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This is Australia's world cup.New Zealand vs Pakistan in Finals.
Go on, no holds barred! No place to run away. Play the security security game now
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NZ (167/5) storm into the Final of the ICC T20 World Cup with a 5 wicket win over England (166/4)
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Jordan's over was the game-changer here. You can get hit while bowling well, but he bowled poorly.
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Always fun to see England getting knocked put from a tournament, be it in cricket or football
There was hardly any dew today.
No towels were used...Livingstone bowled a superb 16th over
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Special win.
This NZ squad across formats is special.
This NZ squad across formats is special.
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I don't think the Toss had much to with this.
Jordan just bowled an atrocious over that handed the momentum snd the game to the Kiwis
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Win the toss. Bowl first and win the match. It's that simple.
So toss made Jordan bowl terribly....hardly any dew today
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Is New Zealand the best team in the world? They have made it to the finals in just about every world cup tournament in the last 5 years.
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James Neesham won this game for New zealand.
Indians are still sour....no credit to winning team, still crying about toss
Chasing is easier NZ was only on 45 after 8 overs they chased it comfortably no team in the group stage chasing should be given extra credit it’s simply been a big advantage chasing in this tournament.
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Toss matters...
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They are pretty underrated.
Why was it easier.england were awful in the last 5 overs.
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Win the toss, win the match
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It is true and we have seen it in this game as well.
Last 5-6 overs in the 2nd innings makes a huge difference
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Felt England got complacent. NZ were 40 in 8 overs and were well behind the asking rate. Morgan allowed too many singles, the strike to be rotated, a couple of fours, sixes and out of no where NZ were back in the match.
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Well batting become easier in 2nd innings..
Awful or not other than minnows teams have won most matches chasing even chasing 10 an over was possible today in the last 10 all credit to New Zealand they did it well.
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I also think it has been the best game.
New Zealand needed 58 runs from 4 overs. They won it with 1 over to spare.
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If your captain was as panauti as ours you would have also cried.
Happy for you mate that was a rollercoaster.
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Congratulations to New Zealand
Great match, what a match.
Great match, what a match.
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England need to move on from its and bits players like Chris Jordan and Tom Curran.
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Yeah its because of the toss that your minnow level bowling attack failed to pick up a single wicket against Pakistan.
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Batting was easier but thing is you should defend nearly 60 off 4 overs.
England bowled rubbish lengths in their final 4 overs, no variations no Yorkers, just length.
I think Pak or even India with better death bowlers would have defended that score in the same situation.
England bowled rubbish lengths in their final 4 overs, no variations no Yorkers, just length.
I think Pak or even India with better death bowlers would have defended that score in the same situation.
Not today, Eng just bottled it....Eng were bossing the game till end of 16th over, Livingstone had bowled superbly.
Then Neesham came out smashed a six 1st ball and then Jordan and Eng crumbled under pressure of WC knockouts
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Congrats NZ.. hopefully we see you Sunday. I like Pakistan's chances in semi and final now!
He's gone now
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Congrats man, Neesham was the key along with Mitchell of course.
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We'll the india pak game ws long over by the time the last 5 overs rolled along.
Can't blame the toss for that one atleast.
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I don't really follow T20 so don't know how he bowls normally, but it was pathetic bowling by Jordan. NZ was pretty much out of the game and even good batting wouldn't have been enough. Jordan started bowling wide and hit me balls.
Aus/Pakistan would prefer to face NZ than Eng. Anyway, it's just about one game so it does not matter especially in T-20 games.
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A stunning finish saw New Zealand beat England and reach the final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.
Daryl Michell was the hero as New Zealand chased down 167 in Abu Dhabi to seal a spot in the World Cup final.
The Black Caps opener carried his bat in a stunning knock, producing a brilliant late display of power-hitting as New Zealand raced through the gears to avoid a nervy finish, winning with an over to spare.
Chris Woakes’ two early wickets in the Powerplay had restricted the Kiwi chase. But a steadying knock from Devon Conway and a quickfire 26 from James Neesham put New Zealand on top, with Chris Jordan's 16th over going for 23 runs to swing the match in New Zealand's favour.
And it was Mitchell who finished the job, hitting 25 off his last seven deliveries to win it with an over to spare.
Earlier Ali and Dawid Malan helped England reach 166/4 in an occasionally scratchy first innings. Scoring was slow and steady for much of England’s effort with the bat, with openers Jonny Bairstow and Jos Buttler steady but unspectacular through the powerplay, before Malan and Ali’s rebuilt the innings.
Some big hits late on from Livingstone and Ali, who finished on 51*, helped England to 166/4. But England needed a big effort from their bowling attack to tie New Zealand down in the reply, and were unable to do so, missing out on a third-straight place in a World Cup final.
Powerplay breakthroughs
Woakes continued his outstanding record in the Powerplay throughout the World Cup when he gave England a big double breakthrough early on.
The England seamer had been whacked for four by Guptill off the first ball of the reply, but had his revenge two deliveries later as the Black Caps dangerman miscued the easiest of catches to Moeen Ali as England got the breakthrough they desperately wanted.
And Kiwi captain Williamson fell in Woakes' next over, looking to get going after a slow start and mis-hitting a ramp shot straight to Adil Rashid to leave New Zealand two down early.
A tight remainder of the Powerplay saw New Zealand reach 36/2 after six overs, with at one stage the Black Caps failing to score a run off the bat for 12 consecutive deliveries.
Middle over tension
Devon Conway and Daryl Mitchell led the rebuild in search of 167 for a place in Sunday’s final, but Conway’s outstanding 46 off 38 came to an abrupt end when he was stumped off Livingstone.
England’s all-rounder bowled his full set of four overs as Eoin Morgan targeted specific match-ups, and Livingstone revelled in the responsibility, also removing the dangerous Glenn Phillips to finish with figures of 2/22.
Stunning finish
New Zealand had needed 109 off the last ten over, and with the required rate steadily climbing it was clear that they needed a big finish. And that is exactly what they got, with Neesham launching 27 off just 11 deliveries to turn the game back in New Zealand’s favour.
Nineteen of Neesham’s runs came off Chris Jordan’s pivotal 16th over, which went for 23 runs in total just as a tense finish looked likely.
And Mitchell, who had anchored the innings for long periods, joined the party by going big himself to race to his half-century and finish on an unbeaten 72 from 47.
England had their chances, with Bairstow almost pulling off a magical piece of fielding on the boundary.
But, unlike at Lord’s three years ago, the momentum was with New Zealand, and Mitchell banged three maximums – one off Rashid and two off Woakes – before finishing the job with a four through backward square.
England's first innings
England had opted to replace the injured Jason Roy with Sam Billings, with Jonny Bairstow promoted to the top of the order alongside Jos Buttler. And the new opening pair were put straight into action after New Zealand won the toss.
England’s openers negotiated the threat of early overs from Tim Southee and Trent Boult to build a platform during the Powerplay.
Scoring was slow and steady, with a boundary off the final ball of the first two overs keeping the score ticking over. But 16 runs came off the fourth over as Buttler got stuck into Boult in the first real sign of attacking intent.
Bairstow, who had looked lacking in fluency after his promotion to the top of the order, hinted at finding his touch in the fifth with a straight lofted drive off Southee.
