Following is a factbox on the first World Twenty20 semi-final between England and New Zealand to be played at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium on Wednesday.
Cricketing pundits didn't give England the slightest of chances when the Super 10 stage of World T20 began, but here they are now ready to take on New Zealand in the first semifinal on Wednesday. Kiwis on the other hand came into the tourney on the back of their legendary captain Brendon McCullum's retirement. Although fans were coy about new skipper Kane Williamson's leadership credentials, it was seen that the right-hander had very easily stepped into McCullum's shoes, taking bold decisions and leading his team into the last four, winning all the league games in the process.
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The three lions are time and again termed as travellers in ICC event with their only inter-continental trophy being the 2010 World T20 silverware. Whereas the Black Caps were inches away from 2015 50-over World Cup but the Australians ran them out of steam. So this will be an welcome opportunity for the teams to prove their mettle. Here's an overall view of where the two nations stand ahead of the block buster semifinal.
Date of clash: 30th March, 2015
Timing: 07.00 pm
World T20 head to head:
Played: 4; England won: 2; New Zealand won: 2
England
World Ranking: 5
Squad: Eoin Morgan (captain), Moeen Ali, Sam Billings, Jos Buttler, Liam Dawson, Alex Hales, Chris Jordan, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Ray, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, James vince, David Willey
Coach: Trevor Bayliss
Best overall performance: Champions (2010)
Road to semi-final:
* Lost to West Indies by six wickets
* Beat South Africa by two wickets
* Beat Afghanistan by 15 runs
* Beat Sri Lanka by 10 runs
Top scorer: Joe Root (168 runs)
Top wicket-taker: David Willey (six wickets)
New Zealand
World Ranking: 2
Squad: Kane Williamson (captain), Corey Anderson, Trent Boult, Martin Guptill, Grant Elliot, Colin Munroe, Mitchell McClenaghan, Nathan McCullum, Adam Milne, Henry Nicholls, Luke Ronchi, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor
Coach: Mike Hesson
Best overall performance: Semi-finals (2007)
Road to semi-final:
* Beat India by 47 runs
* Beat Australia by eight runs
* Beat Pakistan by 22 runs
* Beat Bangladesh by 75 runs
Top scorer: Martin Guptill (125 runs)
Top wicket-taker: Mitchell Santner (nine wickets)
(With inputs from Reuters)
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