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Eoin Morgan’s England have been hit by injuries but go into Wednesday’s Twenty20 World Cup semi-final as favourites against New Zealand, two years after both sides clashed in a dramatic 50-over final.
The first semi-final between England and New Zealand is being played at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.
- 20:50ENG 130/3 after 17 oversIsh Sodhi to bowl the seventeenth over.
16.1 Ish Sodhi to Livingstone, WIDE! SHirt ball bowled wide of off stump.
16.1Ish Sodhi to Livingstone, 1 run, short ball wide of off stump, Livingstone slaps the ball through cover and milks a single.
16.2Ish Sodhi to Moeen, SIX! HAMMERED! Full ball on off stump, Moeen steps out and slogs the ball over deep mid-wicket for a boundary.
16.3Ish Sodhi to Moeen, no run, good length ball on off stump, Moeen steps out for another slog but the ball takes inside edge and then hits the pads.
16.4Ish Sodhi to Moeen, no run, full ball on off stump, a swing and a miss from Moeen.
16.5Ish Sodhi to Moeen, 2 runs, full ball on middle and leg, Moeen hits the ball behind square on the leg side for two runs.
16.6Ish Sodhi to Moeen, 1 run, full ball on off stump, Moeen hits the ball down to long-off for a single.
- 20:45ENG 119/3 after 16 oversTim Southee to bowl the sixteenth over.
15.1Tim Southee to Malan, SIX! Short ball on off stump, Malan pulls and the ball sails over square-leg for a maximum.
15.2Tim Southee to Malan, WICKET! CAUGHT BEHIND! Slow good length ball around off stump, Malan is early into the pull shot, the ball takes a thick inside edge and flies straight into the wicketkeeper’s gloves.
Malan c Conway b Southee 42(30)
Liam Livingstone walks out to bat
15.3Tim Southee to Livingstone, 1 run, full ball on off stump, Livingstone drives the ball down to long-on for a single.
15.4Tim Southee to Moeen, no run, slow full ball bowled wide of off stump, Moeen looks to drive the ball but the ball is away from his hitting arc.
15.5Tim Southee to Moeen, 1 run, good length ball on off stump, Moeen hits the ball down to long-off for a single.
15.6Tim Southee to Livingstone, 1 run, short ball on off stump, Livingstone pulls and sends the ball behind square on the leg side for a single.
- 20:41ENG 110/2 after 15 oversTrent Boult to bowl the fifteenth over.
14.1Trent Boult to Moeen, 2 runs, full ball on middle and leg, Moeen flicks the ball down to deep mid-wicket for two runs.
14.2Trent Boult to Moeen, 1 run, slow full ball on off stump, Moeen slogs, the ball goes high in the air and falls safely and Moeen takes a single.
14.3Trent Boult to Malan, 1 run, slow bouncer, Malan cuts the ball over point for a single.
14.4Trent Boult to Moeen, FOUR! Full ball on middle and leg, Moeen flicks the ball for a boundary.
14.5Trent Boult to Moeen, 1 run, full ball on off stump, Moeen punches the ball down the ground for a single.
14.6Trent Boult to Malan, 1 run, good length ball on middle and leg, Malan paddle scoops the ball for a run.
- 20:36ENG 100/2 after 14 oversAdam Milne to bowl the fourteenth over.
13.1Adam Milne to Malan, 1 run, good length ball on off stump, Malan hits the ball for a single.
13.2Adam Milne to Moeen, 1 run, good length ball on middle and leg, Moeen hits the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a single.
13.3Adam Milne to Malan, no run, short ball wide of off stump, a swing and a miss from Malan.
13.4Adam Milne to Malan, 2 runs, full ball on middle and leg, Malan drives the ball firmly straight, Milne sticks his hand, the ball hits the hand and goes down the ground for two runs.
13.5Adam Milne to Malan, 1 run, full ball on off stump, Malan drives the ball through cover for a single.
13.6 Adam Milne to Moeen, 1 run, full toss on off stump, Moeen hits the ball to mid-off for a single.
- 20:31ENG 94/2 after 13 oversIsh Sodhi to bowl the thirteenth over.
12.1Ish Sodhi to Moeen, WIDE! Short ball bowled down the leg side.
12.1Ish Sodhi to Moeen, 1 run, good length ball on middle and leg, Moeen guides the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a single.
12.2Ish Sodhi to Malan, 1 run, good length ball on off stump, Malan reverser sweeps the ball for a single.
12.3Ish Sodhi to Moeen, 1 run, full ball on off stump, Moeen pushes the ball to cover for a single.