But a shanked drive off Adam Milne’s very first delivery was brilliantly caught by Kane Williamson to send Bairstow packing for 13 off 17 and bring Dawid Malan to the crease.
And form-man Buttler fell shortly after the powerplay, caught in-front off Ish Sodhi in a huge blow to England’s chances.
Malan and Moeen rebuild
New Zealand missed a golden opportunity to get deeper into England’s batting line-up when Malan was dropped behind the stumps by Devon Conway in a chance that the wicketkeeper would have expected to take.
And Malan went on to lead England’s recovery through the middle overs, hitting 41 off 30 before bottom-edging a catch behind off Southee as he looked to race through the gears.
The Malan-Moeen partnership was sent in by Eoin Morgan with the intention of targeting spin through the middle overs.
But New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson responded with some clever tactical bowling changes, using just one over of Mitchell Santner in total and going pace-heavy through the middle overs to keep the England pairing relatively tied down.
Good but not good enough
Needing a big finish to reach a competitive total, Ali and Liam Livingstone unleashed late on, with captain Morgan dropped off the final ball as England finished four down.
Livingstone’s 17 off 10 did the job for his side as a finisher, with Ali ending unbeaten on 51 off 37.
But ultimately it wasn’t enough to deny New Zealand their spot in the final on Sunday against either Australia or Pakistan.
Daryl Michell was the hero as New Zealand chased down 167 in Abu Dhabi to seal a spot in the World Cup final.
The Black Caps opener carried his bat in a stunning knock, producing a brilliant late display of power-hitting as New Zealand raced through the gears to avoid a nervy finish, winning with an over to spare.
Chris Woakes’ two early wickets in the Powerplay had restricted the Kiwi chase. But a steadying knock from Devon Conway and a quickfire 26 from James Neesham put New Zealand on top, with Chris Jordan's 16th over going for 23 runs to swing the match in New Zealand's favour.
And it was Mitchell who finished the job, hitting 25 off his last seven deliveries to win it with an over to spare.
Earlier Ali and Dawid Malan helped England reach 166/4 in an occasionally scratchy first innings. Scoring was slow and steady for much of England’s effort with the bat, with openers Jonny Bairstow and Jos Buttler steady but unspectacular through the powerplay, before Malan and Ali’s rebuilt the innings.
Some big hits late on from Livingstone and Ali, who finished on 51*, helped England to 166/4. But England needed a big effort from their bowling attack to tie New Zealand down in the reply, and were unable to do so, missing out on a third-straight place in a World Cup final.
Powerplay breakthroughs
Woakes continued his outstanding record in the Powerplay throughout the World Cup when he gave England a big double breakthrough early on.
The England seamer had been whacked for four by Guptill off the first ball of the reply, but had his revenge two deliveries later as the Black Caps dangerman miscued the easiest of catches to Moeen Ali as England got the breakthrough they desperately wanted.
And Kiwi captain Williamson fell in Woakes' next over, looking to get going after a slow start and mis-hitting a ramp shot straight to Adil Rashid to leave New Zealand two down early.
A tight remainder of the Powerplay saw New Zealand reach 36/2 after six overs, with at one stage the Black Caps failing to score a run off the bat for 12 consecutive deliveries.
Middle over tension
Devon Conway and Daryl Mitchell led the rebuild in search of 167 for a place in Sunday’s final, but Conway’s outstanding 46 off 38 came to an abrupt end when he was stumped off Livingstone.
England’s all-rounder bowled his full set of four overs as Eoin Morgan targeted specific match-ups, and Livingstone revelled in the responsibility, also removing the dangerous Glenn Phillips to finish with figures of 2/22.
Stunning finish
New Zealand had needed 109 off the last ten over, and with the required rate steadily climbing it was clear that they needed a big finish. And that is exactly what they got, with Neesham launching 27 off just 11 deliveries to turn the game back in New Zealand’s favour.
Nineteen of Neesham’s runs came off Chris Jordan’s pivotal 16th over, which went for 23 runs in total just as a tense finish looked likely.
And Mitchell, who had anchored the innings for long periods, joined the party by going big himself to race to his half-century and finish on an unbeaten 72 from 47.
England had their chances, with Bairstow almost pulling off a magical piece of fielding on the boundary.
But, unlike at Lord’s three years ago, the momentum was with New Zealand, and Mitchell banged three maximums – one off Rashid and two off Woakes – before finishing the job with a four through backward square.
England's first innings
England had opted to replace the injured Jason Roy with Sam Billings, with Jonny Bairstow promoted to the top of the order alongside Jos Buttler. And the new opening pair were put straight into action after New Zealand won the toss.
England’s openers negotiated the threat of early overs from Tim Southee and Trent Boult to build a platform during the Powerplay.
Scoring was slow and steady, with a boundary off the final ball of the first two overs keeping the score ticking over. But 16 runs came off the fourth over as Buttler got stuck into Boult in the first real sign of attacking intent.
Bairstow, who had looked lacking in fluency after his promotion to the top of the order, hinted at finding his touch in the fifth with a straight lofted drive off Southee.
But a shanked drive off Adam Milne’s very first delivery was brilliantly caught by Kane Williamson to send Bairstow packing for 13 off 17 and bring Dawid Malan to the crease.
And form-man Buttler fell shortly after the powerplay, caught in-front off Ish Sodhi in a huge blow to England’s chances.
Malan and Moeen rebuild
New Zealand missed a golden opportunity to get deeper into England’s batting line-up when Malan was dropped behind the stumps by Devon Conway in a chance that the wicketkeeper would have expected to take.
And Malan went on to lead England’s recovery through the middle overs, hitting 41 off 30 before bottom-edging a catch behind off Southee as he looked to race through the gears.
The Malan-Moeen partnership was sent in by Eoin Morgan with the intention of targeting spin through the middle overs.
But New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson responded with some clever tactical bowling changes, using just one over of Mitchell Santner in total and going pace-heavy through the middle overs to keep the England pairing relatively tied down.
Good but not good enough
Needing a big finish to reach a competitive total, Ali and Liam Livingstone unleashed late on, with captain Morgan dropped off the final ball as England finished four down.
Livingstone’s 17 off 10 did the job for his side as a finisher, with Ali ending unbeaten on 51 off 37.
But ultimately it wasn’t enough to deny New Zealand their spot in the final on Sunday against either Australia or Pakistan.
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England were a bit too cautious with the bat today. Surprisingly.
They had wickets in hand, could have pushed harder.
They had wickets in hand, could have pushed harder.
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So true bro.
Btw I have always rated this team very highly and was always sure that they were going to beat England today. England were in a very strong position, but they completely lost the plot in the end. Their short ball strategy was nothing but nonsense.
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Congratulations New Zealand
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Congratulations NZ! Fantastic game.
England really missed Tymal Mills and his death bowling today. Also not sure what their batting mindset was...why did they wait so long before playing aggresively? Billings didn't even get to come in, and Morgan faced like 2 balls. They should have attacked earlier and put a better total on the board knowing defending is tough and lacking the death options too.
Nonetheless, great innings from Darryl Mitchell and Jimmy Neesham.
England really missed Tymal Mills and his death bowling today. Also not sure what their batting mindset was...why did they wait so long before playing aggresively? Billings didn't even get to come in, and Morgan faced like 2 balls. They should have attacked earlier and put a better total on the board knowing defending is tough and lacking the death options too.
