England are in the final of ICC World Twenty20 after a seven wicket win over New Zealand. They will meet either India or West Indies in the final which means a repeat winner for the first time. At one stage, New Zealand were cruising and looked to set a huge score but England came back to reduce them to 153. In reply, Jason Roy and Alex Hales provided a spectacular start that pegged the Kiwis back. Ish Sodhi picked two wickets in two balls but there was never really a problem in the end. (STATS || POINTS TABLE || FIXTURES)
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AS IT HAPPENED:
2209 hrs IST: England win by 7-wickets. 17 balls left to be bowled.
2208 hrs IST: And England finish things off in style. Buttler ends things off by hitting Santner for a six.
2207 hrs IST: Poor over by Sodhi – 22 runs from it. One needed.
2205 hrs IST: Next ball, same result. SIX!
2205 hrs IST: Another poor delivery and Buttler goes big this time. SIX!
2203 hrs IST: Short, very short by Ish Sodhi. Buttler shifts slightly to give himself room and another four.
2203 hrs IST: This time Root plays a reverse sweep and it is more fine than Buttler’s was. End result is the same.
2201 hrs IST: Buttler connects well with a reverse sweep and it races to the ropes.
2149 hrs IST: England are 117/3 after 13 overs. Need 37 off 42 balls
2144 hrs IST: Two in two! Ish Sodhi has Eoin Morgan LBW! Still something in this game
2143 hrs IST: WICKET! Low bounce and Jason Roy drags it on
2134 hrs IST: Jason Roy reaches 73 off 37. England 98/1 after 10 overs. New Zealand were 89/1
2130 hrs IST: England 89/1 after 9 overs
2126 hrs IST: WICKET! Alex Hales has hit Mitchell Santner straight to long-on. New Zealand have broken the opening stand
2125 hrs IST: Alex Hales survives a stumping chance and Guptill gives away only 4 runs off his over
2121 hrs IST: England have reached 75/0 after 7 overs chasing 154
2119 hrs IST: A maiden T20I fifty for Jason Roy off just 26 balls! He has put England on track in this chase
2118 hrs IST: Jason Roy hits his ninth four and reaches 48 off 24 balls
2111 hrs IST: Jason Roy sends third and fourth ball of the Santner over for consecutive boundaries
2109 hrs IST: Like the third over, Jason Roy finishes the fourth over with a boundary. This time a six. 48/0 after 4
2105 hrs IST: Jason Roy ends the third over with another four! England 36/0
2104 hrs IST: Alex Hales joins the party. Hits a big six
2058 hrs IST: Jason Roy has gone all guns blazing. Runs in boundaries
2057 hrs IST: 0 4 0 4 4 4 – 16 off the first over and Jason Roy has all off them
2053 hrs IST: Four! Jason Roy opens account with a boundary
2053 hrs IST: Jason Roy on the strike
2033 hrs IST: England restrict New Zealand to 153/8 in New Delhi. (Munro 46, Williamson 32; Stokes 3/26)
2027 hrs IST: WICKET! Santner is out trying to hit one big. Stokes picks his third wicket. This is a fine fine comeback by the English unit
2022 hrs IST: Another tight over and Jordan ends with impressive figures of 1/23
2019 hrs IST: WICKET! 2/2 – full tosses and wickets for Stokes. Now Anderson mistimes and Jordan takes a good running catch in the deep. 139/6
2018 hrs IST: WICKET! Ronchi hits the Stokes full toss straight to the fielder in the deep. 139/5
2016 hrs IST: From 89/1 at the half-way mark, New Zealand have managed only 47 in the next seven overs. Good comeback by England. Regular wickets helped the Morgan-led unit
2014 hrs IST: Jordan concedes just three from the 17th. New Zealand 136/4
2010 hrs IST: WICKET! Morgan takes a sharp catch to get rid of Taylor. Jordan picks the all-important wicket. 134/4
2008 hrs IST: Death specialist Jordan into the attack now. He bowled well against Sri Lanka, need a similar effort today
2002 hrs IST: FOUR! Anderson powers one down the ground. Rashid concedes a boundary off the last ball of his spell. Ends with ordinary figures of 4-0-33-0
2000 hrs IST: We are into the last six overs now. New Zealand started well, important they finish too
1955 hrs IST: WICKET! Munro slashes at a wide Plunkett delivery and hits it to third-man. New Zealand 107/3
