Daryl Mitchell's unbeaten 72 and Jimmy Neesham's blistering cameo led New Zealand to a dramatic five-wicket victory over England in the first Twenty20 World Cup semifinal on Wednesday.
Set a tricky victory target of 167, New Zealand stumbled early in their chase before Mitchell and Devon Conway put them back on track in a rematch of the 2019 one-day World Cup final.
Neesham fell for an 11-ball 27 but Mitchell, who was adjudged man-of-the-match, guided New Zealand home with one over to spare. England were crowned 50-overs world champions in 2019 via a now-scrapped boundary countback rule after a heart-stopping final against New Zealand at Lord's had ended in a tie.Put into bat, England were 67-2 at the halfway stage of their innings and reached the 100-mark in 14 overs, kept in check by New Zealand's tight bowling and sharp fielding.
Bairstow made 18 before driving Adam Milne to mid-off where Williamson demonstrated the sharp catching which has been the hallmark of his team.
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