12.4Ish Sodhi to Malan, no run, full ball on off stump, Malan revere sweeps the ball to the fielder at short third.
12.5Ish Sodhi to Malan, 1 run, full ball on leg stump, Malan sweeps the ball behind square on the leg side for a run.
12.6Ish Sodhi to Moeen, FOUR! Short ball wide of off stump, Moeen thumps the ball through backward point for a boundary.
- 20:24ENG 85/2 after 12 oversAdam Milne to bowl the twelfth over.
11.1 Adam Milne to Moeen, 1 run, good length ball on off stump, Moeen knocks the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a single.
11.2Adam Milne to Malan, 3 runs, full ball on off stump, Malan drives and punches the ball through extra cover, Glenn Phillips at deep extra cover puts a great dive and prevents a boundary.
11.3Adam Milne to Moeen, 1 run, good length ball wide of off stump, Moeen hits the ball through cover for a single.
11.4Adam Milne to Malan, 1 run, fullish ball on middle and leg, Malan flicks the ball down to leg side for a single.
11.5Adam Milne to Moeen, no run, slow short ball wide of off stump, Moeen goes for a pull but fails to connect.
11.6Adam Milne to Moeen, 1 run, full ball wide of off stump, Moeen hits the ball through extra cover for a single.
- 20:16ENG 67/2 after 10 oversJames Neesham to bowl the tenth over.
9.1James Neesham to Moeen, 1 run, good length ball on off stump, Moeen hits the ball to sweeper cover for a single.
9.2James Neesham to Malan, no run, good length ball around off stump, a swing and a miss from Malan.
9.3James Neesham to Malan,1 run,full ball on off stump, Malan goes for a drive, the ball takes a thick edge and flies past the keeper down to third-man for a single.
9.4James Neesham to Moeen, norun, good length ball on off stump, Moeen mistimes the shot down to mid-wicket.
9.5James Neesham to Moeen, 1 run, good length ball on off stump, Malan hits the ball to square-leg for a single.
9.6James Neesham to Malan, FOUR!
- 20:10ENG 60/2 after 9 oversIsh Sodhi to bowl the ninth over.
8.1Ish Sodhi to Buttler, A LOUD APPEAL FOR LBW AND GIVEN! Good length ball on off stump, Buttler goes for a reverse sweep but fails to connect and the ball hits on the pads, Ish appeals and the umpire raises his finger, Buttler takes the review and the review shows three red dots. So England loses Buttler and a review in one move! Big blow for England.
Buttler lbw b Ish Sodhi 29(24)
Moeen Ali walks out to bat.
8.2Ish Sodhi to Moeen, 1 run, good length ball on off stump, Moeen punches the ball down to longoff for a single.
8.3 Ish Sodhi to Malan, 1 run, fullish ball wide of off stump, Malan drives the ball down to long-off for a single.
8.4Ish Sodhi to Moeen, no run, short ball wide of off stump, Malan hits the ball to cover.
8.5Ish Sodhi to Moeen, 1 run, full ball on middle and leg, Moeen guides the ball to square-leg for a single.
8.6Ish Sodhi to Malan, FOUR! Fullish ball wide of off stump, Malan drives the ball in the air and through cover for a boundary.
- 20:07ENG 53/1 after 8 oversMitchellSantner to bowl the eighth over.
7.1MitchellSantner to Malan, 1 run,
7.2MitchellSantner to Buttler, no run,
7.3MitchellSantner to Buttler, FOUR! Full ball on middle and leg, Buttler plays a reverse sweep for a boundary.
7.4MitchellSantner to Buttler, 2 runs, full ball on middle leg, Buttler sweeps the ball down to fine-keg for two runs.
7.5MitchellSantner to Buttler, no run, full ball on off stump, Buttler reverse sweeps the ball to the fielder at short third.
7.6MitchellSantner to Buttler, 1 run, good length ball on middle and leg, Buttler knocks the ball to mid-wicket for a single.
- 20:02ENG 45/1 after 7 oversIsh Sodhi to bowl the seventh over.
6.1Ish Sodhi to Malan, 1 run, full ball, Malan works the ball to the leg side for a single.
6.2Ish Sodhi to Buttler, 1 run, good length ball on middle and leg, Buttler knocks the ball to mid-wicket for a single.
6.3Ish Sodhi to Malan, no run, short ball on off stump, Malan looks to cut but fails to connect.
6.4Ish Sodhi to Malan, 1 run, short and wide, Malan slaps the ball through cover for a single.
6.5Ish Sodhi to Buttler, 1 run, good length ball on off stump, Buttler steps out and drives the ball through cover for a single.
