"Never Felt Like It Was Out Of Our Grasp": New Zealand's Daryl Mitchell On T20 World Cup Semi-Final Win Over England
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Opener Daryl Mitchell on Wednesday said it was "awesome" to play a leading role in New Zealand's five-wicket win over England and reach their first ever T20 World Cup final.
Opener Daryl Mitchell on Wednesday said it was "awesome" to play a leading role in New Zealand's five-wicket win over England and reach their first ever T20 World Cup final. Mitchell smashed an unbeaten 72 after Jimmy Neesham turned the semi-final on its head with a 11-ball 27 to help New Zealand chase down their target of 167 in 19 overs in Abu Dhabi. It will be the third world final for Kane Williamson's team in two years after they lost to England in the 2019 50-over World Cup and then beat India in the inaugural Test championship earlier in 2021.
"Look, we're a bunch of Kiwis. There's only five million of us, so we're obviously very proud to be representing our country," said man of the match Mitchell.
"We've had some success in the last few years. We're going to enjoy the win tonight but then we move on pretty quickly.
"We know that we have a final on Sunday, and whoever we're taking on should be good fun."
New Zealand will take on Australia or Pakistan in the title clash on November 14 in Dubai.