New Zealand will face the winner of the second semi-final between Pakistan and Australia in its very first ICC T20 World Cup final in Dubai on November 14th.
Daryl Mitchell changed the course of the game into 2 overs with his power hit to help stun ENG (AP Photo)
New Zealand put on one of its best performances in international T20 cricket on Wednesday to take a staggering 5-wicket win over England in the World Cup semi-finals in Abu Dhabi and to its third ICC major final after the 2019 World Cup and the 2021 Test Cup reach.
The Blackcaps have run the highest successful T20I run at the Zyed International Stadium, gunning down 167 in 19 overs to complete their ICC final hat-trick in style.
Daryl Mitchell changed the course of the game to 2 overs when he played at 72, while Jimmy Neesham made the perfect cameo at 27 of 11 when New Zealand got to their very first T20 World Cup final where they will meet the winner the second semi-final between Pakistan and Australia.
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The win also helped the Blackcaps avenge their 2019 World Cup final defeat to England, a game they lost to a dubious limit number rule after the two teams were tied after 100 overs and the super over.
The tide turned in New Zealand’s favor in Game 17 when Mitchell and Neesham made 23 runs against Chris Jordan to get their team straight back into the game. New Zealand rebounded from 110 for 4 to 133 for 4 in 6 deliveries, then stormed home one over to victory after losing to Neesham in a crucial period in the 18th over.
Mitchell smashed 4 sixes and as many boundaries, the final of which was the winning runs of the final ball from Chris Woakes’ Over. Devon Conway also played a useful knock of 46, adding 82 runs for the fourth wicket with Mitchell, which proved crucial in the pursuit.
“It was a bit of a fuss in the end. I couldn’t remember what was going on, but I’m glad I did the job. It was a challenging surface with the new ball, and it was two-stepped.
“The way Conway set the platform and Neesh knocked a few out of the ground was amazing. We knew a good overs would do it or two, and we got the momentum back thanks to Neesham’s slap what’s going on in the world right now it’s amazing my old man has traveled halfway around the world to watch me play so this is a proud moment, “said Mitchell after being named Player of the Game .
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