There will be a war between England and New Zealand to enter the final, know who has the upper hand

T20 World Cup, England vs New Zealand 1st Semifinal: The first semi-final of the 2021 T20 World Cup will be played between England and New Zealand today. This match will be played at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi from 7.30 pm. Having played knockout matches in various tournaments several times over the years, both the captains know their work better, so will try to do their best here to take their teams to the finals. As far as today’s match is concerned, it can be a more competitive match than the 2019 World Cup Cricket Final or the 2016 T20 World Cup semi-final.

Before losing the title match to West Indies, England defeated New Zealand in the 2016 T20 World Cup semi-final, when Carlos Brathwaite played a brilliant innings. After this, both the teams scored 241 runs in the 50-over World Cup cricket final in 2019, after which both the teams scored equal runs in the Super Over, but England won their first title by the boundary count-back rule.

head to head

In T20 International, England has a heavy hand in the head to head between England and New Zealand. So far 21 T20 International matches have been played between the two teams. During this, England has won 13 matches. On the other hand, the Kiwi team has won only seven matches while there was no result of one match.

Strengths and Weaknesses of Both Teams

Before the semi-final match, England has suffered a major setback. In this format, England’s leading batsman Jason Roy has been ruled out of the tournament due to injury. James Vince has been included in the team in his place. But England will definitely miss Roy in this important match. Apart from this, the middle order not performing as expected is also a matter of concern for England. However, the spinners have done well for the team. Also, Jos Buttler can single-handedly take his team to the final.

Talking about New Zealand, it looks more balanced than England. There are excellent spinners in the team in the form of Mitchell Santner and Ish Sodhi. Along with this, his fast bowlers have also performed amazingly. In batting, the team is not dependent on one or two players, and this is the biggest strength of this team.