Nonetheless, great innings from Darryl Mitchell and Jimmy Neesham.
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highlights?
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I said EXACTLY the same - if you bat first, you must get as close as possible to that magical 200 figure, otherwise, it's hard to defend against good batting lines.
Pak needs to be prepared for that.
Are we able to put around 195+ against the Aussies if we bat first, with the unchanged side?
I think i was 100% spot on
I felt kiwiz ll chase in 18/19 overs.
But Guptill bhai disappointed me tbh.
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Daryl Mitchell’s superb unbeaten half-century fired New Zealand into their first ever ICC Men’s T20 World Cup final at England’s expense following a thrilling last four clash in Abu Dhabi.
Chasing 167, the Black Caps were on the back foot when key duo Martin Guptill and Kane Williamson were dismissed by Chris Woakes inside the first three overs of the reply.
But the ship was steadied by Mitchell and Devon Conway, who added 82 for the third wicket, before Jimmy Neesham blasted 26 from 10 to turn the tide in his side’s favour.
And Mitchell was on hand to hit the winning runs from the final ball of the 19th over, finishing with 72 from 47 as Williamson’s men gained revenge for their dramatic 2019 Cricket World Cup final defeat against the same opponents.
Moeen Ali’s unbeaten 51 had earlier propelled England to 166 for four and though Liam Livingstone (2/22) impressed with the ball, their ambitions of becoming the first men’s team to hold both ICC World Cups at once are now over.
England were put in and new-look opening pair Jonny Bairstow and Jos Buttler were given a thorough test early on as New Zealand’s seamers probed with the new ball.
Buttler got into his stride with back-to-back boundaries off Trent Boult but lost his partner following the introduction of Adam Milne, whose first delivery was chipped by Bairstow to a diving Williamson at mid-off.
England had been flying starters with the bat in the Super 12s but reached the end of the powerplay here on 40 for one, at which point Williamson turned to spin to keep the squeeze on.
Buttler released some of the pressure with a reverse swept boundary off Mitchell Santner but the same shot brought his downfall as he was struck on the knee roll by Ish Sodhi and departed for 29.
That brought Moeen and Dawid Malan together and the latter benefited from a let-off on ten when Conway put down a tough low chance to his left off Neesham.
Malan responded by unfurling a glorious cover drive to take England to the halfway stage in style and went inside out through the same region twice in three balls against Glenn Phillips as the run rate ticked above seven.
Moeen was equally quick to punish anything loose, cutting Sodhi to the point boundary before working Boult through fine leg to leave the innings delicately poised on 110 for two after 15.
England’s momentum was checked when Malan feathered an edge behind the ball after pulling Tim Southee for the first six of the match but his departure saw Moeen step on the accelerator, with Sodhi and Milne deposited into the stands.
New man Liam Livingstone did not take long to find his range, launching Milne for an 88-metre straight six in an 18th over costing 16, though he couldn’t muster the same power off Neesham and picked out Santner at long-off.
Moeen brought up his 36-ball half-century later in the final over which ended with Morgan dropped by an off-balance Phillips in the deep as England set the Black Caps 167 to win.
The total appeared about par but any hopes New Zealand had of making quick inroads were quickly dashed as Morgan’s men – and specifically Woakes – made a dream start with the ball.
The reply was just three balls old when Guptill, who had struck his first delivery for four, saw a leading edge easily taken by Moeen at mid-on.
And Woakes’s work was not done there as he went on to claim the huge early scalp of Williamson, whose attempted scoop did not have the legs to clear Adil Rashid at short fine leg to leave New Zealand 13 for two.
Mitchell and Conway were tasked with repairing the damage and began to pick up valuable boundaries as they negotiated the remainder of a powerplay which was brought to a close by an excellent cover drive by Conway.
Just 14 runs came between the sixth and ninth overs, though Conway released the shackles by lofting Livingstone down the ground for a much-needed boundary as the required rate neared 11.
He followed up by flaying Mark Wood over backward point for a remarkable six and Mitchell soon cleared the ropes himself – despite a magnificent effort by Chris Jordan on the long-off boundary – as the pair continued to keep Black Caps dreams alive.
Enter Livingstone, who struck twice in quick succession as Conway was stumped for 46 and Phillips picked out Sam Billings on the long-off boundary to leave New Zealand needing 57 from the final four overs.
But the pendulum swung towards the Black Caps during a dramatic 17th over as Neesham ran riot.
Two sixes off Chris Jordan, the second of which saw Bairstow’s knee land on the rope just before he released the ball to Livingstone, contributed to 23 runs in all and there was no let-up when Rashid returned.
Neesham and Mitchell both slammed maximums, the latter bringing up his half century in the process, though the game took another twist when the former couldn’t clear Morgan at cover to leave 20 runs needed from the final two overs.
They needed just one to complete the job, however, as successive Mitchell sixes took the target into single figures before a boundary behind square leg allowed the celebrations to begin.
New Zealand will now take on either Australia and Pakistan in Sunday’s final as they look to add T20 glory to their ICC World Test Championship crown.
Scores in Brief
New Zealand beat England at Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi by five wickets
England 166/4 in 20 overs (Moeen Ali 51 not out, Dawid Malan 41; Jimmy Neesham 1/18, Tim Southee 1/24)
New Zealand 167/5 in 19 overs (Daryl Mitchell 72 not out, Devon Conway 46; Liam Livingstone 2/22, Chris Woakes 2/36)
Player of the Match: Daryl Mitchell (New Zealand)
Chasing 167, the Black Caps were on the back foot when key duo Martin Guptill and Kane Williamson were dismissed by Chris Woakes inside the first three overs of the reply.
But the ship was steadied by Mitchell and Devon Conway, who added 82 for the third wicket, before Jimmy Neesham blasted 26 from 10 to turn the tide in his side’s favour.
And Mitchell was on hand to hit the winning runs from the final ball of the 19th over, finishing with 72 from 47 as Williamson’s men gained revenge for their dramatic 2019 Cricket World Cup final defeat against the same opponents.
Moeen Ali’s unbeaten 51 had earlier propelled England to 166 for four and though Liam Livingstone (2/22) impressed with the ball, their ambitions of becoming the first men’s team to hold both ICC World Cups at once are now over.
England were put in and new-look opening pair Jonny Bairstow and Jos Buttler were given a thorough test early on as New Zealand’s seamers probed with the new ball.
Buttler got into his stride with back-to-back boundaries off Trent Boult but lost his partner following the introduction of Adam Milne, whose first delivery was chipped by Bairstow to a diving Williamson at mid-off.
England had been flying starters with the bat in the Super 12s but reached the end of the powerplay here on 40 for one, at which point Williamson turned to spin to keep the squeeze on.
Buttler released some of the pressure with a reverse swept boundary off Mitchell Santner but the same shot brought his downfall as he was struck on the knee roll by Ish Sodhi and departed for 29.
That brought Moeen and Dawid Malan together and the latter benefited from a let-off on ten when Conway put down a tough low chance to his left off Neesham.
Malan responded by unfurling a glorious cover drive to take England to the halfway stage in style and went inside out through the same region twice in three balls against Glenn Phillips as the run rate ticked above seven.
