England vs New Zealand, Highlights, ICC World T20: Roy Fifty Helps England Crush Kiwis by Seven Wickets to Qualify For Final
Jason Roy's maiden fifty helped England thrash New Zealand by seven wickets to qualify for the final of the World T20. Relive all the highlights of the England vs New Zealand match here.
Highlights
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England defeated New Zealand by seven wickets to reach the final
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Jason Roy scored 78 off 44 balls, his maiden fifty
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Ish Sodhi picked up 2/42.
Jason Roy and Alex Hales got England off to a fast start after the bowlers restricted New Zealand to 153/8. Roy went on to score his maiden fifty but Ish Sodhi kept New Zealand in the game with two wickets. However, Jos Buttler and Joe Root got England over the line and they have beaten the Kiwis by seven wickets to qualify for the final. Relive all the moments of the England vs New Zealand match here. (SCORECARD | NEWS | PHOTOS | VIDEOS | WHERE TO WATCH LIVE STREAMING?)
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22:30 hrs IST: That is all from this semi-final in Delhi. England now travel to Kolkata for the final on April 3 where they await the winner of the India-West Indies semi-final in Mumbai. Join us tomorrow for a cracking match.
22:25 hrs IST: Here are the post-match comments from the England and New Zealand skippers
Morgan: 180 would have been a really good score on the wicket. We have a lot of belief and confidence going around. We play a very aggressive brand with the bat. It's lead by Hales and Roy at the top. It's a good position to be in with the death bowlers we have and the long batting line-up
Williamson: At the halfway stage, I knew we were a little bit short especially after the start we got. Credit to the England bowlers, but after the start we got, 180 would have been a realistic target. But we got beaten by a better team.
Jason Roy (Man of the Match): The bowling unit bowled well to keep them down to that score. It came off for me tonight and thankfully we won quite well. Just saw it as a chance to go out there on a decent wicket and give it a crack
22:14 hrs IST: Buttler seals the match with a six and England have won by seven wickets to qualify for the final. On the big day, New Zealand have succumbed and they are out of the tournament in the semi-final. England will head to Kolkata.
22:10 hrs IST: 4,4,6,6. Buttler has demolised Sodhi and in the space of one over, England are level with New Zealand.
22:06 hrs IST: Root and Buttler ensure that England do not fall far behind. England need 23 off 24 balls.
21:59 hrs IST: Santner concedes just three runs and England need 30 off 30 balls.
21:55 hrs IST: McClenaghan comes into the attack and gives away just four runs. After 14 overs, England are 121/3, needing 33 runs off 36 balls. Root and Buttler at the crease. England bat deep.
21:51 hrs IST: Root eases the pressure by working a couple to mid wicket and a four to deep square leg.
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21:49 hrs IST: WICKET! Jason Roy b Sodhi 78 (44) || Eoin Morgan lbw Sodhi 0 (1) || Overs 12.2 and 12.3|| England 110/3.
New Zealand are fighting back here. This legbreak stays low as Roy comes down the track, he misses it and the ball crashes into middle stump. Next ball, Morgan plays down the wrong line to a legbreak and is lbw for his second golden duck.
21:44 hrs IST: Root is batting with comfort. England need just 44 runs off 48 balls.
21:39 hrs IST: Ronchi continues to have a bad day. After missing a stumping, he drops Root on 5 off Sodhi. Nothing going right for New Zealand.
21:35 hrs IST: Roy continues his plunder! He swings Elliott over long leg for a six. England have notched up the 100 in just the 11th over. They are coasting towards victory.
21:29 hrs IST: WICKET! Hales c Munro b Santner 20 (19) || Overs 8.2 | England 82/1.
Tossed up delivery on leg stump, Hales toe-ends the lofted shot and gives Munro a simple catch at long on.
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21:26 hrs IST: England continue to punish the Kiwis. They are going at over 10 runs an over. The match is slipping away.
21:21 hrs IST: Yes, he can! Jason Roy notches up his first Twenty20 International fifty. It has come off 26 balls and England are firmly on top.
21:17 hrs IST: Jason Roy now has his highest individual score in Twenty20 Internationals. Can he get his maiden fifty?
21:16 hrs IST: Santner concedes 10 runs in his first over. England are absolutely damaging New Zealand here.
21:12 hrs IST: The fifty-run partnership is up in just 4.2 overs. Mitchell Santner into the attack. England on top.
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21:10 hrs IST: England are just motoring on here. After Hales clubs a short ball to deep mid wicket, Roy clears the front leg and launches Milne over long off for a six. After four overs, England are 49/0.
21:06 hrs IST: Hales gets going with a six off McClenaghan and Roy seals the over with a four down the ground. England have raced to 36/0 after three overs. Kane Williamson might have to turn to spin soon.
21:02 hrs IST: Mitchell McClenaghan is into the attack. New Zealand have a monumental task if they have to curb England.
20:59 hrs IST: Adam Milne comes to the attack and he beats Roy with a 154 kmph delivery. However, next ball, Roy cracks a short ball past point for a boundary.
