ENG VS NZ - 1st Semi-Final, ICC Mens T20 World Cup 2021

Not many saw it coming today, but New Zealand have done it again to make it through to another final. Tough one to swallow for England but that's how this tournament rolls. So there you have it. A place in the final for New Zealand. Who'll join them? We'll be back tomorrow to find out. Goodbye for now.

Williamson: Most players have played together in various tournaments. Knew it was going to be a great game of cricket. Thought they had a pretty competitive total. But just by staying in there, building the partnerships and cashing in on some moments, some matchups. Definitely something that stood out today (Mitchell's character). Has batted beautifully in a high pressure situation. T20 cricket - it's a game of small margins. Depending on the surface, the short side - these things can be match-defining. He came out and hit the ball hard, that's what he does (neesham). Changed the momentum really. Fantastic knock from Daryll, hit the big shots when it counted. We'll be following that match - going to be fantastic. We know we have another challenge coming up and we'll change our focus after tonight.

Morgan: Coming into the game we knew both sides were close in skill. Full credit to Kane and his team. They outplayed us today. Have represented ourselves in this tournament really well. Proud of the guys. They have given everything in this tournament. Thought we were right in the game until probably the 17th, 18th overs. We had them exactly where we wanted them up until that point. It was (sluggish). We're a six-hitting side but we struggled to hit sixes. But we hung in there and posted probably a par score. To come out and hit sixes from ball one like that - full credit to him (Neesham). Absolutely love playing cricket at the moment. At the forefront of change both on and off the field (the team).

Daryl Mitchell | Player of the Match | 72*(47): It was a bit of a whirl at the end there. I couldn't remember what was going on, but I'm happy I got the job done. It was a challenging surface, with the new ball, and it was two-paced. The way Conway set the platform and Neesh hit a few out of the ground was amazing. We knew one or two good overs would do it, and we got the momentum back thanks to Neesham's hitting. With what's going on around the world right now, it's amazing that my old man travelled half way around the world to watch me play, so this is a proud moment.

21:34 Local Time, 17:34 GMT, 23:04 IST: Wow. We've watched something special. Everything about this game told you there was going to be something special on offer today. But it was hard to believe it for the most part. But then it all changed. New Zealand were reeling from Chris Woakes's new ball spell, having lost two of their most experienced players. The pitch was not the most straightforward. History said 167 was never chased here. And England were in complete control, nothing saying that more than Liam Livingstone bowling four overs for 22 with two wickets. Came down to 57 off the final four overs. Not many signs from New Zealand on what was to come. But it came, and it blew England away. A stunning cameo from Neesham, a complete change in gears from Mitchell and some payback for the pre-tournament favourites. We'll have the presentations soon.

Maiden appearance for New Zealand in T20 World Cup final
End of sequence of five consecutive semifinal wins for England in World Cups (ODIs + T20Is)
Last defeat came against India in Manchester in WC 1983.
Highest targets successfully chased down in T20Is in Abu Dhabi
167 NZ vs Eng 2021
165 Nam vs Net 2021
163 HK vs Afg 2015
158 Aus vs WI 2021
154 Ire vs HK 2019
150 HK vs Oman 2015

Woakes to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR, full toss at the stumps, Mitchell swings it away past short fine and that'll do. New Zealand storm into their first-ever T20 World Cup final after a stunning assault from Mitchell and Neesham

The game stops as the two batters have a chat. They're not losing it from here, no way

Woakes to Santner, 1 run, slower short ball that's been whacked to deep midwicket by Santner

Woakes to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, nice height on the short ball, Mitchell top-edges the pull in front of deep square

Woakes to Daryl Mitchell, SIX, short of length again, and Mitchell sends it soaring over the ropes again. Wow. How has this game slipped away from England like this. It's 6 off 9. NZ one blow away

Woakes to Daryl Mitchell, SIX, Daryl Mitchell doesn't want anything to do with the barest of margins. He wants to clobber England out of the competion with room to spare. Back of a length, on a pitch that's two paced. This has no business being flat-batted like this over long-on

Woakes to Daryl Mitchell, 2 runs, slower ball around back of a length, Mitchell flat-bats limply down the ground but it's an easy two

Mitchell Santner, left handed bat, comes to the crease

Chris Woakes [3.0-1-16-2] is back into the attack

Madness from these two teams again. 20 off 12. Who wants 19?

Adil Rashid to Neesham, out Caught by Morgan!! Morgan holds on at extra cover! This way and that this game goes and the crowd erupts again. Short and wide, another googly across the left-hander, and Neesham doesn't get enough on it as he tries carving it through the off-side. The over's gone for 14 but Rashid has the dangerous Neesham who's gone after a stunning cameo. Neesham c Morgan b Adil Rashid 27(11) [4s-1 6s-3]

Adil Rashid to Neesham, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Adil Rashid to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, pushed through flat just outside off, Mitchell flat-bats it to long-off

Adil Rashid to Daryl Mitchell, SIX, flat on leg, back of a length, and it's not the easiest ball to hit. But the power from Mitchell, just the power as he backs away to slap the pull over long-on. That's his fifty too. Not been at his most fluent but he's here when it's getting close