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1st Semifinal: England set a target of 167 runs for New Zealand, Moeen Ali studded a brilliant fift

England vs New Zealand 1st Semifinal: In the first semi-final match of the 2021 T20 World Cup being played at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi, England gave New Zealand a target of 167 runs after playing first. Moeen Ali played an unbeaten 51 runs in 37 balls for England. During this, three fours and two sixes came off his bat. Apart from this, David Malan played an innings of 41 runs. With the help of these two excellent innings, England scored 166 runs in 20 overs for the loss of four wickets.

Experienced bowler Tim Southee bowled very economical for New Zealand. He took one wicket for just 24 runs in his four overs. Apart from this, Adam Milne, Ish Sodhi and James Neesham also got one success each.

Earlier, the England team, who came out to bat, had a good start, as they added 40 runs for the loss of one wicket in the power play. During this, Jonny Bairstow (13) got out after scoring a run. David Malan, who came in third place, along with Butler, pushed the team’s score forward. Meanwhile, Butler became the victim of Sodhi after scoring 29 runs in 23 balls with the help of four fours.

Moeen Ali, who came at number four, made some good shots with Malan, which took England’s score to 67 runs in 10 overs for the loss of 2 wickets. In the middle overs, both the batsmen made buns for the team at a fast pace. Meanwhile, Malan was dismissed for 41 runs in 30 balls with the help of four fours and a six.

After this came Liam Livingstone and Ali batted vigorously in the last few overs. In the 20th over, Livingstone was dismissed after scoring 17 runs off the Saudi ball in the pursuit of scoring runs at a fast pace. At the same time, Ali completed his half-century in 36 balls. Ali scored an unbeaten 51 off 37 balls with the help of three fours and two sixes, while captain Eoin Morgan scored an unbeaten four off two balls, taking the team’s score to 166 for the loss of four wickets in 20 overs.

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