ENG vs NZ, 1st Semi Final Score: New Zealand will bowl first against England in the first semi-final.© AFP
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson has won the toss and decided to bowl against England in the first semi-final of the ongoing T20 World Cup at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. England made one change in their playing XI as Sam Billings replaced the injured Jason Roy who was ruled out of the tournament ahead of the semi-finals while New Zealand did not make any changes to their lineup. Both the teams have reached the knockout stage of the tournament after winning four out of their five Super 12 matches. England topped Group 1 with 8 points while New Zealand finished second in Group 2. England lost to South Africa in their last game, but showed top-class performances in their first matches against West Indies, Bangladesh, Australia and Sri Lanka. four matches. On the other hand, after losing to Pakistan in their first match, New Zealand made a remarkable comeback by registering easy wins against India, Scotland, Namibia and Afghanistan. ,live scorecard,
T20 World Cup 2021 England vs New Zealand, 1st semi-final live cricket scores straight from Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi
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19:04 (actual)
New Zealand won the toss, elected to bowl vs England!
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson has won the toss and elected to bowl against England in the first semi-final in Abu Dhabi.
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18:35 (actual)
Hello and welcome!
Hello and welcome to the live blog of the first semi-final of the T20 World Cup 2021 between England and New Zealand. Both the teams have won four out of their five Super 12 matches and have been in top form in recent matches. New Zealand have never played a T20 World Cup final and they have a very good chance of making the last two for the first time. While England will be eyeing to reach the final for the second time in a row. England lost to West Indies in the 2016 final in Kolkata where Carlos Brathwaite hit four sixes in the last over of Ben Stokes.
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