Moeen was equally quick to punish anything loose, cutting Sodhi to the point boundary before working Boult through fine leg to leave the innings delicately poised on 110 for two after 15.
England’s momentum was checked when Malan feathered an edge behind the ball after pulling Tim Southee for the first six of the match but his departure saw Moeen step on the accelerator, with Sodhi and Milne deposited into the stands.
New man Liam Livingstone did not take long to find his range, launching Milne for an 88-metre straight six in an 18th over costing 16, though he couldn’t muster the same power off Neesham and picked out Santner at long-off.
Moeen brought up his 36-ball half-century later in the final over which ended with Morgan dropped by an off-balance Phillips in the deep as England set the Black Caps 167 to win.
The total appeared about par but any hopes New Zealand had of making quick inroads were quickly dashed as Morgan’s men – and specifically Woakes – made a dream start with the ball.
The reply was just three balls old when Guptill, who had struck his first delivery for four, saw a leading edge easily taken by Moeen at mid-on.
And Woakes’s work was not done there as he went on to claim the huge early scalp of Williamson, whose attempted scoop did not have the legs to clear Adil Rashid at short fine leg to leave New Zealand 13 for two.
Mitchell and Conway were tasked with repairing the damage and began to pick up valuable boundaries as they negotiated the remainder of a powerplay which was brought to a close by an excellent cover drive by Conway.
Just 14 runs came between the sixth and ninth overs, though Conway released the shackles by lofting Livingstone down the ground for a much-needed boundary as the required rate neared 11.
He followed up by flaying Mark Wood over backward point for a remarkable six and Mitchell soon cleared the ropes himself – despite a magnificent effort by Chris Jordan on the long-off boundary – as the pair continued to keep Black Caps dreams alive.
Enter Livingstone, who struck twice in quick succession as Conway was stumped for 46 and Phillips picked out Sam Billings on the long-off boundary to leave New Zealand needing 57 from the final four overs.
But the pendulum swung towards the Black Caps during a dramatic 17th over as Neesham ran riot.
Two sixes off Chris Jordan, the second of which saw Bairstow’s knee land on the rope just before he released the ball to Livingstone, contributed to 23 runs in all and there was no let-up when Rashid returned.
Neesham and Mitchell both slammed maximums, the latter bringing up his half century in the process, though the game took another twist when the former couldn’t clear Morgan at cover to leave 20 runs needed from the final two overs.
They needed just one to complete the job, however, as successive Mitchell sixes took the target into single figures before a boundary behind square leg allowed the celebrations to begin.
New Zealand will now take on either Australia and Pakistan in Sunday’s final as they look to add T20 glory to their ICC World Test Championship crown.
Scores in Brief
New Zealand beat England at Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi by five wickets
England 166/4 in 20 overs (Moeen Ali 51 not out, Dawid Malan 41; Jimmy Neesham 1/18, Tim Southee 1/24)
New Zealand 167/5 in 19 overs (Daryl Mitchell 72 not out, Devon Conway 46; Liam Livingstone 2/22, Chris Woakes 2/36)
Player of the Match: Daryl Mitchell (New Zealand)
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Guptill and Kane still have the Final to play important KO innings for the team.
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Stunning comeback as it seemed like NZ were on the back foot for about 90% of the match, especially after Livingstone's final over.
Neesham and then Mitchell, who had batted pretty conservatively until the former's departure, pulled it out of the bag. Didn't think NZ were in it when they needed 76 off around 32 balls.
Well played. Jordan and then Woakes having "remember the name" moments in their respective last overs.
Neesham and then Mitchell, who had batted pretty conservatively until the former's departure, pulled it out of the bag. Didn't think NZ were in it when they needed 76 off around 32 balls.
Well played. Jordan and then Woakes having "remember the name" moments in their respective last overs.
Well, it didn't matter when they played against South Africa. I know toss is important, but you guys are making it seem like it's impossible to win if you lose the toss.
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This tournament is just so random. I thought India, Pakistan and England were the favourites with the Windies being the dark horses for the tournament before it started. Two got eliminated in the group stages, one has got eliminated in the semifinals and it's probable we could see a final played between two teams who weren't expected to make the final before the tournament started. In fact, I thought England were the favourites for winning the cup just yesterday.
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Lets hope the tournament is not THAT random, and some of your expectations do come true.
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Livingstone was sort of celebrating like he already won the game for his team after his final over and that must have changed the mood of his team because at that moment they all were smiling as if the game was already won. Cricket is all mental and these little things make a huge difference.
Thiers 10 runs an over and thiers chasing close to 14 runs an over against a good bowling side.and yes credit must go to New Zealand they hanged in thier.
Based upon all format combined yes.
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The toss didn't have any effect on the outcome as dew was non existent. England had this game won with 4 overs to go. A seriously poor over from Jordan and some good hitting from Neesham completely flipped the script upside down. A half decent bowling attack would have seen that game out.
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England underperformed with the bat. When you score 166 after losing 4 wickets only, you are not utilizing your resources properly.
This 166/4 should have been converted into 186/7.
In my opinion, Malan at 3 is a problem for England. He is a decent player and scores more often than not, but he is not aggressive enough and cannot tee off once he is set.
England’s strength is its power-hitting and they do not need an anchor. They need to get another hitter in the team and play someone like Livingstone at 3, though Vince can slot in as well.
That partnership between Malan and Moeen should have come at a better rate.
This 166/4 should have been converted into 186/7.
In my opinion, Malan at 3 is a problem for England. He is a decent player and scores more often than not, but he is not aggressive enough and cannot tee off once he is set.
England’s strength is its power-hitting and they do not need an anchor. They need to get another hitter in the team and play someone like Livingstone at 3, though Vince can slot in as well.
That partnership between Malan and Moeen should have come at a better rate.
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If they beat Pakistan tomorrow, they become extreme favourites. Even between Pakistan and New Zealand game, Pakistan will have an edge but that game should bring some more spice for us too after what happened a few weeks ago so I look forward to that
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Yeah, it was one of the most exaggerated, prolonged celebrations in recent times. Almost matched by the Jordan celebration when Bairstow's catch turned out to be a six
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Q. Do you think Neesham was the man that made the match, and what were the feelings and the thoughts between both of you at that time in the 17th and 18th over?
DARYL MITCHELL: Yeah, I thought the way Jimmy came out and struck the ball pretty much from ball one was pretty special. It got us some momentum hitting up until the last few overs, and yeah, we always knew the rate was pretty high at that stage, and yeah, I thought his knock was pretty special in helping us get the win.
Q. Does it get better than this, putting the Black Caps in the final?
DARYL MITCHELL: Yeah, obviously any game you win for your country is pretty special, let alone to do it in a World Cup semi. Yeah, it's obviously nice to contribute and help us get over the line, but yeah, obviously know we've got another big one coming up in a couple days' time, which we're pretty excited about.
Q. In the first half and towards the end were pretty contrasting, like Woakes was swinging it left, right and centre at the top and then you lined him up towards the end. Could you talk about fighting through the early exchanges and lining up Woakes at the end?
