England have cruised to the final spot of ICC World Twenty20 after beating New Zealand by seven wickets at Feroz Shah Kotla cricket ground in Delhi.
A magnificent team effort from the mid-point when they started to strangle the New Zealand innings. Jason Roy then led off the chase in style.
After losing two wickets in two consecutive Black Cap deliveries. England completed their journey to the much desired final without much fuss at all.
Jason Roy hammered a brilliant 78 runs off 44 balls hitting 11 boundaries and two whirlwind maximums.
The Black Caps set a moderate 154-run terget against England in the first semi-final.
Willey trumped geographies to swing the ball, Guptill's strokeplay parried Kiwis into rapid waters, and then Willey bagged an early medallion in the form of Guptill.
A brisk 50-run partnership between Munro and Williamson ensued, and the latter fell just in the nick of time to hand Anderson the launch time.
Ben Stokes (3/26) and Chris Jordan (1/24) were the pick of the bowlers for England. Moen Ali also played his part by snapping the 74-run stand between Williamson and Munro.
Colin Munro scored 46 runs off 32 balls hitting seven boundaries and a huge maximum.
A briliant bowling effort by Stokes rob all the slogging momentum of New Zealand. Stokes bagged three wickets also inhibited the Black Caps from mega score.
England captain Eoin Morgan has won the toss and decided bowl first in the encounter.
Teams:
New Zealand: Martin Guptill, Kane Williamson(c), Colin Munro, Ross Taylor, Corey Anderson, Grant Elliott, Luke Ronchi(w), Mitchell Santner, Mitchell McClenaghan, Ish Sodhi, Adam Milne
England: Jason Roy, Alex Hales, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan(c), Jos Buttler(w), Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, David Willey, Liam Plunkett