An in-form New Zealand were not able to get the past a formidable English side as England made it to their second final in World T20 history defeating the Kiwis by 7 wickets. After New Zealand got off to a good start, England fought back well to restrict the Kiwis to 153.
A Jason Roy special ensured that England were in control of the chase all throughout their innings and won with nearly three overs left to spare. English captain, Eoin Morgan's dismal form continued, although his top-order continued their good run with the bat.
Here are the major stats from the game:
0 – Eoin Morgan's second duck of the World T20 made him the second captain after William Porterfield to be dismissed for a duck in a World T20.
1 – This was the first match in the World T20 that New Zealand lost the toss.
2 – With New Zealand's loss, the team winning the World T20 will be the first team to win it for the second time.
3 – This was only the third time that Kane Williamson and Martin Guptill did not add a 50-plus runs partnership in the last 11 innings.
3 – Of the top five run-getters in the World T20 main round, three of them are from England. Joe Root, Jason Roy, and Jos Buttler.
9 – New Zealand now have lost the joint-most semi-finals in ICC tournaments. Pakistan and South Africa have also lost 9 semi-finals.
10 – Mitchell Santner and Ish Sodhi are the two bowlers to have picked up 10 wickets in the World T20 so far.
20 – New Zealand scored only 20 runs in the last four overs of their batting innings. This is the lowest by any side against England.
26 – Jason Roy scored his fifty in 26 balls. This was the second-fastest for England in World T20s, after Eoin Morgan's 25-ball fifty in 2012.
32 – New Zealand's second-wicket partnership in this match was their highest for the second wicket in the World T20 so far. Their previous highest was 13.
8.33 – The runs per over conceded by England in powerplays in the 2016 World T20.
78 – Jason Roy scored his highest ever T20I score in this match. His previous highest was 43, which he scored against South Africa earlier in the tournament.
89 – The number of runs that New Zealand scored in the first ten overs was the highest they did in the World T20 so far.
100 – Luke Ronchi played his 100th international match. 93 have been for New Zealand while he played 7 for Australia.
162.99 – Martin Guptill has the highest strike rate for any batsman in T20Is since 2015. His teammate, Colin Munro is second on the list with 157.73.
195 – Joe Root is now the leading run-getter in the World T20 (main round), having scored 195 runs in 5 innings at an average of 48.75.
1012 – Kane Williamson and Martin Guptill have scored 1012 runs in T20Is. This is the second highest for any pair in T20Is, after David Warner and Shane Watson.
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