DARYL MITCHELL: Yeah, I think the new ball is very challenging on that surface. It was pretty two-paced to start off with, and as you could probably see, it was tough to get going at times. I thought the way that all the batters that came in sort of hung in there and helped build a platform to try and allow us to launch at the end, and we were very lucky that a few just snuck over the rope and got us going, and yeah, I think it was obviously -- it's a bit of a blur, but I can imagine it was a hell of a game to watch, and I think the way England played was very special, as well. Yeah, it's obviously pretty cool to get the job done, but I know it's a game of inches, that's for sure.
Q. We have been taught in school that slowly and steady wins the race. Your first 30 runs were on 33 runs and the next 34 runs were on 14 balls. How quickly did you change your tempo?
DARYL MITCHELL: That's good math, that. Yeah, to be honest, once the rate gets up a bit, sort of a bit hyped, you start just trying to make sure that you get your matchups that work for you and you're trying to hit as far as you can, to be honest. Yeah, for us we were very lucky that we sort of held our platform. We didn't lose too many wickets in the middle there and it allowed us to take some risks at certain times to try and catch up. For me it was nice to sort of give it out in the middle the last few. It was a struggle there throughout the middle, but it was nice to get it done.
Q. Three years, three formats and three finals. How confident you are to win this tournament?
DARYL MITCHELL: Look, we're a bunch of Kiwis. There's only 5 million of us, so we're obviously very proud to be representing our country. Yeah, obviously we've had some success in the last few years. But we're going to enjoy the win tonight, make sure that obviously we celebrate that, but then we move on pretty quickly. We know that we have a final on Sunday, and whoever we're taking on should be good fun. We'll give it everything we've got, but at the end of the day there's certain things you can't control, so we'll see what happens.
Q. When it's 57 from 24 balls, what was the conversation between you and Jimmy? Did you feel that was sort of out of control too much? Can you talk us through that?
DARYL MITCHELL: No, it probably sounds weird, but it never felt like it was out of our grasp. I think especially with that smaller side boundary on one side, we knew that there were going to be matchups there that might suit us towards the end, and look, we were obviously very lucky at times; a couple sailed over the ropes that could have been a metre shorter and we're all out, but at the same time we always knew that as long as we kept sort of just within the certain numbers that we felt comfortable with that we were always a chance. I thought the way that Neesh came out and really dominated that one over really set the momentum heading into those last few, so yeah, take my cap off to him. He played a hell of a knock.
Q. Did you feel like England got anything wrong or did they give you any gifts at any stage or was it just you guys just outclassed them?
DARYL MITCHELL: I thought England played a hell of a game, to be fair. To sit, wherever it was, 170 odd on that surface was a hell of a start. Yeah, I guess it's the nature of finals cricket. It's always a game of inches, and we were lucky that, yeah, we got the momentum right at the end. I thought the way they went about their innings in both bat and ball was very special, and yeah, I obviously haven't watched it back yet, but I can imagine it was a hell of a game to watch, but I take my hat off to England. They've had a great tournament.
Q. It's your first T20 World Cup final for New Zealand. How significant is this victory for Cricket New Zealand? The second question is you're a qualifier for the final and the second semifinal is tomorrow. Pakistan is still unbeaten in this tournament. Is it a comfortable opponent in the final for you?
DARYL MITCHELL: Yeah, it's obviously a great honour to represent my country at a World Cup. Yeah, if you said this five, six years ago I would have laughed at you, so to be here sitting right now is awesome. Yeah, we're just really enjoying being part of this tournament and having as much fun as we can.
To the second answer, the game tomorrow night, I can't tell you who's going to win. I know we'll be watching it, and we'll sort of start planning for both teams, but yeah, it will be cool whoever we play against. It's a World Cup final, it's going to be awesome, and I know we're going to walk out with a smile on our face and enjoy it as much as we can.
Q. England have gone with the extra batter throughout the tournament whereas you guys have gone with the extra bowler. Were you surprised they didn't go a little harder with the bat, bearing that in mind?
DARYL MITCHELL: I think they went pretty hard, to be fair. I was watching Livingstone hit some of those sixes, and I thought, he's swinging real hard here. No, I think that's obviously something that's worked for them for a long period of time in the T20 and white ball formats, so no, it's something we probably definitely expected. But yeah, no, everyone obviously has different ways they want to balance their lineups. Yeah, it's worked for England for a long period of time, so you can't judge it on one game, that's for sure.
Q. Obviously I think Eoin Morgan referred to you in the postgame matches as a late starter. It's been a long journey for you to get here, but this was always your ambition when you came back to New Zealand to play cricket, to play international cricket?
DARYL MITCHELL: Yeah, I guess I actually consider myself very lucky to have played for New Zealand -- I think I debuted at 27, so to be able to get seven, eight years of domestic cricket under my belt before representing New Zealand, I think I actually consider myself very lucky. That means I learned my game a little bit and go through the highs and lows of domestic cricket so that once you get on to the international stage you understand what works for you both as a cricketer and as a person. You can just go about doing your business.
But yeah, for me I'm just enjoying being able to represent my country, play for New Zealand and share a changing room with all my teammates. It's pretty cool. Yeah I'm having a blast and just trying to make the most of it.
Q. Extra special having mom and dad in the crowd tonight?
DARYL MITCHELL: Yeah, no, it was cool to have dad there. Obviously flying over from England, with what's going on in the world at the moment with COVID, yeah, it makes it challenging at times, but no, it was cool to have him in the crowd. Obviously with the bubble life I can't catch up with him, but yeah, I'm sure I'll have a chat to him on the phone tonight and he'll be pretty chuffed.
Q. There was a little moment there where you turned down a run when you sort of collided with the bowler. Was that just an immediate decision in your mind that that wasn't needed to force that single there?
DARYL MITCHELL: No, I felt I probably got in the way of Rashid a little bit and didn't want to be that guy that caused a bit of controversy, so I was happy just to -- we all play the game in good spirit, and yeah, just felt like that was probably my fault, so as opposed to, yeah, trying to take a run, it's better off just to be able to start again and carry on, and lucky that it didn't make a difference.
DARYL MITCHELL: Yeah, I thought the way Jimmy came out and struck the ball pretty much from ball one was pretty special. It got us some momentum hitting up until the last few overs, and yeah, we always knew the rate was pretty high at that stage, and yeah, I thought his knock was pretty special in helping us get the win.
Q. Does it get better than this, putting the Black Caps in the final?
DARYL MITCHELL: Yeah, obviously any game you win for your country is pretty special, let alone to do it in a World Cup semi. Yeah, it's obviously nice to contribute and help us get over the line, but yeah, obviously know we've got another big one coming up in a couple days' time, which we're pretty excited about.
Q. In the first half and towards the end were pretty contrasting, like Woakes was swinging it left, right and centre at the top and then you lined him up towards the end. Could you talk about fighting through the early exchanges and lining up Woakes at the end?
DARYL MITCHELL: Yeah, I think the new ball is very challenging on that surface. It was pretty two-paced to start off with, and as you could probably see, it was tough to get going at times. I thought the way that all the batters that came in sort of hung in there and helped build a platform to try and allow us to launch at the end, and we were very lucky that a few just snuck over the rope and got us going, and yeah, I think it was obviously -- it's a bit of a blur, but I can imagine it was a hell of a game to watch, and I think the way England played was very special, as well. Yeah, it's obviously pretty cool to get the job done, but I know it's a game of inches, that's for sure.
Q. We have been taught in school that slowly and steady wins the race. Your first 30 runs were on 33 runs and the next 34 runs were on 14 balls. How quickly did you change your tempo?
