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New Zealand vs England, 1st Semi Final Commentary, Live Updates

NZ vs ENG, 2016 - Live Commentary

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1st Semi Final, Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi , Mar 30, 2016
New Zealand New Zealand
153/8 (20)
England England
159/3 (17.1)
England beat New Zealand by 7 wickets
  • Player of the Match
    Jason Roy
That's it from us then. We have got our first team who will play the finals and tomorrow we'll come to know who will meet England. The second semifinal between India and West Indies will be played at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. Do join us to catch the action at 1900 IST then as it promises to be a thriller. See you then. Cheers!
New Zealand captain, Kane Williamson thinks at the halfway stage they were a bit short. He says they were beaten by a better team today. Credits England as being a dangerous team and adds they showed why they are so dangerous. He says they (New Zealand) missed out on a few shots in the last few overs and those would have been out of the park on some other day. Credits England again.
English captain, Eoin Morgan feels they could have started a bit better with the ball. Adds Williamson batted well. Mentions on this wicket it's a bit hard at the start. Adds 180 would have been a good score on this wicket. Says they have an aggressive brand of cricket in their batting. Credits Roy as he has played well throughout the tournament. Backs his death bowlers. (On his form) He feels it's getting past that one ball. Mentions everyone in the change room have worked really hard. He says when you look back at the West Indies game, it was Gayle who was the difference and since then they only took positives and confidence.
Man of the Match - Jason Roy! He credits his bowling unit for bowling well against a dangerous batting line-up. He says he is lucky his approach came off tonight. He says he felt it was a decent wicket and wanted to get his team off to a good start. Adds sometimes on slower wickets one might not score much in the first 10 balls. Feels all the players in his side have the license to go after the ball. He says he only thinks of scoring runs.
There was a small comeback by the Kiwi bowlers when they removed Roy and Morgan in quick succession but Buttler and Root made sure there are no further hiccups and chased down the total with 17 balls to spare. Sodhi grabbed two wickets but towards the end went for many runs so were his teammates. The Kiwis looked a team to beat in this tournament and today England have handed them a defeat with a good margin. New Zealand got a start with the bat early on but failed to score freely towards the end.
Comprehensive victory for England! They've chased down this total without any trouble to book a seat in the finals of this year's World T20! They got off to a sensational start as Roy came all guns blazing. He played a quickfire 78-run knock off just 44 balls and that almost sealed the game for the Brits!
17.1
6
Mitchell Santner To Jos Buttler
SIX! That is it! ENGLAND ARE INTO THE FINALS! Short ball on middle and leg, Buttler deposits this one into the mid-wicket stands and the fireworks start off. The crowd erupts and there is a big celebration in the England dugout. ENGLAND WIN BY 7 WICKETS!
Santner to bowl.
End Of The Over 17 : 153/3
22 Runs
J. Buttler
26 (16)
J. Root
27 (22)
I. Sodhi
4-0-42-2
16.6
1
Ish Sodhi To Jos Buttler
Around off, Buttler comes down the track and pushes it back to the bowler. Sodhi throws the ball at the non-striker's end and the batsmen take a run on the overthrow.
16.5
6
Ish Sodhi To Jos Buttler
SIX! Another six! Terrific batting! Around off, Buttler launches it over the long on region for back-to-back biggies.
16.4
6
Ish Sodhi To Jos Buttler
SIX! Way she goes! On middle and leg, Buttler gets down on his knee and murders it down the ground for a biggie this time.
16.3
4
Ish Sodhi To Jos Buttler
FOUR! Short ball on middle and leg, Buttler pulls it through the mid-wicket region for a boundary. Buttler looking to finish it off in a jiffy.
16.2
1
Ish Sodhi To Joe Root
Full ball outside off, Root drives it through cover-point for a single.
16.1
4
Ish Sodhi To Joe Root
FOUR! Root this time! Outside off, Root plays the reverse sweep. The ball goes towards third man for a boundary.
End Of The Over 16 : 131/3
7 Runs
J. Buttler
9 (12)
J. Root
22 (20)
G. Elliott
3-0-21-0
15.6
0
Grant Elliott To Jos Buttler
Around off, Buttler pushes it back to the bowler.
