The Black Caps can secure leading area in their group at the Twenty20 World Cup with a win over England at The Gabba in Brisbane on Tuesday night.
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Daryl Mitchell starred for the Black Caps as they beat England at last year’s T20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates.
Rain is anticipated for the city previously in the day, however will ideally clear in time for the match– a rematch of the semifinal from in 2015’s World Cup in the United Arab Emirates.
The Black Caps are flying high with 2 wins from the 2 matches they’ve played, while England are combating to survive after a shock loss.
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Here’s all you require to understand ahead of Tuesday’s clash.
The video game
Twenty20 World Cup: Black Caps v England
Where: The Gabba, Brisbane; When: Tuesday 9pm [NZ time]
Live protection: Sky Sport 3, live updates on Stuff
The teams
Black Caps: Kane Williamson (c), Martin Guptill, Finn Allen, Devon Conway (wk), Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Jimmy Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Michael Bracewell, Ish Sodhi, Adam Milne, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult
England: Jos Buttler (c), Moeen Ali, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Ben Stokes, Tymal Mills, David Willey, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood, Alex Hales
The chances
England $1.55, New Zealand $2.55
The history
One little history will be fresh in everybody’s minds– in 2015’s T20 World Cup semifinal in Abu Dhabi, where Daryl Mitchell made an unbeaten 72 off 47 as the Black Caps ferreted out a target of 167 with an over to extra.
All informed, these groups have actually finished 21 matches in cricket’s quickest format, with New Zealand winning 8, England 12 and an only tie.
The Black Caps enter into this match having actually beaten Australia and Sri Lanka up until now at this World Cup, while England have actually had a win over Afghanistan and a rain-affected loss to Ireland.
The talk
Black Caps seamer Lockie Ferguson: “ Each ground has its own difficulties. The wickets are playing in a different way. It’s been most likely one of the more amazing World Cups due to the fact that of that factor. I believe the competitors in between bat and ball has actually been great throughout the entire compensation, and there’s been some tight tussles”.
England assistant coach Paul Collingwood: ” It’s truly great. The young boys are positive. They’re positive. They’ve been doing lots of operate in the internet. You understand, we could not be more prepared in regards to the quantity of balls we’ve struck in the internet and the quantity of balls we’ve bowled in training. The men simply wish to go out in the center now”.