🏏ICC World Cup T 20, M-43 ✨1st semi-final✨ : England vs New Zealand🏏

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The First Semi-final Match --England vs New Zealand

England and New Zealand will face each other in the first semi-final of the T20 World Cup 2021.

The game will decide the first finalist of this year's T20 World Cup.

Both teams have come into the semi-final on the back of four wins in five group games.

While England topped the table in Group 1, New Zealand finished second in Group 2 to secure a place for themselves in the knockout stage.

The Eoin Morgan-led side played 5 matches, winning 4 and losing 1.

England defeated West Indies by 6 wickets in their opening game.

Then, they defeated Bangladesh by 8 wickets. They later defeated Australia by 8 wickets and Sri Lanka by 26 runs.

In their final match, England lost to South Africa by 10 runs.

With 8 points, they finished on the top spot in group 1 points table.

England ended with equal points as that of Australia and South Africa but had a better net run rate.

New Zealand then won back-to-back three games, defeating Scotland by 16 runs, Namibia by 52 runs, and Afghanistan by 8 wickets.

With 8 points, they finished on the 2nd spot in the group 2 points table below Pakistan.

The match is expected to go down to the wire. Not only for it being a knockout game, but it will be exciting to see New Zealand's tactics and England's style of play in the first semi-final.

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England vs New Zealand: H2H record

England and New Zealand have played a total of 21 T20I matches against each other since the inception of the format in 2006.

While England have won 13 of those 21 T20Is, New Zealand have emerged victorious in 7 games with one match ending in no result.

Both sides have met 5 times in the T20 World Cups, where England again enjoy an edge as they have won in three matches as opposed to New Zealand's two.

England vs New Zealand: Playing XIs

England: Eoin Morgan (captain), James Vince, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Jos Buttler (wk), Jonny Bairstow, Moeen Ali, Chris Jordan, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood.

New Zealand: Kane Williamson (captain), Trent Boult, Devon Conway (wk), Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Adam Milne.

Stats- T20

Total Matches- 61

Matches won batting first- 27

Matches won bowling first- 34

Average 1st innings score- 141

Average 2nd innings score- 128

Highest total recorded- 225/7 (20 Ov) by IRE vs AFG

Lowest total recorded- 84/10 (18.2 Ov) by BAN vs RSA

Highest score chased- 166/6 (19.4 Ov) by HK vs AFG

Lowest score defended- 129/6 (20 Ov) by ENG vs PAK

Toss Prediction for ENG vs NZ Match

The team winning the toss might choose to bowl first. Most of the teams have opted to bowl first in ICC T20 World Cup 2021 so far. More matches have seen chasing team winning the game.

Both sides have played some excellent cricket in the Super 12, winning four and losing a solitary game apiece.

While England rely more on their power-hitters, they also have a smart bowling line-up who can adapt to conditions.

On the other hand, New Zealand are more dependent on their pacers but also have been chasing down totals smartly, following their own methods calmly.

Originally posted by: Nichuss

whooting for england

In terms of head-to-head, England have an edge with 13 wins from 21 encounters, whereas the Black Caps have emerged on top in seven games On the other hand, the battle gets intense in T20 WC history, with England leading the Kiwis 3-2.

For the unversed, both sides had also played the first semi-final of the last edition of the World Cup, where England beat Williamson & Co!

Rooting for England ❤️

First favourite ne to dhokha de diya

Second favourites, pls win the cup for me 😳

Match prediction for the ENG vs NZ semi-final: The match will be played on one of the best batting surfaces among the three venues in the T20 WC. England will have an edge given their star-studded power-hitters, however, Kiwi pacers will look to test them with the new ball. While the English side will be confident to chase down any total, they can be tempted to bat first to test the NZ in a run-chase. It is important to note that Williamson-led side have chased successfully twice and also defended totals on an equal number of occasions in the Super 12 round. Hence, NZ might still cherish chasing as batting first can also test their nerves in a knockout game.

A 175-plus match is expected to be on cards.

Thanks for the tag Madhuri.

I want New Zealand to win this match.

There are some old scores to settle and I like Kane Williamson.😊

Cheers..