New Zealand grew to become the primary workforce to qualify for the 2022 T20 World Cup semifinals when Australia ended its innings in opposition to Afghanistan on 168 for eight. Australia wanted to beat Afghanistan by 185 runs to go previous New Zealand’s Web Run Fee (NRR) however didn’t have sufficient runs on the board to win by that margin.
Australia wants to limit Afghanistan to 106 or decrease to maintain its semifinals hopes alive.
New Zealand beat Eire by 35 runs on Friday on the Adelaide Oval and stayed on prime of the Group 1 factors desk with seven factors from 5 matches. The Kiwis have a wholesome NRR of +2.113 and are prone to advance to the semis because the top-ranked workforce. Solely England (5 factors), which performs Sri Lanka on Saturday and has a NRR of +0.547, has an opportunity of going previous New Zealand’s NRR.
The Kane Williamson-led aspect started its marketing campaign on a excessive, thrasing host Australia by 89 runs. It registered a 65-run win over Sri Lanka after its recreation in opposition to Afghanistan was washed out as a result of rain. Its 35-run win over Eire on Friday was its third of the event.
New Zealand had overwhelmed England by 5 wickets within the semifinals of the T20 World Cup 2021 in UAE earlier than dropping to Australia by eight wickets within the remaining.
That is shall be New Zealand’s fourth T20 World Cup semifinal look. The Kiwis have been overwhelmed by Pakistan within the semifinal of the inaugural version in 2007 and needed to look ahead to 9 years earlier than their subsequent last-four look in 2016, the place it misplaced to England.
| Yr | Opposition | End result | Venue |
| 2007 | Pakistan | Misplaced by six wickets | Cape City |
| 2016 | England | Misplaced by seven wickets | Delhi |
| 2021 | England | Received by 5 wickets | Abu Dhabi |
| 2022 | TBD | TBD | TBD |
