Today a very important match in the T20 World will be played between New Zealand and England at the Gabba in Brisbane from 1:30 pm. New Zealand’s team is in tremendous form at the moment, while the England team has become a victim of vicissitudes.
New Zealand has so far played a total of 3 matches in this tournament. The match against Afghanistan was washed out due to rain. The Kiwi team defeated Sri Lanka and Australia. On the other hand, England’s match against Australia could not be held due to rain.
Then they defeated Afghanistan, while Ireland defeated them. A total of 22 T20s have been played between the two teams so far. England won 12 and New Zealand 8, one match tied and one inconclusive.
Head to Head
Both teams have faced each other in 22 matches in the T20. Out of these 22 matches, England has won 13 whereas New Zealand has come out victorious on 8 occasions . 1 match ended without a result.
New Zealand is in excellent form at the moment. Both his openers are making good use of the powerplay. Glenn Phillips of New Zealand has also scored a century in this tournament. The opening pair of Finn Allen and Devon Conway does not give the opposition a chance to dominate. After this, class batters like Kane Williamson and Glenn Phillips are also with the Kiwi team.
Talking about the bowling, New Zealand is performing tremendously on this front. Apart from Trent Boult and Tim Southee, Mitchell Santner and Lockie Ferguson can put any team under pressure. He has proved it so far. These bowlers have been all out to the opposition team twice.
The England team, captained by Jos Buttler, does not appear to be in a very good position at the moment. An example of this is the defeat against a weak team like Ireland. In a true sense, this match for England will be like a knockout match. If you win today, the hopes of Semi will remain and if you lose, then homecoming will be fixed.
England has batsmen like Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes, and David Malan. The question is whether it is able to click on time or not. There are two reasons for this. First- These big names have not been able to do anything special in this tournament. Second- New Zealand bowlers are in tremendous form.