New Zealand vs England স্কোরকার্ড, Semi Final 1, ICC T20 World Cup 2021

England have won six of their last nine men’s T20Is against New Zealand, including a super-over win in their last encounter (November 10, 2019); the last time they won more than two successive games against the Black Caps was a six-game stretch from 2008 to 2013.

England have won three of their last four games against New Zealand and the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, including a seven-wicket win when they met in the 2016 semifinal.

England have won each of their two previous semi-finals in the ICC Men’s T20I World Cup, making them the only team with a 100% win rate at this stage, while New Zealand have lost both of their two previous attempts.

New Zealand have won their last four men’s T20Is in succession; the last time they won more in a row in the format was a six-game stretch from January to March in 2016 which was scuppered by a seven-wicket defeat to England.

47% of England’s deliveries during the power play at the 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup were spin, the second-highest rate of any team in the competition (Afghanistan – 57%) and 40 percentage points higher than last-ranked New Zealand (7%).

England have a 90% catch success rate at the 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, the second-highest of any team in the competition behind Australia (92%).

New Zealand have a bowling economy of 6.1 runs per over at the 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, the best of any team in the competition; England (6.6) have the third-best bowling economy of any team at the tournament.

Jos Buttler has scored 240 runs at the 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, the second most of any player; he needs nine more to eclipse Joe Root (249 in 2016) for the most of any England player at a single edition of the tournament; the overall tournament record stands at 319 runs (Virat Kohli in 2014).

Devon Conway (New Zealand) has played a sweep shot on 16% of his 81 balls faced during the Super 12 stage at the 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, the highest rate of any player to have faced at least 10 deliveries during this period.

Tim Southee (New Zealand) has taken 106 wickets in his T20I career and needs just two more to eclipse Lasith Malinga (107) for the outright second most of any player in men’s T20Is; however he’s taken only four wickets in his last five games against England in the format.