6.6Ish Sodhi to Malan, 1 run, back of the length ball on off stump, Malan punches the ball through cover for a single.
- 19:54ENG 40/1 after 6 oversAdam Milne to bowl the sixth over.
5.1 Adam Milne toBairstow, WICKET! CAUGHT! BRILLIANT CATCH FOR NZ SKIPPER KANE WILLIAMSON! Good length ball wide of off stump, Bairstow drives the ball away from his body and the ball flies to mid-off, Kane Williamson puts a dive and pulls off a stunning catch. The two umpires refer the call for the third umpire with the soft signal as OUT. The replay shows that the catch is clean. Bairstow has to walk back.
Bairstow c Williamson b Milne 13(17)
David Malan walks out to bat.
5.2Adam Milne to Malan, 1 run, good length ball on middle and leg, Malan knocks the ball to the leg side for a single.
5.3Adam Milne to Buttler, no run, fullish ball on off stump, Buttler drives the ball and the ball rolls to the fielder at extra cover.
5.4Adam Milne to Buttler, 1 run, short ball on off stump, Buttler pulls and powers the ball to square-leg for a single.
5.5Adam Milne to Malan, no run, good length ball on leg stump, the ball raps on the pads and moves to the off side.
5.6Adam Milne to Malan, 1 Leg Bye, good length ball on leg stump, the ball raps on the pads and goes to the leg side, Malan steals a single.
- 19:50ENG 37/0 after 5 oversTim Southee to bowl the fifth over.
4.1Tim Southee to Buttler, 1 run,
4.2Tim Southee to Bairstow, FOUR! Slow full ball on off stump, Bairstow clobbers the ball straight back over the bowler’s head for a boundary.
4.3Tim Southee to Bairstow, no run, good length ball on middle and leg, the ball comes back in and raps on the pads, a slight appeal for Southee but the ball is going down leg.
4.4Tim Southee to Bairstow, 1 run, full ball on middle and leg, Bairstow knocks the ball down to long-on for a single.
4.5Tim Southee to Buttler, 1 run, Southee bangs the ball short, Buttler pulls the ball behind square on the leg side for a single.
4.6Tim Southee to Bairstow, 1 run, good length ball wide of off stump, Bairstow punches the ball to mid-off for a single.
- 19:45ENG 29/0 after 4 oversTrent Boult to bowl the fourth over.
3.1Trent Boult to Buttler, FOUR! Fullish ball on off stump, Buttler punches the ball wide of diving Kane Williamson at mid-off for a boundary.
3.2Trent Boult to Buttler, FOUR ! Good length ball wide of off stump, Buttler smacks the ball through cover for another boundary.
3.3Trent Boult to Buttler, no run, good length ball on off stump, Buttler works the ball to the fielder at point.
3.3Trent Boult to Buttler, WIDE AND FOUR! Sharp bouncer, Buttler goes for a pull, the ball jumps and flies over Buttler’s head and goes down the ground for a boundary.
3.4Trent Boult to Buttler, 2 runs, full ball on off stump, Buttler drives the ball to mid-off for a single, an over throw by Williamson gives Buttler the chance to complete the second run.
3.5Trent Boult to Buttler, no run, back of the length ball around off stump, Buttler goes for a pull but the ball stays a bit low and goes past the edge of the bat.
3.6Trent Boult to Buttler, 1 run, back of the length ball on middle and leg, Buttler pulls the ball for a single.
- 19:41ENG 13/0 after 3 oversTim Southee to bowl the third over.
2.1Tim Southee to Buttler, no run, good length ball on off stump, Buttler pushes the ball to the off side.
2.2Tim Southee to Buttler, 1 run, good length ball on off stump, Buttler drives the ball to cover for a single.
2.3Tim Southee to Bairstow, no run, back of the length ball on middle and leg, the ball swings back in after pitching and hits the pads.
2.4Tim Southee to Bairstow, no run, full ball on middle and leg, Bairstow drives the ball down to mid-on.
2.5Tim Southee to Bairstow, no run, good length ball on middle and leg, the ball nips back in and hits the pads before moving to the off side.
2.6Tim Southee to Bairstow, no run, good length ball on middle and leg, Bairstow nudges the ball to mid-on.
- 19:36ENG 12/0 after 2 oversTrent Boult to bowl the second over.
1.1 Trent Boult to Bairstow, no run, good length ball on middle and leg, Bairstow drives the ball back to Boult.
1.2Trent Boult to Bairstow, no run, back of the length ball on middle stump, Bairstow pulls but mistimes and the ball hits Bairstow on the body.