DARYL MITCHELL: That's good math, that. Yeah, to be honest, once the rate gets up a bit, sort of a bit hyped, you start just trying to make sure that you get your matchups that work for you and you're trying to hit as far as you can, to be honest. Yeah, for us we were very lucky that we sort of held our platform. We didn't lose too many wickets in the middle there and it allowed us to take some risks at certain times to try and catch up. For me it was nice to sort of give it out in the middle the last few. It was a struggle there throughout the middle, but it was nice to get it done.
Q. Three years, three formats and three finals. How confident you are to win this tournament?
DARYL MITCHELL: Look, we're a bunch of Kiwis. There's only 5 million of us, so we're obviously very proud to be representing our country. Yeah, obviously we've had some success in the last few years. But we're going to enjoy the win tonight, make sure that obviously we celebrate that, but then we move on pretty quickly. We know that we have a final on Sunday, and whoever we're taking on should be good fun. We'll give it everything we've got, but at the end of the day there's certain things you can't control, so we'll see what happens.
Q. When it's 57 from 24 balls, what was the conversation between you and Jimmy? Did you feel that was sort of out of control too much? Can you talk us through that?
DARYL MITCHELL: No, it probably sounds weird, but it never felt like it was out of our grasp. I think especially with that smaller side boundary on one side, we knew that there were going to be matchups there that might suit us towards the end, and look, we were obviously very lucky at times; a couple sailed over the ropes that could have been a metre shorter and we're all out, but at the same time we always knew that as long as we kept sort of just within the certain numbers that we felt comfortable with that we were always a chance. I thought the way that Neesh came out and really dominated that one over really set the momentum heading into those last few, so yeah, take my cap off to him. He played a hell of a knock.
Q. Did you feel like England got anything wrong or did they give you any gifts at any stage or was it just you guys just outclassed them?
DARYL MITCHELL: I thought England played a hell of a game, to be fair. To sit, wherever it was, 170 odd on that surface was a hell of a start. Yeah, I guess it's the nature of finals cricket. It's always a game of inches, and we were lucky that, yeah, we got the momentum right at the end. I thought the way they went about their innings in both bat and ball was very special, and yeah, I obviously haven't watched it back yet, but I can imagine it was a hell of a game to watch, but I take my hat off to England. They've had a great tournament.
Q. It's your first T20 World Cup final for New Zealand. How significant is this victory for Cricket New Zealand? The second question is you're a qualifier for the final and the second semifinal is tomorrow. Pakistan is still unbeaten in this tournament. Is it a comfortable opponent in the final for you?
DARYL MITCHELL: Yeah, it's obviously a great honour to represent my country at a World Cup. Yeah, if you said this five, six years ago I would have laughed at you, so to be here sitting right now is awesome. Yeah, we're just really enjoying being part of this tournament and having as much fun as we can.
To the second answer, the game tomorrow night, I can't tell you who's going to win. I know we'll be watching it, and we'll sort of start planning for both teams, but yeah, it will be cool whoever we play against. It's a World Cup final, it's going to be awesome, and I know we're going to walk out with a smile on our face and enjoy it as much as we can.
Q. England have gone with the extra batter throughout the tournament whereas you guys have gone with the extra bowler. Were you surprised they didn't go a little harder with the bat, bearing that in mind?
DARYL MITCHELL: I think they went pretty hard, to be fair. I was watching Livingstone hit some of those sixes, and I thought, he's swinging real hard here. No, I think that's obviously something that's worked for them for a long period of time in the T20 and white ball formats, so no, it's something we probably definitely expected. But yeah, no, everyone obviously has different ways they want to balance their lineups. Yeah, it's worked for England for a long period of time, so you can't judge it on one game, that's for sure.
Q. Obviously I think Eoin Morgan referred to you in the postgame matches as a late starter. It's been a long journey for you to get here, but this was always your ambition when you came back to New Zealand to play cricket, to play international cricket?
DARYL MITCHELL: Yeah, I guess I actually consider myself very lucky to have played for New Zealand -- I think I debuted at 27, so to be able to get seven, eight years of domestic cricket under my belt before representing New Zealand, I think I actually consider myself very lucky. That means I learned my game a little bit and go through the highs and lows of domestic cricket so that once you get on to the international stage you understand what works for you both as a cricketer and as a person. You can just go about doing your business.
But yeah, for me I'm just enjoying being able to represent my country, play for New Zealand and share a changing room with all my teammates. It's pretty cool. Yeah I'm having a blast and just trying to make the most of it.
Q. Extra special having mom and dad in the crowd tonight?
DARYL MITCHELL: Yeah, no, it was cool to have dad there. Obviously flying over from England, with what's going on in the world at the moment with COVID, yeah, it makes it challenging at times, but no, it was cool to have him in the crowd. Obviously with the bubble life I can't catch up with him, but yeah, I'm sure I'll have a chat to him on the phone tonight and he'll be pretty chuffed.
Q. There was a little moment there where you turned down a run when you sort of collided with the bowler. Was that just an immediate decision in your mind that that wasn't needed to force that single there?
DARYL MITCHELL: No, I felt I probably got in the way of Rashid a little bit and didn't want to be that guy that caused a bit of controversy, so I was happy just to -- we all play the game in good spirit, and yeah, just felt like that was probably my fault, so as opposed to, yeah, trying to take a run, it's better off just to be able to start again and carry on, and lucky that it didn't make a difference.
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10 November - Abu Dhabi - England Captain Eoin Morgan post-match press conference
Q. England bowled very well in the first part of the powerplay, but thereafter things were not going your way. What do you think was the turning point of the game?
EOIN MORGAN: Here I think it was a very closely fought game right throughout. I thought Jimmy Neesham was probably the only guy that came out and was showing the ability to strike the ball cleanly from ball one. I think when you look at particularly our innings, our hitting ability within our squad is quite strong, and the indication that the guys didn't feel like they could clear the ropes due to the nature of the pitch was a good indication that it wasn't coming on to the bat that well. I think that continued throughout the Black Caps' innings until he came to the crease.
Q. Do you miss fifth bowler? Do you think this is a good part that you brought fifth bowler?
EOIN MORGAN: Yeah, I think it's our best balance of the team. I think given how we've played throughout the tournament and the method that we've used, at the moment we have 24 overs of bowling on the field, it's worked extremely well throughout the course of the tournament. We felt an extra bowler with that sort of clarity, we'd need it with our batting.
Q. Can you just talk us through your emotions really after such an epic semifinal?
EOIN MORGAN: Yeah, we're devastated. To be on the wrong side of a close game is not easy to take. I thought we fought unbelievably well today on a wicket that didn't necessarily suit our batting, but we managed to post in and around a par score. We were brilliant with the ball.
We were right in the game probably until Jimmy Neesham came to the wicket, if not ahead of the game. I think throughout those innings everybody struggled to clear the ropes on both sides, and I think that was just the nature of the pitch.
So yeah, you have to take your hat off to him. He played really well.
Q. Did you feel at the halfway stage that actually -- you say it was a par score. Did you feel quite confident at that stage?
