all out (Christchurch)
2019- Sri Lanka 136 all out lost to New Zealand 137/0 (Cardiff)