New Zealand march into World T20 final
Published:Wednesday | November 10, 2021 | 2:09 PM
A STUNNING finish saw New Zealand beat England by five wickets and reach Sunday's final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup earlier today.
Daryl Mitchell was the hero as New Zealand chased down 167 in Abu Dhabi to seal a spot in the World Cup final against either Pakistan or Australia, who will play in the other semi-final tomorrow, beginning at 9 a.m. Jamaica time.
Mitchell, the Black Caps opener, carried his bat throughout the innings, producing a brilliant late display of power-hitting as New Zealand raced through the gears to avoid a nervy finish.
Chris Woakes’ two early wickets in the Powerplay had restricted the Kiwi chase. But a steadying knock from Devon Conway (46 off 38 balls) and a quickfire 27 from James Neesham put New Zealand on top, with Chris Jordan's 16th over going for 23 runs to swing the match in New Zealand's favour. And it was Mitchell who finished the job, hitting 25 off his last seven deliveries to win it with an over to spare.
Earlier, Ali (51 not out off 37 balls) and Dawid Malan (41 off 30 balls) helped England reach 166 for four in an occasionally scratchy first innings.
-Courtesy of ICCt20worldcup.com
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