15.5
4
Grant Elliott To Jos Buttler
FOUR! Buttler breaks the shackles! Landed outside off, Buttler plays the reverse sweep and beats the short third man fielder for a boundary.
15.4
1
Grant Elliott To Joe Root
On middle and off, Root works it through mid-wicket for a run.
15.3
0
Grant Elliott To Joe Root
Landed outside off, Root guides it to short third man.
15.2
1
Grant Elliott To Jos Buttler
On middle and off, Buttler works it through mid-wicket for a single.
15.1
1
Grant Elliott To Joe Root
Shortish outside off, Root cuts it through backward point for a single.
Elliott back on.
End Of The Over 15 : 124/3
3 Runs
J. Buttler
4 (9)
J. Root
20 (17)
M. Santner
3-0-22-1
14.6
0
Mitchell Santner To Jos Buttler
On middle and off, pushed back to the bowler. Just three runs off it!
14.5
0
Mitchell Santner To Jos Buttler
Short ball outside off, Buttler cuts it to point but finds the fielder.
14.4
0
Mitchell Santner To Jos Buttler
On middle and off, Buttler covers the line and defends.
14.3
1
Mitchell Santner To Joe Root
Tossed up ball on off, Root works it through mid-wicket for a run.
14.2
1
Mitchell Santner To Jos Buttler
On the pads, Buttler works it through square leg for a single.
14.1
1
Mitchell Santner To Joe Root
On middle and off, Root drives it through mid off for a single.
Santner returns.
End Of The Over 14 : 121/3
4 Runs
J. Root
18 (15)
J. Buttler
3 (5)
M. McClenaghan
3-0-24-0
13.6
1
Mitchell McClenaghan To Joe Root
Banged in short on off, Root pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single to end the over.
13.5
1
Mitchell McClenaghan To Jos Buttler
Short ball on off, Buttler pulls it to mid-wicket for a run.
13.4
0
Mitchell McClenaghan To Jos Buttler
Landed around off, Buttler blocks it into the ground.
13.3
1
Mitchell McClenaghan To Joe Root
Short of a length ball outside off, Root plays it through point for a run.
13.2
0
Mitchell McClenaghan To Joe Root
Outside off, Root stays back in his crease and defends.
13.1
1
Mitchell McClenaghan To Jos Buttler
Full ball outside off, Buttler drives it to mid off where Williamson dives to stop the ball.
McClenaghan back on.
End Of The Over 13 : 117/3
7 Runs
J. Root
16 (12)
J. Buttler
1 (2)
I. Sodhi
3-0-20-2
12.6
4
Ish Sodhi To Joe Root
FOUR! Short of a length ball on middle and leg, Root pulls it through the mid-wicket region. The ball goes past the fence and Root gets a boundary.
12.5
2
Ish Sodhi To Joe Root
Full toss on middle and leg, worked away through mid-wicket for a couple.
12.4
1
Ish Sodhi To Jos Buttler
Short ball on off, Buttler pulls it through square leg for a single.
12.3
0
Ish Sodhi To Jos Buttler
Landed around off, Buttler covers the line and blocks it to the off side. No hat-trick.
JOS BUTTLER walks out to bat to face the hat-trick ball.
12.2
W
Ish Sodhi To Eoin Morgan OUT!
OUT! Two in two! Bowls a loopy ball around off, turning in, Morgan tries to work it across but misses and gets hit on the pads. Big appeal and the umpire raises his finger eventually. The English skipper bags another golden duck. It's all happening in Delhi as this is not over yet! Morgone.
EOIN MORGAN walks in next.
12.1
W
Ish Sodhi To Jason Roy OUT!
OUT! Bowled 'em! Roy's scintillating innings comes to an end! On middle and leg, stays very low, Roy comes down the track to play this one but misses the googly. The ball brushes off the pad and hits the stumps. Superb knock by Roy!
End Of The Over 12 : 110/1
7 Runs
J. Root
10 (10)
J. Roy
78 (43)
A. Milne
3-0-27-0
11.6
0
Adam Milne To Joe Root
Fullish outside off, Root drives it to the cover region.
11.5
4
Adam Milne To Joe Root
FOUR! Short of a length ball on middle, Root pulls it through the square leg region. The ball goes past the fence in no time.
