Daryl Mitchell's unbeaten 72-run knock aided by James Neesham's quickfire cameo of 27 runs off just 11 balls helped New Zealand defeat England by five wickets to enter the final of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup in Abu Dhabi at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium on Wednesday.
Chasing, New Zealand got off to the worst start possible as the side lost opening batter Martin Guptill (4) in the very first over bowled by Chris Woakes. The Kiwis were given a body blow in the third over as Woakes sent skipper Kane Williamson (5) back in the hut. After the end of the powerplay, New Zealand's score read 36/2.
Devon Conway and Daryl Mitchell found run-scoring difficult and at the halfway mark, New Zealand's score read 58/2 with the side needing 109 runs to win from 60 balls. The 82-run stand for the third wicket was finally broken by Liam Livingstone as he had Conway (46) stumped at the hands of Buttler with New Zealand still needing 72 runs to win from 38 balls. Glenn Phillips (2) was the second wicket for Livingstone and England was in firm control with New Zealand at 107/4 in the 16th over.
In the 17th over bowled by Chris Jordon, James Neesham and Mitchell managed to score 23 runs, and the match swayed in favour of the Kiwis, with Williamson and team needing 34 to win from 18 balls. However, another twist came in the game as Adil Rashid sent Neesham (27) back to the pavilion, and New Zealand required 20 to win from 12 balls. In the end, Mitchell guided New Zealand to a five-wicket victory with six balls to spare.
Earlier, Moeen Ali and Dawid Malan played knocks of 51 and 42 respectively as England scored 166/4 against New Zealand.
Meanwhile, Twitter users congratulated the Kiwis for reaching the final of the T20 World Cup.
"Brilliant stuff from @BLACKCAPS. They have qualified for the final in all 3 @ICC events: 2019 WC, 2021 WTC, & now #T20Worldcup. And please don't call this as NZ punching above their weight etc, it would be a disservice to this team that is as good if not better than most. #ENGvNZ," tweeted Wasim Jaffer.
"Best game of the World Cup. Wow Daryll Mitchell. Jimmy Neesham the gamechanger. New Zealand simply sensational. Congratulations on reaching the finals NZ #ENGvsNZ," wrote Virender Sehwag.
Check out the reactions below:
So, everybody's favourite team is in the World Cup final again! : )#NewZealand
— KSR (@KShriniwasRao) November 10, 2021
Revenge of the Kiwis! They deserved the ODI WC, they may we'll be on their way to winning the T20 one #ENGvsNZ
— Nikhil Taneja (@tanejamainhoon) November 10, 2021
Lord's has been overcome. Daryl Mitchell! And Jimmy Neesham. This was worth being here for. What a team this @BLACKCAPS is.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) November 10, 2021
Brilliant stuff from @BLACKCAPS. They have qualified for the final in all 3 @ICC events: 2019 WC, 2021 WTC, & now #T20Worldcup.
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) November 10, 2021
And please don't call this as NZ punching above their weight etc, it would be a disservice to this team that is as good if not better than most. #ENGvNZ
Brilliant by New Zealand
— Gaurav Kapur (@gauravkapur) November 10, 2021
Best game of the World Cup. Wow Daryll Mitchell. Jimmy Neesham the gamechanger. New Zealand simply sensational. Congratulations on reaching the finals NZ #ENGvsNZ
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) November 10, 2021
Just how good is this Kiwi team. Nobody is a superstar, but everybody a star when the moment arises. This was done in style, and with nerves of steel. Despite Williamson’s early departure.#NZLvENG
— Shekhar Gupta (@ShekharGupta) November 10, 2021
Wowwww…what a win. Of course, Mitchell was there till the end to seal it but the game-changer tonight was Jimmy Neesham. The Jordan over. The momentum shifter. Well done, #NZ #T20WorldCup
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) November 10, 2021
Truly well deserved!!
— Robin Aiyuda Uthappa (@robbieuthappa) November 10, 2021
(With ANI inputs)
source https://www.freepressjournal.in/viral/everybodys-favourite-team-is-in-t20-world-cup-final-twitter-reacts-as-new-zealand-stun-england-in-semi-final
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