{"id":256382,"date":"2022-11-07T04:56:51","date_gmt":"2022-11-07T04:56:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2022\/11\/07\/t20-world-cup-new-zealand-vs-pakistan-and-india-vs-england-road-to-the-semi-finals-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2022-11-07T04:56:51","modified_gmt":"2022-11-07T04:56:51","slug":"t20-world-cup-new-zealand-vs-pakistan-and-india-vs-england-road-to-the-semi-finals-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2022\/11\/07\/t20-world-cup-new-zealand-vs-pakistan-and-india-vs-england-road-to-the-semi-finals-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"T20 World Cup, New Zealand vs Pakistan and India vs England: Road to the semi-finals | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>ADELAIDE: New Zealand play Pakistan in Sydney on Wednesday and India face England in Adelaide on Thursday in the semi-finals at the Twenty20 World Cup. <br \/><span class=\"strong\">AFP Sport looks at the teams and their journeys into the final four:<\/span><br \/>The Black Caps had a resounding start to the tournament with an 89-run thrashing of defending champions and hosts Australia, setting the tone for their campaign so far. <br \/>A washout against Afghanistan did not stop their momentum. They thrashed Sri Lanka with Glenn Phillips smashing the second century of this World Cup with his 64-ball 104. <br \/>New Zealand faltered in their chase of 180 against England but regrouped to outplay minnows Ireland as skipper Kane Williamson struck form with a quickfire 61. <\/p>\n<div data-pos=\"0\" class=\"id-r-component _2fQ7a undefined  &#10;        \">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Embed-Williamson-0711-AFP\" msid=\"95347974\" width=\"600\" title=\"\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/42706777.gif\" imgsize=\"23456\" resizemode=\"4\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"\" type=\"thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/imgsize-23456,msid-95347974,width-600,resizemode-4\/95347974.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"em \">New Zealand captain Kane Williamson (AFP Photo)<\/span><br \/>Last year&#8217;s beaten finalists topped the tougher of the two Super 12 groups on net run rate from pre-tournament favourites Australia and England to underline just how dangerous they are. <br \/>The 2009 champions had a heartbreaking start to their campaign when they lost a last-ball thriller to arch-rivals India, then suffered a shock defeat to Zimbabwe. <br \/>They looked dead and buried, and victory over the Netherlands was hardly impressive as they lost four wickets in their modest chase of 92. <br \/>But Pakistan conjured up a dominant performance to hammer South Africa and revive their semi-final hopes, and the Dutch did them a favour by stunning South Africa. <br \/>Babar Azam&#8217;s team won a do-or-die clash against Bangladesh to enter the final four, with pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi returning career-best figures of 4-22. <\/p>\n<div data-pos=\"0\" class=\"id-r-component _2fQ7a undefined  &#10;        \">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Embed-Babar-0711-AFP\" msid=\"95348004\" width=\"600\" title=\"\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/42706777.gif\" imgsize=\"23456\" 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decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Embed-Buttler-0711-AFP\" msid=\"95348016\" width=\"600\" title=\"\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/42706777.gif\" imgsize=\"23456\" resizemode=\"4\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"\" type=\"thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/imgsize-23456,msid-95348016,width-600,resizemode-4\/95348016.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"em \">England captain Jos Buttler (AFP Photo)<\/span><br \/>Buttler and Alex Hales hit half-centuries in their win over New Zealand and pace bowlers Sam Curran, Chris Woakes and Mark Wood have played key parts. <br \/>India set the tournament alight at a packed Melbourne Cricket Ground when over 90,000 fans witnessed Virat Kohli&#8217;s masterclass to overhaul Pakistan&#8217;s 159 on the final ball. <\/p>\n<div data-pos=\"0\" class=\"id-r-component _2fQ7a undefined  &#10;        \">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Embed-Rohit-0711-AFP\" msid=\"95348028\" width=\"600\" title=\"\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/42706777.gif\" imgsize=\"23456\" resizemode=\"4\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"\" type=\"thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/imgsize-23456,msid-95348028,width-600,resizemode-4\/95348028.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"em \">India captain Rohit Sharma (AFP Photo)<\/span><br \/>Kohli has excelled with three half-centuries to become the highest run-scorer in tournament history and India lost only once, to South Africa, en route to the semis as table-toppers. <br \/>T20 sensation Suryakumar Yadav has also been among the runs and with a tournament strike rate of 193.96 will be India&#8217;s key weapon in their bid for a first world title since the 2013 Champions Trophy. <br \/>India won the inaugural <!-- -->T20 World Cup<!-- --> in 2007 and look ominous. <\/div>\n<p><script>!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                  window.TimesApps = 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