11.4
1
Adam Milne To Jason Roy
Full ball on off, Roy drills it to long on for a single.
11.3
0
Adam Milne To Jason Roy
Slower ball outside off, Roy goes for the cut shot but misses.
11.2
1
Adam Milne To Joe Root
Landed outside off, Root plays it past point for a single.
11.1
1
Adam Milne To Jason Roy
Short of a length ball on off, Roy pulls it to long on for a single.
Milne back on.
End Of The Over 11 : 103/1
5 Runs
J. Root
5 (7)
J. Roy
76 (40)
I. Sodhi
2-0-13-0
10.6
0
Ish Sodhi To Joe Root
Landed outside off, Root fails to put his bat on the ball.
10.5
1
Ish Sodhi To Jason Roy
Tad short outside off, Roy punches it away to long off for another single.
10.4
1
Ish Sodhi To Joe Root
Full on off, Root chips it over the bowler's head. The ball goes to long off for a single.
10.3
1
Ish Sodhi To Jason Roy
Outside off, Roy pushes it over covers for a single.
10.2
1
Ish Sodhi To Joe Root
Landed outside off, Root pushes it through covers for a single.
10.1
1
Ish Sodhi To Jason Roy
Length ball around off, Roy comes down the track and hits it to the on side for a single.
Sodhi back on.
End Of The Over 10 : 98/1
10 Runs
J. Roy
73 (37)
J. Root
3 (4)
G. Elliott
2-0-14-0
9.6
1
Grant Elliott To Jason Roy
Full outside off, Roy drills it to long on for a run.
9.5
6
Grant Elliott To Jason Roy
SIX! Amazing batting by Roy! Short of a length ball on middle and leg, Roy pulls it to deep backward square leg. The ball lands on the rope for a biggie. The umpire confirms it that it is a six. Roy reminds me of Andrew Symonds, not because of his big-hitting ability but Symonds' nickname was Roy.
9.4
1
Grant Elliott To Joe Root
Fuller length ball on off, Root drives it through mid on for a single.
9.3
0
Grant Elliott To Joe Root
Landed outside off, slower one, Root guides it to short third man.
9.2
1
Grant Elliott To Jason Roy
Fuller length ball on middle and off, Roy drives it through mid on for a single.
9.1
1
Grant Elliott To Joe Root
Full ball on off, Root drives it through mid on for a run.
End Of The Over 9 : 88/1
9 Runs
J. Root
1 (1)
J. Roy
65 (34)
M. Santner
2-0-19-1
8.6
1
Mitchell Santner To Joe Root
Full on off, driven through mid off for a single to get going.
Santner takes his cap and goes to his fielding position. No one is realizing that there is one ball remaining. Somehow Dharmasena comes to know this, probably the third umpire informed him and now Santner comes back to bowl the final ball.
8.5
1
Mitchell Santner To Jason Roy
A short delivery which has been pulled away. One run added to the total.
8.4
4
Mitchell Santner To Jason Roy
FOUR! Short ball on middle and leg, Roy pulls it hard through mid-wicket. The ball goes along the ground for a boundary.
8.3
0
Mitchell Santner To Jason Roy
Landed around off, Roy drives it to mid off.
JOE ROOT walks out to bat!
8.2
W
Mitchell Santner To Alex Hales OUT!
OUT! Hales holes out! Tossed up delivery on middle and leg, Hales decides to go over the top when almost six an over is required. He doesn't time it well as the ball goes straight into the hands of Munro at long on. He could have easily taken a single where he hit exactly but should have played along the ground. Needless shot and New Zealand finally get a breakthrough.
8.1
3
Mitchell Santner To Jason Roy
On middle, Roy lofts it over mid-wicket for three runs.
End Of The Over 8 : 79/0
4 Runs
J. Roy
57 (30)
A. Hales
20 (18)
G. Elliott
1-0-4-0
7.6
1
Grant Elliott To Jason Roy
Short of a length ball on middle, Roy pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
7.5
1
Grant Elliott To Alex Hales
Tad short outside off, Hales cuts it through point for a single.
7.4
0
Grant Elliott To Alex Hales
Chance missed1 Landed outside off, Hales comes forward but misses it completely. Ronchi fails to collect the ball as well and misses a stumping chance.
