New Zealand made a remarkable comeback as they defeated England by 5 wickets at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi to reach their maiden T20 World Cup final. Chasing a target of 167, New Zealand got off to the worst start possible, losing Martin Guptill and Kane Williamson as Chris Woakes struck twice inside the first three overs. Daryl Mitchell and Devon Conway steadied New Zealand's ship, adding 82 runs for the third wicket. Liam Livingstone then removed Conway and Glenn Phillips in quick successions, before Mitchell and James Neesham's late surge took New Zealand across the finishing line with an over to spare. Earlier, England had posted a total of 166/4, thanks to a 37-ball 51 from Moeen Ali. Initially, New Zealand had won the toss and skipper Kane Williamson had elected to bowl first.
T20 World Cup 2021 England vs New Zealand, 1st Semi-Final Highlights Straight From Sheikh Zayed Stadium In Abu Dhabi
- 23:04 (IST)FOUR!That's it. It's all over. New Zealand beat England by 5 wickets and an over to spare. Unbelievable scenes
- 23:00 (IST)SIX!Another one. That's bad bowling from Chris Woakes, who had done so good, so far.
- 22:59 (IST)SIX!Daryl Mitchell, take a bow. That's breathtaking stuff from the Kiwis. NZ are just edging this at the moment.
- 22:56 (IST)OUT!Neesham is gone. Rashid strikes, finally. This is a big wicket for England. Excellent catch by Morgan.
- 22:54 (IST)SIX RUNS!Mitchell joins the party. Brings up his fifty with a six. Adil Rashid, poor bowling from him.
- 22:52 (IST)SIX!That's gone miles. Neesham is loving it at the moment. What a shot!
- 22:51 (IST)END OF THE OVER!What an over for New Zealand. Neesham was on fire in this over. 23 runs off the over. NZ need 34 in 18 balls.
- 22:48 (IST)SIX!What an effort. Excellent catch. But, that's a six. Full marks for the effort.
- 22:46 (IST)FOUR!Neesham squeezes it in the gap for a four. Much needed runs for the Kiwis.
- 22:45 (IST)SIX RUNS!Neesham pumps it over midwicket for six.
- 22:42 (IST)END OF THE OVER!What an over from Livingstone. A wicket and just three runs off it. NZ need 57 in 24 balls.
- 22:38 (IST)OUT!GONE! Two quick wickets for England. NZ now in deep-deep trouble. Phillips departs.
- 22:37 (IST)END OF THE OVER!Decent over for NZ. 10 runs off it. 60 needed off 30 balls.
- 22:35 (IST)FOUR!Mitchell gets a bit lucky. Wood pitches it short and the batsman swings his bat, finding an edge as the ball flies towards towards third man for a four.
- 22:28 (IST)OUT!Gone! Conway departs. Moeen Ali strikes to break this dangerous looking partnership.
- 22:24 (IST)SIX!Great Effort from Chris Jordan. Unfortunately, that's a six. Excellent shot from Dary Mitchell. Much needed boundaries these.
- 22:19 (IST)FOUR RUNS!Nice Shot! Conway you beauty. Drives it towards cover for a four.
Live Score; NZ: 79/2 - 22:18 (IST)SIX!Conway flicks it violently over third man for six!
- 22:12 (IST)FOUR!Cracking Shot! Daryl Mitchell hits Mark Wood's delivery straight down the ground for a four.
- 21:51 (IST)FOUR!Conway gets the room and played brilliantly to the cover for a boundary on the last ball of the powerplay.
- 21:44 (IST)FOUR!FOUR!! Daryl Mitchell has placed the ball to square leg for another boundary. He is covering up the damage now.
- 21:36 (IST)Big WICKET!Woakes gets the big wicket!! Kane Williamson departs after scoring just 5 runs.
- 21:24 (IST)OUT!Woakes to Guptill, OUT!! Wicket in the first over!! Excellent start for England!!.
- 21:12 (IST)New Zealand Need 167 Runs To Win!Neesham to Morgan, Dropped!! 2 runs on the final ball.
- 21:08 (IST)Moeen Ali Hits 50!Moeen Ali completes his half-century with a boundary.
- 21:07 (IST)OUT!Jimmy Neesham strikes!! Liam Livingstone departs in the final over.
- 21:00 (IST)SIX!Milne to Livingstone, SIX, huge SIX!! straight over the bowler's head.
- 20:56 (IST)SIX!SIX!! from Moeen Ali on the first ball!! Milne has bowled a slower bouncer and the all-rounder has smashed the ball over mid-wicket.
- 20:52 (IST)SIX!Ish Sodhi to Moeen, stepped out and SIX!! Much needed maximum for England.
- 20:47 (IST)OUT!OUT!! caught behind!! Dawid Malan has to depart after a good start.
- 20:43 (IST)FOUR!Boult to Moeen, FOUR to square of the wicket. Poor length by the left arm pacer and Moeen has placed it nicely for another boundary.
- 20:25 (IST)Back-To-Back FOUR!Another boundary from Malan to extra cover, second of this over. He is proving his worth in the most important game for England.
- 20:15 (IST)FOUR!Sodhi to Malan, inside out and FOUR!! Excellent shot from England's top-ranked T20I batsman.
- 20:12 (IST)OUT!Ish Sodhi to Buttler, appeal for LBW and yes it's OUT!! Buttler played a reverse sweep but failed to connect the ball with the bat and in the end bowl hit the pads.
- 20:08 (IST)FOUR!Santer to Buttler, reverse sweep and FOUR!! Buttler is the man in-form and New Zealand have to get him out early to dominate the game.
- 19:56 (IST)OUT!Adam Milne to Bairstow, OUT!! good catch by skipper Williamson.
- 19:51 (IST)Big Over For England!16 runs from 4th over!! England openers are off to a flying start in the semifinal.
- 19:41 (IST)FOUR!Boult to Bairstow, lucky boundary to fine leg. Ball just missed the stumps and wicketkeeper also failed to stop.
- 19:36 (IST)FOUR!Southee to Buttler, FOUR from the final ball of the first over.
- 19:36 (IST)FOUR!Southee to Buttler, FOUR from the final ball of the first over.