ICC Men's T20 World Cup in Abu Dhabi England 166-4 (20 runs): Moeen 51* (37) and Malan 41 (30). New Zealand 167-5 (19 runs): Mitchell 72* (47) and Conway 46 (38) New Zealand won with five wickets. Scorecard.
New Zealand defeated England in the Men's T20 World Cup Semi-finals in Abu Dhabi.
After struggling to chase 167, the Black Caps lost their way before Jimmy Neesham hit three sixes that turned the tide in their favor.
In the 18th over, he fell for 27 of 11 balls. However, Daryl Mitchell, the opener, took control with 20 balls remaining.
Chris Woakes was hit for two sixes by him, and he scored 72 runs from 47 balls. New Zealand won the match by five wickets to his credit.
England lost to England in the final round of the 50-overs men's tournament and the T20 World Cups men's 20 world cup.
New Zealand was beaten by Pakistan and Australia in the 2019 World Cup final.
New Zealand turns the tables on England
Although the win does not erase England's victory at Lord's in 2019, it's unlikely that anything can - however, many New Zealand players celebrated Mitchell's winning runs.
Similar to the previous game, there were dramatic swings and England looked strong through most of the chase.
Woakes seemed to have struck the decisive blows in the first three overs. He had Martin Guptill caught on a leading edge for four, and Kane Williamson was taken at short fine leg (for five). New Zealand won 13-2.
Even though Mitchell and Devon Conway combined for an impressive stand of 82 runs, England felt in control with their run-rate climbing. Neesham was the match-winning batsman in that 2019 superover loss.
He needed 57 runs from 24 balls and he snatched Chris Jordan for two legside sixes. England's bowling started to buckle as 23 runs were scored from the over, four of which were extras.
Neesham then thrashed Adil Rashid high for six and long for six in the next over, and New Zealand was on their way to victory.
To give England hope, the left-hander was caught at extra coverage off the last ball of the 18th. Mitchell came in to take Woakes' place. New Zealand's dramatic success was further enhanced by two more leg-side sixes.
England is now feeling the pain of being chased
The bowlers from New Zealand were the first to be hit into the stands at the 2019 meeting. Ben Stokes was the other occasion. But here, it was England who felt the heat.
Jordan's over in which he bowled 2 wides proved to be pivotal. He and the other bowlers put the ball in Mitchell and Neesham's hitting arcs at the end.
England seemed to be able to stop Neesham from hitting early. Jonny Bairstow, Liam Livingstone, and the second of those sixes were smashed. It was a stunning relay catch.
However, replays showed that Bairstow had knelt down on the boundary sponge right before Livingstone off-loaded to him. Six runs were then given. Another incident was reminiscent of the 2019 spectacle, where Trent Boult caught Stokes but while treading on the rope.
Although Dew might have been an important factor, England, who rolled into the final four with four wins in the first four games, was undoubtedly unable to overcome the death-over abilities of Tymal Mills and Jofra Arcer, who were both injured.
Although they were unable to bat at their best, the 166-4 score, which included 51 runs from Moeen Ali (and 41 runs from Dawid Malan), was impressive considering the pressure of a semi final.
They have at most one year before the next T20 World Cup in Australia, which will take place next autumn. Captain Eoin Morgan suggested that he would continue to lead the search for another white-ball trophy.
"I can't fault any of our actions tonight" - reaction
Eoin Morgan, England captain: "I can’t fault anything that we’ve done tonight. This tournament has been an incredible experience for us. We have represented ourselves extraordinarily well, but tonight we came up short. The guys are a credit to me.
"It is difficult to pinpoint key moments. "I thought we were right from the beginning of our innings to the 17th over."
Daryl Mitchell was the player of the match.
"We tried to hold on as long as possible and knew that a few big overs would get us back in the game. We were fortunate to make it to the end.
Kane Williamson, New Zealand captain: "I thought that they had a fairly competitive total at half-time." Daryl Mitchell had an amazing knock at the top, but it was also about staying there and cashing out on small match-ups. That was what made the difference.