7.3
1
Grant Elliott To Jason Roy
On the pads, Roy works it through the mid-wicket region for a run.
7.2
1
Grant Elliott To Alex Hales
On middle and leg, Hales flicks it through square leg for a single.
7.1
0
Grant Elliott To Alex Hales
Fuller length ball on off, Hales drives it to mid on.
GRANT ELLIOTT into the attack.
End Of The Over 7 : 75/0
8 Runs
A. Hales
18 (14)
J. Roy
55 (28)
I. Sodhi
1-0-8-0
6.6
1
Ish Sodhi To Alex Hales
Full on middle and off, Roy works it through mid-wicket for a single. That brings up his fifty as well. Superb knock so far!
6.5
1
Ish Sodhi To Jason Roy
Shortish on the pads, Roy pulls it down the leg side for a single.
6.4
4
Ish Sodhi To Jason Roy
FOUR! It doesn't matter who bowls, Roy is simply dealing in boundaries. Around off, Roy gets into the position and plays the reverse sweep through point for a boundary.
6.3
1
Ish Sodhi To Alex Hales
On the pads, Hales works it to the on side and takes a smart single to give the strike to Roy.
6.2
0
Ish Sodhi To Alex Hales
Around off, Hales punches it back to the bowler.
Maiden T20I fifty for Jason Roy!
6.1
1
Ish Sodhi To Jason Roy
Full on middle and off, Roy works it through mid-wicket for a single. That brings up his fifty as well. Superb knock so far!
ISH SODHI to bowl now. What can he do here?
End Of The Over 6 : 67/0
7 Runs
J. Roy
49 (25)
A. Hales
16 (11)
M. McClenaghan
2-0-20-0
5.6
1
Mitchell McClenaghan To Jason Roy
Short ball on middle, Roy pulls it through square leg for a single to end the over.
5.5
4
Mitchell McClenaghan To Jason Roy
FOUR! Banged in short on middle and off, Roy pulls it through square leg. The ball races away to the fence in no time.
5.4
0
Mitchell McClenaghan To Jason Roy
Short ball on off, Roy goes for the pull but misses.
Change of bat for Jason Roy!
5.3
1
Mitchell McClenaghan To Alex Hales
Slower short ball on middle, Hales gives himself some room and plays it across. The ball goes off the inside edge and goes to fine leg for a single.
5.2
1
Mitchell McClenaghan To Jason Roy
The batsman charges down the wicket. They pick up a single.
5.1
0
Mitchell McClenaghan To Jason Roy
Back of a length ball on middle and leg, Roy looks to play it across but misses.
McClenaghan back on.
End Of The Over 5 : 60/0
11 Runs
J. Roy
43 (20)
A. Hales
15 (10)
M. Santner
1-0-10-0
4.6
1
Mitchell Santner To Jason Roy
Full outside off, Roy pushes it to covers for a run.
4.5
0
Mitchell Santner To Jason Roy
The batsman drives the ball straight down the ground.
4.5
wd
Mitchell Santner To Jason Roy
WIDE! Down the leg side, Roy misses it. The umpire signals it a wide.
4.4
4
Mitchell Santner To Jason Roy
FOUR! Two in two! Full on the pads, Roy sweeps it to the fine leg region. The fielder is inside the circle and another boundary for England!
4.3
4
Mitchell Santner To Jason Roy
FOUR! Santner who? Asks Jason Roy! On middle, in the slot, Roy lofts it down the ground for a boundary more.
4.2
lb
Mitchell Santner To Alex Hales
Fires it on the pads, Hales looks to the on side but the ball brushes off the pads. Leg bye taken.
4.1
0
Mitchell Santner To Alex Hales
On middle, Hales drives it to mid on.
Here's MITCHELL SANTNER as New Zealand look for a desperate breakthrough!
End Of The Over 4 : 49/0
13 Runs
J. Roy
34 (16)
A. Hales
15 (8)
A. Milne
2-0-20-0
3.6
6
Adam Milne To Jason Roy
SIX! Way she goes! Back of a length ball on off, Roy flat-bats it over the long off region. The ball goes all the way for a maximum. This is great stuff by the England openers, can't ask for a better start.
