New zealand beat England in semifinal and reached in finals

T20 World Cup | In the first semi-final match of the T20 World Cup 2021, New Zealand beat England by 5 wickets and cut their ticket to the final. At one time the condition of the Kiwi team was looking bad in the match, but Daryl Mitchell and James Neesham turned the picture of the match in the last over and took New Zealand to the final for the first time in the Cricket World Cup. With this victory, New Zealand has also cleared the account of defeat in the final of the 2019 World Cup against the English team. Captain Kane Williamson was very happy with this performance of the team and he gave the credit of the victory to Mitchell and Neesham.

Williamson said after the match, 'Our teams have played against each other on many occasions and we knew it was going to be a great match. Our entire team played really well. Mitchell batted well in the top order. He presented a real example of his skill and passion today. Williamson also heaped praise on Neesham, who played a blistering innings when New Zealand needed 57 runs in four overs. The Kiwi captain said, “Many things matter in T20 cricket like the wicket, the location of the short boundaries and other such things that make a difference in the game. We had wickets which was really important. Neesham hit a lot of big shots and changed the course of the game.

In 16 overs, New Zealand's score was 110 runs for the loss of 4 wickets and England were on the way to victory, but James Neesham scored 23 runs in the 17th over of Chris Jordan to make the match exciting. After this, Daryl Mitchell sealed the victory of the Kiwi team by hitting Chris Woakes for two consecutive sixes in the 19th over. Mitchell returned unbeaten on 72 off 47 balls, while Neesham played a blistering innings of 27 runs in 11 balls.