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New Zealand vs England, 1st Semi Final Match Summary

NZ vs ENG, 2016 - Summary

New Zealand vs England Scorecard
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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
NZ 153/8
Bat Top Batsmen
<a href=/cricket/players/1480-colin-munro-playerprofile>Colin Munro</a>
Colin Munro
46 (32)
  • 7x4s
  • 1x6s
  • 143.75SR
<a href=/cricket/players/1058-kane-williamson-playerprofile>Kane Williamson</a>
Kane Williamson
32 (28)
  • 3x4s
  • 1x6s
  • 114.28SR
Bowl Top Bowlers
Bowler
Ben Stokes
ECON 6.50
4
OVERS
26/3
R/W
Bowler
Moeen Ali
ECON 5.00
2
OVERS
10/1
R/W
ENG 159/3
Bat Top Batsmen
<a href=/cricket/players/16312-jason-jonathan-roy-playerprofile>Jason Roy</a>
Jason Roy
78 (44)
  • 11x4s
  • 2x6s
  • 177.27SR
<a href=/cricket/players/1367-jos-buttler-playerprofile>Jos Buttler</a>
Jos Buttler
32 (17)
  • 2x4s
  • 3x6s
  • 188.23SR
Bowl Top Bowlers
Bowler
Ish Sodhi
ECON 10.50
4
OVERS
42/2
R/W
Bowler
Mitchell Santner
ECON 8.84
3.1
OVERS
28/1
R/W
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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Match Info
  • 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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