New Zealand beat England To Reach T20 World Cup Final

With a five-wicket win against England in the first semi-final in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, New Zealand advanced to the Twenty20 World Cup final.

New Zealand chased down their 167-run victory target with one over to spare with to Daryl Mitchell’s unbroken 72 and Jimmy Neesham’s late attack. Chasing a challenging 167 on a wicket where England’s star-studded line-up faltered, New Zealand’s batsmen struggled, leaving them requiring 57 runs from the final four overs.

They were beaten on boundary countback alone in the 50-over World Cup final two years ago, after matched scores in regulation and a super over, but they will now face either Australia or Pakistan in Sunday’s showpiece.

England, which had reached 166-4 thanks to Moeen Ali’s unbeaten 51 off 37, appeared to be in command until Chris Jordan returned to bowl the 17th over when New Zealand turned the tables on England. Mitchell struggled to play his shots on a slow surface. But he stuck in there with Devon Conway (46). In a key 82-run partnership before leading the chase with Neesham in style.

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Former champions England won 166-4 at the Zayed Cricket Stadium. After Moeen Ali batted 51 not out and Dawid Malan made 41

Sachin Tendulkar tweeted:

“What a brilliant game of cricket. #NewZealand once again winning hearts along with winning the game. Great knock by Mitchell who was well supported by Conway & Neesham. Bairstow’s incident at the ropes reminded me of what happened with Boult in the 2019 finals. Kudos to New Zealand,”

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“We felt right in the game at the halfway stage. In addition, in a tight game, we came at the wrong end of the stick. We were right in the game, probably till the 17th over. He (Neesham) sort of swayed the game in New Zealand’s favor,” Morgan said.

“It was a competitive total. It was an outstanding effort from Mitchell. T20 is a game of small margins. We had wickets in hand and were able to capitalize on them. Neesham changed the momentum of the game,” he added

When England batted firstly, they were 67-2 at halfway through their innings. And secondly, reached 100 in 14 overs, thanks to New Zealand’s tight bowling and great fielding.

In addition, in his unbeaten 37-ball innings. Thirdly, Moeen hammered two sixes and three fours.

However, NZ, who have reached their first T20 World Cup final. Therefore Will face the winner of the second semi-final on Thursday, which will be played between Pakistan and Australia.

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