1947 hrs IST: New Zealand have got off to a brilliant start here. Ideal platform for the likes of Anderson and Taylor to fire on all cylinders
1946 hrs IST: FOUR! Munro with the switch-hit again and finds the gap. He moves on to 42 off only 25
1942 hrs IST: WICKET! Ali strikes in his first over. Williamson miscues and the offie takes a well-judged catch off his own bowling. New Zealand 91/2
1940 hrs IST: At the half-way mark, New Zealand are cruising at 89/1
1938 hrs IST: The southpaw wasn’t at his best in the tournament so far but he couldn’t have chosen a better day to get back among the runs
1935 hrs IST: Munro is playing a little gem for the Black Caps here. After early Guptill loss, he’s keeping the scoreboard ticking at a brisk pace
1933 hrs IST: SIX! Munro joins the act now. Switch hit, and it goes all the way. Pressure on Rashid after conceding a maximum early in the over
1931 hrs IST: SIX! Williamson goes inside out over covers and launches Stokes into the stands. Effortless hit by the New Zealand skipper
1928 hrs IST: The leggie on the flatter side today. Rushing them through, not giving too much air
1924 hrs IST: Powerplay over, spinner Rashid into the attack now. New Zealand 51/1
1921 hrs IST: Three boundaries on the trot for Munro and FIFTY up for New Zealand in the sixth over of the innings
1920 hrs IST: Munro on the attack today. Looking far more assured than he has looked in the tournament so far
1915 hrs IST: New Zealand 31/1 at the end of the fourth over. Williamson and Munro the two men out in the middle
1912 hrs IST: Nearly another one….Williamson clips one fine and Rashid fails to hold on. Was a tough chance but you expect to take those at this level
1911 hrs IST: Early change. Plunkett replaces Jordan
1910 hrs IST: FOUR! Counter-attack from Munro. Charges down the track and clears the ring for his first boundary
1908 hrs IST: Willey operating a nice channel just outside the batsman’s off stump. His length ideal for the line he is hitting
1905 hrs IST: WICKET! Willey draws first blood, scalps dangerman Guptill who flashes hard only to edge it to Buttler behind the stumps. 17/1
1903 hrs IST: Good start by Jordan so far. After seeing Willey get hammered for pitching it up, Jordan dishing them short
1902 hrs IST: Chris Jordan into the attack from the other end
1900 hrs IST: FOUR! Guptill goes up and over covers. Second boundary of the over. He does enjoy batting the powerplay, doesn’t he?
1859 hrs IST: Morgan fails to pick it up cleanly and Guptill makes ground. Had he picked, it could have been end of Guptill’s innings
1858 hrs IST: FOUR! Width on offer and Guptill whacks it to the ropes. New Zealand are away in fine fashion
1855 hrs IST: David Willey to commence proceedings with the ball. Guptill and Williamson the two openers for the Black Caps
1850 hrs IST: The two teams are out for the national anthems. We are moments away from live action
1844 hrs IST: England, on the other hand, have stuck to their combination. But it will be crucial that their seamers deliver the goods on the big stage today
1842 hrs IST:
NZ XI: Guptill, Williamson (c), Munro, Taylor, Anderson, Elliott, Santner, Ronchi, Milne, McClenaghan, Sodhi
ENG XI: Roy, Hales, Root, Morgan (c), Stokes, Buttler, Moeen, Jordan, Rashid, Willey, Plunkett
1840 hrs IST: New Zealand have gone back to their core squad. With Guptill and Milne returning to the scheme of things, this XI wears a very balanced look
1835 hrs IST: New Zealand have brought back Martin Guptill and Adam Milne in place of Henry Nichollas and Nathan McCullum
1831 hrs IST: England have won the toss and elected to bowl against New Zealand
1830 hrs IST: Both captains are out in the middle for the toss
1810 hrs IST: New Zealand openers have been on song in the tournament so far but their middle-order is yet to deliver – wears a very fragile look as of now
1804 hrs IST: It looks like a contest between England batsmen and New Zealand spinners
1800 hrs IST: England beat New Zealand in the ICC World T20 warm-up, but Black Caps have been unstoppable since then – winning all their World T20 matches so far
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