EOIN MORGAN: I wouldn't say confident. Sort of the method that New Zealand have used is obviously come hard in the powerplay, steady the ship throughout the middle and then come hard again at the end. When you take two big wickets as early as we did, you feel ahead of the game. They were trying to, I suppose, steady the ship, and I think we managed to keep them at bay for quite some time, so they did well again to wrestle back momentum and then just obviously put them in a commanding position.
Q. How do you reflect on the way you managed your bowlers when you used them? You obviously front loaded quite abit, left Liam quite a lot to do and he did well, but it still didn't work out?
EOIN MORGAN: Yeah, I'm quite happy with it. We threw everything at them, and Liam was brilliant. Yeah, I wouldn't change anything. Everything worked right up until the point that Neesham came in. It's a fantastic cameo in, I suppose, high-pressure circumstances when his team needed it.
Q. When you look at that 17th over I think it was from Chris Jordan, do you just see that as unbelievable batting rather than any bowler error necessarily?
EOIN MORGAN: Yeah, I think bowling to the short side is never easy. We've played against Jimmy a lot. He's not struck the ball like that against us ever. It's really good batting.
Q. Given kind of the history between these two teams, some great white ball games over the years, can you afford to think, yeah, fair play, guys, you've been on the end of a couple of tough ones and now we are?
EOIN MORGAN: I think it's always -- the competitive nature in which we play the Black Caps is always healthy. There's a huge amount of respect between both sides because we know every time we play them, we're going to be up against it. They don't give you a lot of leeway. They're very disciplined, and if you do win against them, you know you've played really well.
Q. Just on the dew, when did it set in, and how big an impact did it have at the back end?
EOIN MORGAN: Yeah, I don't think it was a huge impact. Maybe a little bit. But the Black Caps have still outplayed us. We know the dew is around. We were still right in the game. I don't think it was a major factor, maybe an advantage slightly but not a major factor.
Q. Could you talk a little, maybe expand a little bit more on what you were saying about this being a pitch that suited your batting?
EOIN MORGAN: Yeah, of course we like pitches where you can free yourselves up and get after the opposition. Today we didn't feel as if we could do that, both the pitch being a little bit slower but also full credit to the Black Caps. They were very disciplined in the lines and lengths that they bowled, the use of slower balls, and their spinners bowled well. Yeah.
Q. Not sure if you played with Darren Mitchell at Middlesex, but what did you make of his knock today?
EOIN MORGAN: Yeah, he played really well. I haven't played with him. I was there in the crossovers and the changing room when he arrived. He's a lovely guy who has developed a little later than most international cricketers, I'd say, so he's played a hell of a hand today. He's played really well against the No. 1 side in the world and taken his side right to the final. Yeah, well played.
Q. I just wanted to ask how impressed have you been with Liam Livingstone's bowling because it was his batting that was talked about before the tournament started, and is it fair to say that his bowling has really come through the ranks in this tournament?
EOIN MORGAN: Liam takes a new ball for Lancashire. He makes a huge impact with them, obviously with a hundred. Playing for the Birmingham Phoenix he does a very similar role. People call him a power time. He's not, he's an allrounder. We trust his bowling a lot.
Q. Just at the end of the day how much do you think the Roy and Mills injuries is costing you in this World Cup?
EOIN MORGAN: I don't think you can put a measure on missing a player. I think the 11 guys that took the field today gave absolutely everything. I'm extremely proud of the performance that they put in. When you play really well, it doesn't always guarantee that you win games. Unfortunately we found ourselves on the wrong side of a really tight game today.
Q. You mentioned about the pitch being slow, and when it's the case it's ideal to maximise the powerplay, but England had a competitively slow start with 13 runs coming in the first three overs. Was there a conscious plan to negate the swing early on and then unleash, or was it completely circumstantial and the Kiwi bowlers were on the money straight away?
EOIN MORGAN: Yeah, completely circumstantial. Obviously naturally we played quite an aggressive game. They managed to swing the ball for the first three overs like we did. Conditions were the same. We pretty much batted on the same wicket. Yeah, full credit to them for pegging us back for the first three.
Q. England bowled very well in the first part of the powerplay, but thereafter things were not going your way. What do you think was the turning point of the game?
EOIN MORGAN: Here I think it was a very closely fought game right throughout. I thought Jimmy Neesham was probably the only guy that came out and was showing the ability to strike the ball cleanly from ball one. I think when you look at particularly our innings, our hitting ability within our squad is quite strong, and the indication that the guys didn't feel like they could clear the ropes due to the nature of the pitch was a good indication that it wasn't coming on to the bat that well. I think that continued throughout the Black Caps' innings until he came to the crease.
Q. Do you miss fifth bowler? Do you think this is a good part that you brought fifth bowler?
EOIN MORGAN: Yeah, I think it's our best balance of the team. I think given how we've played throughout the tournament and the method that we've used, at the moment we have 24 overs of bowling on the field, it's worked extremely well throughout the course of the tournament. We felt an extra bowler with that sort of clarity, we'd need it with our batting.
Q. Can you just talk us through your emotions really after such an epic semifinal?
EOIN MORGAN: Yeah, we're devastated. To be on the wrong side of a close game is not easy to take. I thought we fought unbelievably well today on a wicket that didn't necessarily suit our batting, but we managed to post in and around a par score. We were brilliant with the ball.
We were right in the game probably until Jimmy Neesham came to the wicket, if not ahead of the game. I think throughout those innings everybody struggled to clear the ropes on both sides, and I think that was just the nature of the pitch.
So yeah, you have to take your hat off to him. He played really well.
Q. Did you feel at the halfway stage that actually -- you say it was a par score. Did you feel quite confident at that stage?
EOIN MORGAN: I wouldn't say confident. Sort of the method that New Zealand have used is obviously come hard in the powerplay, steady the ship throughout the middle and then come hard again at the end. When you take two big wickets as early as we did, you feel ahead of the game. They were trying to, I suppose, steady the ship, and I think we managed to keep them at bay for quite some time, so they did well again to wrestle back momentum and then just obviously put them in a commanding position.
Q. How do you reflect on the way you managed your bowlers when you used them? You obviously front loaded quite abit, left Liam quite a lot to do and he did well, but it still didn't work out?
EOIN MORGAN: Yeah, I'm quite happy with it. We threw everything at them, and Liam was brilliant. Yeah, I wouldn't change anything. Everything worked right up until the point that Neesham came in. It's a fantastic cameo in, I suppose, high-pressure circumstances when his team needed it.
Q. When you look at that 17th over I think it was from Chris Jordan, do you just see that as unbelievable batting rather than any bowler error necessarily?
EOIN MORGAN: Yeah, I think bowling to the short side is never easy. We've played against Jimmy a lot. He's not struck the ball like that against us ever. It's really good batting.
Q. Given kind of the history between these two teams, some great white ball games over the years, can you afford to think, yeah, fair play, guys, you've been on the end of a couple of tough ones and now we are?
EOIN MORGAN: I think it's always -- the competitive nature in which we play the Black Caps is always healthy. There's a huge amount of respect between both sides because we know every time we play them, we're going to be up against it. They don't give you a lot of leeway. They're very disciplined, and if you do win against them, you know you've played really well.
Q. Just on the dew, when did it set in, and how big an impact did it have at the back end?
EOIN MORGAN: Yeah, I don't think it was a huge impact. Maybe a little bit. But the Black Caps have still outplayed us. We know the dew is around. We were still right in the game. I don't think it was a major factor, maybe an advantage slightly but not a major factor.