20:57 hrs IST: Poor start for New Zealand. Roy smashes four boundaries in the first over and New Zealand already have problems. England race to 16/0 in the first over.
20:54 hrs IST: Corey Anderson will open the bowling. Jason Roy will be on strike. He beats him first ball. Good length ball angled in on off stump, it nips away to beat his outside edge. However, second ball, Anderson bowls it short and wide and Roy cracks the cut past point for a boundary.
20:50 hrs IST: England gave away just 20 runs in four overs. Jordan and Stokes' spell at the end could prove to be decisive in England making the trip to Kolkata.
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20:37 hrs IST: New Zealand have ended on 153/8. With this power-packed England line-up, this might not be enough. However, New Zealand have defended well. They will need all that skill today.
20:31 hrs IST: WICKET! Santner c Jordan b Stokes 7 (6) || Overs 19.2 | New Zealand 150/7.
Full ball wide outside off, Santner reaches out and slices the lofted shot to long off.
20:28 hrs IST: Jordan finishes his spell. 4-0-24-1. It has been a wonderful spell.
20:25 hrs IST: No hat-trick for Stokes but he has seriously damaged New Zealand's chances. Can they get to 150? Chris Jordan to bowl the 19th over.
20:24 hrs IST: WICKET! Anderson c Jordan b Stokes 28 (23) || Overs 17.4 | New Zealand 139/6.
Stokes on a hat-trick. Another low full toss and Anderson mistimes the loft down the ground, Jordan runs from long off and takes the catch.
20:22 hrs IST: WICKET! Ronchi b Willey b Stokes 3 (3) || Overs 17.3 | New Zealand 139/5.
Low full toss outside off stump, Ronchi thumps it to long off but straight to the fielder.
20:18 hrs IST: Close call for a run-out! Anderson thumps a full ball to mid off and sets off for single, Jordan misses with the shy at the bowler's end, would have been out if he had hit.
20:17 hrs IST: Jordan concedes just three runs in his third over. Figures of 3-0-15-1 so far. Wonderful stuff this.
20:14 hrs IST: WICKET! Ross Taylor c Morgan b Taylor 6 (8) || Overs 16.3| New Zealand 134/4.
Full ball outside off, Taylor looks to drive it on the up over cover, but he does not hit it well and Morgan at cover dives to his right to take the catch.
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20:10 hrs IST: BANG! Plunkett bowls a full toss and Anderson looks like he has been watching many baseball videos. He lines up and scores a home-run towards deep mid wicket.
20:09 hrs IST: Some good fielding from Roy and Willey. They save some runs as Anderson looks to be aggressive.
20:06 hrs IST: Another hard straight drive down the ground from Anderson. He holds the key as New Zealand aim for a score near 180.
20:00 hrs IST: Munro's departure has come at a wrong time. Big responsibility on Taylor and Anderson.
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19:58 hrs IST: WICKET! Colin Munro c Moeen Ali b Plunkett 46 (32) || Overs 13.2 | New Zealand 107/3.
Full and wide ball outside off, Munro reaches out and slices the drive, the outside edge flies to third man where Moeen Ali takes the catch.
19:55 hrs IST: Corey Anderson gets going by bludgeoning Moeen straight down the ground. Despite that boundary, Moeen concedes just seven runs. He is doing a good job of pulling England back.
19:51 hrs IST: Moeen concedes just three runs in his over, but Munro continues his good form. He greets Rashid with a boundary. New Zealand will be hoping Corey Anderson gets some form.
19:48 hrs IST: WICKET! Williamson c and b Moeen Ali 32 (28) || Overs 10.3 | New Zealand 91/2.
Tossed up delivery on off stump, Williamson goes for the lofted shot and he miscues it, Moeen Ali runs back and takes a good pressure catch. The 74-run stand is broken.
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19:44 hrs IST: Unlucky for Stokes. He bowls two good yorkers but somehow, Munro gets an inside edge that goes to fine leg for two boundaries. The bowler is not impressed. After 10 overs, New Zealand are 89/1.
19:41 hrs IST: The partnership between Williamson and Munro is already worth over 60 runs. Both have complimented each other with their aggressive strokeplay.
19:39 hrs IST: New Zealand are not slowing down in the powerplay. Adil Rashid concedes 12 runs in his second over.
19:37 hrs IST: Brilliant from Munro. He employs the switch hit and deposits Adil Rashid into the stands at deep extra cover for another six. Twice that the switch-hit has yielded sixes.
19:34 hrs IST: Ben Stokes is into the attack and he is greeted in style. Williamson gets underneath a length delivery and effortlessly lofts him over long off for the first six of the match. 11 runs in Stokes' first over.
19:30 hrs IST: Adil Rashid is into the attack and he concedes just four runs. This pitch could be good for him, compared to the one which was used against Sri Lanka.
19:26 hrs IST: Hat-trick of boundaries for Munro and New Zealand bring up the fifty in the sixth over. Good start in the powerplay but will they capitalise in the middle overs?
