England vs New Zealand cricket: T20 World Cup 2021 semi final UK start time, teams, predictions, TV coverage

The semifinal matches of the T20 World Cup take place this week with England taking on New Zealand on Wednesday.

Both teams won four out of their five matches in the Super 12 group stage with England losing to South Africa in their last match and New Zealand losing to fellow semi-finalists Pakistan in their first match of the tournament.

England appeared to be cruising through their World Cup campaign until Saturday’s closely fought battle with South Africa which saw Eoin Morgan’s side not only lose out by 10 runs but lose one of their star batters Jason Roy to injury.

Despite solid efforts from Jos Buttler, Moeen Ali, Dawid Malan and Liam Livingstone, England couldn’t match the batting efforts of South Africa’s Rassie van der Dussen who was unbeaten on 94 off 60 balls.

A hat-trick from Kagiso Rabada saw the end of Eoin Morgan, Chris Waokes and Chris Jordan’s innings thus leaving them 10 short of the required 189 runs.

However, despite coming up short to the South Africans, Australia’s eight wicket win over the West Indies confirmed England’s place at the top of group 1 and therefore their entry through to the semi final.

Here is all you need to know for England and New Zealand’s Semi final fixture

When is the England v New Zealand T20 Semi final?

England will play New Zealand on Wednesday 10 November 2021

What time are England and New Zealand playing?

The match will start at 2pm GMT (6pm local time).

Where are England playing New Zealand for the T20 Semi final?

The Sheikh Zayed Stadium will host the semi final between England and New Zealand.

How can I watch England v New Zealand semi final?

All of the T20 World Cup matches will be available to watch through the Sky Sports Cricket channel.

NOW TV day passes are also available for those who do not have Sky. The prices start at £9.99/day.

The International Cricket Club website also offers short clips and highlights of all the matches.

Have England played New Zealand in T20 Cricket before?

England and New Zealand played each other in a warm up match just prior to the Super 12 group stage with England winning by 13 runs.

In the 21 times England and New Zealand have played each other in T20 cricket since 2007, England have won 12 times with New Zealand winning eight. The last match was played in 2019 and ended with England winning in a one-over eliminator after initially tying the match.

The last time these two teams encountered each other in a World Cup came in the 2019 ODI World Cup final at Lord’s. This match famously ended in another controversial tie with England snatching the victory in the super over.

England v New Zealand win predictions

The history books suggest that England will have the edge over New Zealand in Wednesday’s meet. The recent fixtures between the two sides have been incredibly closely fought and New Zealand will be desperate to beat England in order to rectify their 2019 World Cup loss, setting up tomorrow’s game well for a fiery meet.

New Zealand also beat tournament favourites India by eight wickets with 33 balls left highlighting their recent form in the game.

There is no doubt that England v New Zealand will be yet another exciting fixture, likely to be hanging in the balance until the very last over, however the favourites must be England as their recent scorecards against Australia, West Indies and Bangladesh have shown their skill with the bat, the ball and in the field. Jos Buttler, Adil Rashid and Moeen Ali will be the key play makers in tomorrow’s fixture and will hope to guide England to the final on the weekend.

England to win: 4/7

New Zealand to win: 11/9

Odds courtesy of Betfair.

What is the team news?

The biggest team news is the loss of Jason Roy for England. During Saturday’s match against South Africa, Roy ran what should have been an easy single, but was seen limping and struggling to the other end before eventually collapsing to the ground.

A scan revealed that he had torn his calf and would be out for the remainder of the competition.

Hampshire’s James Vince has been named as Roy’s replacement in the squad.

Possible teams:

England: Eoin Morgan (c) , Jos Buttler (wk), Jonny Bairstow, Moeen Ali, Dawid Malan, Sam Billings, Liam Livingstone, Chris Woakes, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood

New Zealand: Kane Williamson (c) , Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Devon Conway (wk), Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Adam Milne, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Trent Boult.

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