Q. Could you talk a little, maybe expand a little bit more on what you were saying about this being a pitch that suited your batting?
EOIN MORGAN: Yeah, of course we like pitches where you can free yourselves up and get after the opposition. Today we didn't feel as if we could do that, both the pitch being a little bit slower but also full credit to the Black Caps. They were very disciplined in the lines and lengths that they bowled, the use of slower balls, and their spinners bowled well. Yeah.
Q. Not sure if you played with Darren Mitchell at Middlesex, but what did you make of his knock today?
EOIN MORGAN: Yeah, he played really well. I haven't played with him. I was there in the crossovers and the changing room when he arrived. He's a lovely guy who has developed a little later than most international cricketers, I'd say, so he's played a hell of a hand today. He's played really well against the No. 1 side in the world and taken his side right to the final. Yeah, well played.
Q. I just wanted to ask how impressed have you been with Liam Livingstone's bowling because it was his batting that was talked about before the tournament started, and is it fair to say that his bowling has really come through the ranks in this tournament?
EOIN MORGAN: Liam takes a new ball for Lancashire. He makes a huge impact with them, obviously with a hundred. Playing for the Birmingham Phoenix he does a very similar role. People call him a power time. He's not, he's an allrounder. We trust his bowling a lot.
Q. Just at the end of the day how much do you think the Roy and Mills injuries is costing you in this World Cup?
EOIN MORGAN: I don't think you can put a measure on missing a player. I think the 11 guys that took the field today gave absolutely everything. I'm extremely proud of the performance that they put in. When you play really well, it doesn't always guarantee that you win games. Unfortunately we found ourselves on the wrong side of a really tight game today.
Q. You mentioned about the pitch being slow, and when it's the case it's ideal to maximise the powerplay, but England had a competitively slow start with 13 runs coming in the first three overs. Was there a conscious plan to negate the swing early on and then unleash, or was it completely circumstantial and the Kiwi bowlers were on the money straight away?
EOIN MORGAN: Yeah, completely circumstantial. Obviously naturally we played quite an aggressive game. They managed to swing the ball for the first three overs like we did. Conditions were the same. We pretty much batted on the same wicket. Yeah, full credit to them for pegging us back for the first three.
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Moeen and Malan are the only two batsman I see in the XI that were capable of playing anchor role. But they are not as explosive as Livingstone. Sending Moeen in place of Livingstone or even Morgan was not necessary.
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Great victory by NZ, but honestly Eng was short by 20-26 runs.
Noe all attention to next match
Good luck both Aus amd Pak
I as an Indian would like to see Pak in final as they won all their group matches.
Noe all attention to next match
Good luck both Aus amd Pak
I as an Indian would like to see Pak in final as they won all their group matches.
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England bowled garbage and totally deserved to lose this game. Nothing to do with dew or 20-30 runs short.
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[MENTION=132954]Aman[/MENTION]
Congrats. You were down too as a fan near 7th to 8th over but what a brilliant knock by neesham.
167 was fighting total but not safe england was 13-15 runs short.
Congrats. You were down too as a fan near 7th to 8th over but what a brilliant knock by neesham.
167 was fighting total but not safe england was 13-15 runs short.
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can't blame them 100%.
There is a reason why winning the toss becomes so crucial.
Bowlers lose their grip on the wet ball in dew conditions during the second innings.
Spinners can spin it, pacers can't swing it.
Basic common sense!
You can rather say, NZ bowlers did a great job restricting England to 166, otherwise, you need about 200 on the board batting first, in order to be able to defend it when bowling in dew.
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Really elated to see Kiwi's going through. That was an unbelievable game the best in the tournament so far.
Few observations to keep things in perspective:
1. Pitch was tricky. Two paced and hitting through the line was never easy. The good thing is that it remained the same for both the teams
2. Toss didn't have any impact. Dew was negligible
3. Both teams bowled poorly in death overs. Kiwi's gave away 56 runs in last 5 and England gave
almost 60 in last 4
4. England death bowling has been a known problem. Today it came to bite them hard not only Jorden bowled a terrible over but even Woakes was pathetic with that length. The Important lesson here is
that in these high pressure games any small chink, weakness can cost you dearly.
5. It's clear that whoever has best death bowling will be the most likely winner.
Kiwi's you deserve every bit of success. Thanks for the wonderful entertainment
Few observations to keep things in perspective:
1. Pitch was tricky. Two paced and hitting through the line was never easy. The good thing is that it remained the same for both the teams
2. Toss didn't have any impact. Dew was negligible
3. Both teams bowled poorly in death overs. Kiwi's gave away 56 runs in last 5 and England gave
almost 60 in last 4
4. England death bowling has been a known problem. Today it came to bite them hard not only Jorden bowled a terrible over but even Woakes was pathetic with that length. The Important lesson here is
that in these high pressure games any small chink, weakness can cost you dearly.
5. It's clear that whoever has best death bowling will be the most likely winner.
Kiwi's you deserve every bit of success. Thanks for the wonderful entertainment
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Absolutely brilliant win for NZ. Their tenacity in going for a icc tournament trophy is incredible. Wish them all the luck for finals
Having said all that, it's gone with template of tournament
Team wins toss and need to score atleast 180 to be safe and in these conditions to defend it's not easy.
Chasing gets considerably easy and most teams win with a minimum over to spare
Bowler like rashid gives half trackers and gets hit for 2 sixes in same over losing momentum.
If it was not for rash shots by openers , win would have been even easier
Having said all that, it's gone with template of tournament
Team wins toss and need to score atleast 180 to be safe and in these conditions to defend it's not easy.
Chasing gets considerably easy and most teams win with a minimum over to spare
Bowler like rashid gives half trackers and gets hit for 2 sixes in same over losing momentum.
If it was not for rash shots by openers , win would have been even easier
Did you even watch game? Toss had nothing to do with one. Just an incredible finish from Neesham and Mitchell under pressure.
Or maybe give credit to NZ - the best bowling team in the tournament.
From the position they were at - I think England would have crossed 190 vs every other team in this tourny.
NZ just has the best bowlers and fielders in this tournament. Even would have defended 130 vs pakistan in game 1 if NZ weren't a bowler short that day.
England would have won comfortably if not for superb innings by Neesham and Mitchell though.
There was no dew.
Great effort by the black caps to get in to the final. It was the world test champion's versus the 50 overs world champions who have given us many great matches like the 50 overs final. Going in to the last five overs i found it difficult to see England lose then the black caps go berserk hitting sixers for fun. Too many long hops and short balls by the English bowlers giving free hits to the kiwi batsmen. We must not mock NZ if we play them in the final. Enough of this "security" rubbish now, it was their government not players responsible for cancelling the recent tour.
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New Zealand doesn't get the respect they deserve, the most clutch team in Cricket.
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Well done black caps
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Look who is talking.. trashed by even the Zimbabwe side.. have some shame
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NZ support staff planning is very underrated. I think NZ is more in the José Mourinho mould for cricket. They planned against each and every player then the NZ players executed it perfectly. Glenn Phillips said in the mid break interview that they will try to finish it in the 19th over the reason Daryl Mitchell finished it in the 19th over as that was the plan from the start.
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