The first semi-final of the T20 World Cup 2021 was played on Wednesday in which New Zealand defeated England by five wickets. From the very beginning, the England team managed to put pressure on New Zealand, but the match turned completely in the last over and England’s dream of winning the T20 World Cup was once again shattered.
match account
In the first semi-final being played in Abu Dhabi, England, batting first, scored 166 for the loss of four wickets, which was a huge target from the perspective of a pressure match. For England, Moeen Ali played an unbeaten knock of 51 runs in 37 balls, supported by David Milne, who played a formidable knock of 41 runs in 30 balls. Thanks to these two, the England team reached a good score, Tim Southee, Jimmy Neesham, Adam Mill and Ish Sodhi took 1-1 wickets for New Zealand.
Chasing 167 runs, New Zealand’s team was shocked at the beginning by Chris Woakes, he showed Martin Guptill the way out in the very first over. After that, in his second over, he pushed New Zealand back a lot by dismissing New Zealand captain Kane Williamson. After two early wickets, Mitchell and Devon Conway’s 92-run partnership took over New Zealand’s innings. Mitchell played an unbeaten knock of 72 off 47 balls and played a vital role in taking his team to the final.
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Apart from Mitchell, Devon Conway played a fine innings of 46 runs in 38 balls and finally Jimmy Neesham’s 27 runs in 11 balls changed the course of the match completely. Chris Woakes and Livingstone took 2-2 wickets for England and Adil Rashid got one wicket but by then it was too late.
England and New Zealand were face to face in the 2019 ODI World Cup final, the match remained exciting from start to finish. England defeated New Zealand in the Super Over and won their first ODI World Cup. At that time the ICC was criticized for its rules, however New Zealand did not react in any way. But on the previous day, New Zealand took their revenge by defeating England in the semi-finals.
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