1.3Trent Boult to Bairstow, BEATEN! Fullish ball on off stump, Bairstow looks for a drive but the ball swings and flies past the edge of the bat.
1.4Trent Boult to Bairstow, 2 runs, full ball on off stump, Bairstow drives the ball through extra-cover for two runs.
1.5Trent Boult to Bairstow, no run, short ball on off stump, Bairstow ducks and leaves the ball for the keper.
1.6Trent Boult to Bairstow, INSIDE EDGE AND FOUR! Good length ball on off stump, Bairstow makes room and swings, the ball takes a thick inside edge and moves past the stumps down to fine-leg for a boundary.
- 19:31ENG 6/0 after 1 overTim Southee to bowl the first over of the innings. Buttler is on strike.
0.1Tim Southee to Buttler, 1 run, short ball on middle and leg, Buttler pulls the ball and sends it down to fine-leg for a single.
0.2Tim Southee to Bairstow, no run, good length ball wide of off stump, Bairstow drives the ball to the fielder at cover.
0.3Tim Southee to Bairstow,1 run, fullish ball on middle and leg, Bairstow pushes the ball to mid-on and darts to the other end for a single.
0.4Tim Southee to Buttler, BEATEN! Slow fullish ball on off stump, Buttler steps forward to drive the ball but the ball swings away and flies past the outside edge of the bat.
0.5Tim Southee to Buttler, no run, full ball on middle and leg, the ball comes back in and raps on the pads.
0.6Tim Southee to Buttler, FOUR! Fullish ball into the pads, Buttler flicks and sends the ball to backward square-leg for the first boundary of the match.
- 19:30Kane Williamson leads the New Zealand players on the field. And out walk Jos Buttler along with Jonny Bairstow to open the innings for England.
- 19:22Right then match officials and the match players are lining up on the field for the national anthems. But before the national anthems, there will be a minute’s silence to mourn the death of Mohan Singh, the curator at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium. After the moment’s silence, it is time for national anthems. First is the national anthem of New Zealand. Next the national anthem of England. The national anthems have been sung, time for cricket!
- 19:07TeamsEngland:Jos Buttler(w), Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Moeen Ali, Eoin Morgan(c), Sam Billings, Liam Livingstone, Chris Woakes, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood
New Zealand:Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Kane Williamson(c), Devon Conway(w), Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Adam Milne, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Trent Boult
- 19:06Captain quotes from tossKane Williamson, New Zealand captain: We’re bowling first. It’s a good pitch but a bit of dew later. We’re going in with the same team. Busy period for us, and we’ve come through, giving in good performances. The two most experienced bowlers have bowled beautifully throughout the tournament, and after Lockie, Milne has come in and done well too. England has a lot of depth, that’s their strength, and we have the opportunity to play our own brand of cricket.
Eoin Morgan, England captain:We would have looked to bowl first too, but hopefully the toss doesn’t decide the result of the game. Roy misses out today, obviously he’s disappointed because he’s played a big role for us in this tournament, and to miss out on a semi-final is devastating. However, Billings gets another chance. He’s been doing the hardwork and carrying the drinks for us, and it’s a big opportunity for him. Bairstow will open today, instead of Roy, since he’s done it really well in the past.
- 19:02TossNew Zealand captain Kane Williamson wins the toss and opts to bowl first.
- 18:53Pitch ReportA slow, two-paced pitch is on offer. The ball may not come on the bat easily. Scoring runs would be difficult. The powerplay overs are crucial.
- 17:39’Playing IPL before T20 WC helped’: Kane WilliamsonNew Zealand captain Kane Williamson admitted that playing the second phase of the Indian Premier League in the United Arab Emirates did help in understanding the conditions better in the lead up to the T20 World Cup.
- 17:38Morgan lauds England’s ‘resilience’ ahead of T20 World Cup semiEngland skipper Eoin Morgan said on Tuesday the team’s ability to “forge on” despite injury blows at the Twenty20 World Cup kept them positive ahead of the semi-final against New Zealand.
- 17:37T20 World Cup | Team Analysis: New Zealand vs EnglandThe memories of the ICC 50-over World Cup final of 2019 will be refreshed as England and New Zealand lock horns in the first semi-final of the ICC T20 World Cup 2021. England topped Group 1 winning four of their five group matches. New Zealand finished second in Group 2 behind Pakistan winning four of their five group games.
- 17:36England, New Zealand eye T20 final spot in shadow of 2019 classicEoin Morgan’s England have been hit by injuries but go into Wednesday’s Twenty20 World Cup semi-final as favourites against New Zealand, two years after both sides clashed in a dramatic 50-over final.