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19:24 hrs IST: WHAM! That has been brutally hit by Munro. Cross-seamed full delivery on middle, Munro winds up and blasts it straight down the ground for a boundary. Next ball, he attempts to slog a shortish ball but the ball rolls to fine leg off the inside edge. The batsman swung hard.
19:23 hrs IST: Brilliant stop from Jason Roy at point. Short and wide ball outside off, Williamson moves to the off side and cuts it to point but Roy dives to hi left and prevents a boundary. The New Zealand skipper wanted a second but he slipped.
19:20 hrs IST: Jordan once again loses his length and strays on leg stump, Williamson helps it along the way by pulling the short ball to long leg.
19:15 hrs IST: Liam Plunkett is into the attack. He almost gets a wicket first ball. Full ball on the pads and Williamson clips it to short fine leg but Adil Rashid is unable to latch on to it.
19:12 hrs IST: Colin Munro gets going in style. He launches Willey over deep mid wicket for a boundary. New Zealand 23/1 (3 ov).
19:08 hrs IST: WICKET! Martin Guptill c Buttler b Willey 15 (12) || Overs 2.1 | New Zealand 17/1.
Full ball slanted across outside off, Guptill looks to launch it down the ground but gets the thick outside edge that is snapped up by the keeper. Big blow for New Zealand.
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19:04 hrs IST: Chris Jordan into the attack and he beats Martin Guptill with some low bounce. However, on the fifth ball, Guptill stands tall and punches it into the gap at point for a boundary.
19:02 hrs IST: Another good start for Guptill. He crashes another drive on the up over point for a boundary and he whips a full ball on the pads to deep square leg for a single. New Zealand are 11/0 after the first over.
19:01 hrs IST: Great start for Guptill. He gets going with a carved drive over point for a boundary. On the second ball, he survives a close LBW call but it was going down the leg side.
19:00 hrs IST: We are all set to start. David Willey will open the bowling with Martin Guptill and Kane Williamson opening the batting. Willey will get some swing on offer.
18:44 hrs IST: This is the first time that New Zealand have lost the toss in this World T20. However, for the fifth time, they are batting.
18:42 hrs IST: England have a superior head-to-head advantage in Twenty20 Internationals. They lead 8-4. However, in World T20s, both teams are tied 2-2.
18:38 hrs IST: Here are the playing XIs of both the teams:
New Zealand (Playing XI): Martin Guptill, Kane Williamson(c), Colin Munro, Ross Taylor, Corey Anderson, Grant Elliott, Luke Ronchi(w), Mitchell Santner, Mitchell McClenaghan, Ish Sodhi, Adam Milne
England (Playing XI): Jason Roy, Alex Hales, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan(c), Jos Buttler(w), Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, David Willey, Liam Plunkett
18:32 hrs IST:England have won the toss and have chosen to bowl in this semi-final clash against New Zealand. England are unchanged while for New Zealand, Martin Guptill returns for Henry Nicholls.
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For New Zealand's ability, their record against England in Twenty20 Internationals is perplexing. In 12 matches, England have a 8-4 head-to-head advantage. In World Cups, both sides are evenly matched at 2-2.
Heading into the semi-final at the Feroz Shah Kotla, England have a slight advantage of the conditions, having played matches against Afghanistan and Sri Lanka at this venue. For New Zealand, this will be their fifth different venue in this World T20.
Kiwis Rely on Adaptability and Ability
"It's great that we have been able to see more of India than most opposition sides! It's one of those things. Surely it happened just by coincidence. Guys embraced that. They embraced the flights and embraced the variety of hotels." Skipper Kane Williamson's sarcastic assessment summed up how New Zealand have gained air miles in this World T20.
However, the Kiwis have shown they read the conditions the best. Be it Nagpur, Dharamsala, Mohali or Kolkata, they have chosen the "Horses-for-Courses" path well. Ish Sodhi and Mitchell Santner have been in great form and on the slow Kotla deck, they will be the trump card for the Kiwis. However, in the recent matches, the pitch has assisted the pace bowlers and this might tempt them to play either Trent Boult or Tim Southee, who have not played a single game so far.
England Aim To display their Grit on the big stage
Eoin Morgan's team has endured a roller-coaster ride in the league stages. However, the grit and determination shown by the team has been praised by the skipper and he believes this quality will give England confidence.
"We haven't had to repeat the same thing twice. We showed different sides to everyone's personality," Morgan said.
England's bowling has been a major concern, with most of the bowlers having a very high economy rate. In this tournament, the likes of Jason Roy and Joe Root have stepped up to save them. However, the X-factor in the team is Jos Buttler.
His fifty against Sri Lanka was the difference-maker. His record against New Zealand is phenomenal. He has an average of 46.6 and a strike-rate of 160.6 and he will look to give England the finishing touches at the end.
This match is important for both teams. A win for New Zealand might shatter their perception of Dark Horses while an England win could shut critics up who argue that the team does not look beyond Test cricket.