The treat for the final of the T20 World Cup 2021 is just two steps away in the hierarchy. With the super 12 group stage games wrapped up now, England and New Zealand take on each other in the first semifinal of the tournament. Kane Williamson's New Zealand has won the toss and put England to bat first at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium. The game will be played in Abu Dhabi, the action for which will begin at 7:30 PM IST on Wednesday.
England (Playing XI): Jos Buttler(w), Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Moeen Ali, Eoin Morgan(c), Sam Billings, Liam Livingstone, Chris Woakes, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood+
New Zealand (Playing XI): Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Kane Williamson(c), Devon Conway(w), Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Adam Milne, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Trent Boult
England vs New Zealand Toss head to head in previous World Cup editions
ICC T20 World Cup 2007: England had won toss & elected to field first; New Zealand won by 5 runs
ICC T20 World Cup 2010: New Zealand had won toss & elected to bat first; England won by 3 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
ICC T20 World Cup 2012: New Zealand had won toss & elected to bat first; England won by 6 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
ICC T20 World Cup 2014: New Zealand had won toss & elected to field first; New Zealand won by 9 runs (D/L method)
ICC T20 World Cup 2016: England had won toss & elected to field first; England won by 7 wickets (with 17 balls remaining)
Probable XI
England: Jos Buttler (wk), Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Moeen Ali, Eoin Morgan (c), Sam Billings, Liam Livingstone, Chris Woakes, Chris Jordan, Mark Wood, Adil Rashid
New Zealand: Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Kane Williamson (c), Devon Conway (wk), Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Adam Milne Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Trent Boult
Live Streaming
You can watch the T20 World Cup 2021 semifinal 1 game- England vs New Zealand Live Online on Hotstar and TV Telecast on Star Sports Network.
Squads
England: Jos Buttler(w), Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Moeen Ali, Eoin Morgan(c), Sam Billings, Liam Livingstone, Chris Woakes, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, David Willey, James Vince, Reece Topley, Tom Curran
New Zealand: Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Kane Williamson(c), Devon Conway(w), Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Adam Milne, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Trent Boult, Todd Astle, Kyle Jamieson, Tim Seifert, Mark Chapman