3.5
1
Adam Milne To Alex Hales
Slower yorker on off, Hales pushes it to mid on and takes a single.
3.4
4
Adam Milne To Alex Hales
FOUR! Banged in short, Hales pulls it confidently through the mid-wicket region. No fielder in the deep and Hales gets a boundary.
3.3
1
Adam Milne To Jason Roy
Full on off, Roy drives it to mid off and takes a single.
3.2
0
Adam Milne To Jason Roy
Fuller length ball outside off, Roy drives it back to the bowler.
3.1
1
Adam Milne To Alex Hales
Landed outside off, Hales guides it to third man for a run.
End Of The Over 3 : 36/0
13 Runs
J. Roy
27 (13)
A. Hales
9 (5)
M. McClenaghan
1-0-13-0
2.6
4
Mitchell McClenaghan To Jason Roy
FOUR! Superb shot! Fuller length ball on off, Roy drives it straight down the ground and gets yet another boundary. Sensational start by England!
2.5
1
Mitchell McClenaghan To Alex Hales
Short of a length ball on middle and leg, Hales pulls it through square leg for a single.
2.4
6
Mitchell McClenaghan To Alex Hales
SIX! Take that! On middle, Hales comes down the track and hammers it over the long on region for a biggie. Brilliant batting by these openers.
2.3
1
Mitchell McClenaghan To Jason Roy
On the pads, Roy works it through the on side for a run.
2.2
1
Mitchell McClenaghan To Alex Hales
On middle and leg, Hales tucks it through the leg side for a single.
2.1
0
Mitchell McClenaghan To Alex Hales
Landed around off, Hales flicks it to mid-wicket.
MITCHELL MCCLENAGHAN to bowl now.
End Of The Over 2 : 23/0
7 Runs
J. Roy
22 (11)
A. Hales
1 (1)
A. Milne
1-0-7-0
1.6
0
Adam Milne To Jason Roy
Length ball outside off, Roy looks to go after it but misses and gets hit on the pads. Appeal for an LBW turned down by the umpire.
1.5
2
Adam Milne To Jason Roy
Shortish outside off, Roy slashes at it but gets a top edge over point. Santner runs behind and stops the ball. The batsmen take a couple.
1.4
0
Adam Milne To Jason Roy
Banged in short outside off, Roy goes after it but misses it completely.
1.3
4
Adam Milne To Jason Roy
FOUR! Tad short outside off, Roy stays back in his crease and cuts it through backward point for a boundary. He is dealing in boundaries here.
1.2
0
Adam Milne To Jason Roy
Back of a length ball outside off, Roy fails to put his bat on the ball.
1.1
1
Adam Milne To Alex Hales
On middle and leg, Hales tucks it through the on side for a single.
ADAM MILNE to bowl from the other end.
End Of The Over 1 : 16/0
16 Runs
J. Roy
16 (6)
A. Hales
0 (0)
C. Anderson
1-0-16-0
0.6
4
Corey Anderson To Jason Roy
FOUR! Fourth boundary off the over! Full outside off, Roy guides it to third man and beats the fielder. The fielder is up and England are up and running!
0.5
4
Corey Anderson To Jason Roy
FOUR! Yet another boundary! Width on offer outside off, Roy gets a top edge to this one to third man for a boundary.
0.4
4
Corey Anderson To Jason Roy
FOUR! Edged! Full on middle and leg, Roy gets a bottom edge on this occasion. The ball goes to the fine leg fence for a boundary.
0.3
0
Corey Anderson To Jason Roy
Fullish outside off, Roy pushes it to the cover region.
0.2
4
Corey Anderson To Jason Roy
FOUR! England off the mark! Tad short outside off, Roy cuts it through the point region. Beats the fielder and gets a boundary to get going.
0.1
0
Corey Anderson To Jason Roy
Length ball outside off, Roy tries to poke at it but fails to put his bat on the ball.
We are back for the run chase! There is a Kiwi team huddle. JASON ROY and ALEX HALES are the English openers. COREY ANDERSON to bowl now.
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  • Venue Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
  • Toss England won the toss and elected to field
  • Result England beat New Zealand by 7 wickets
  • Player of the Match Jason Roy
  • Umpire
  • Referee David Boon
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