Twitter Reacts to England's Elimination from Trans-Tasman Tri Series

The crest and troughs of the ongoing Trans-Tasman Tri Series continued at Seddon Park, Hamilton, as England and New Zealand clashed in a virtual semi-finals fixture.

Australian already cemented their place in the finals by winning all four matches they played in the tournament.

All eyes were on the penultimate fixture of the Triangular series which would determine the other finalist. The crowd at Seddon Park were treated with a nail-biting thriller in the end, as England won the match by just a couple of runs.

After winning the toss, Kane Williamson decided to take the field first. The onus was on the English batsmen to post a monumental total which would ensure them to progress to the finals due to superior run rate.

England received a major blow up front with quick dismissals of their openers Jason Roy and Alex Hales. Yet again, it was Dawid Malan for the English team who came to rescue with another half-century to his name.

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Malan also created the record of scoring four half-centuries within first five games of his T20I career. The southpaw stitched a priceless partnership of 93 runs with captain Morgan at the other end.

Morgan also clinched the man of the match award for his unbeaten knock of 80 which enabled his team to post a par score of 194.

The magic number for England while taking the field was 174. New Zealand needed to be restricted at 174 by England to progress into the finals of Trans-Tasman Tri Series.

They faced a destructive Colin Munro up-front who smashed a half-century in 18 balls. Although the Three Lions were able to pull it back for themselves with the introduction of spin, Morgan’s side had no answer to the onslaught from Guptill.

In the end, it was some spirited death bowling from Jordan and Curran which helped England bag a consolation victory, failing to limit the Kiwis to 174.

Let us look at how Twitter reacted to England’s elimination from the Tri-Series

Fastest fifties in T20I cricket for New Zealand:

14 balls – Colin Munro v SL, 2016
18 balls – Colin Munro v WI, 2018
18 balls – Colin Munro v ENG, Today

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Tim Southee and Trent Boult are appearing together in their 100th international match since 2011. They have so far claimed 511 wickets (Southee 244, Boult 267).#<!---->N<!---->Z<!---->v<!---->E<!---->n<!---->g

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Reaching T20I 50s in 18 balls or less – most times
3 – Colin Munro
2 – Glenn Maxwell
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https://twitter.com/Dean_Nimbly/status/965150010777026563

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Colin Munro 52* off 18 balls equals his own record (v West Indies, 2018) for the 2nd FASTEST T20I 50 by a Kiwi player. He also holds the record for the FASTEST for New Zealand (14 balls v SL, 2016). #<!---->N<!---->Z<!---->v<!---->E<!---->N<!---->G

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I thik Nz can win the match against ENG but seems they are happy with qualifying for the final #<!---->N<!---->z<!---->v<!---->s<!---->A<!---->u<!---->s#<!---->N<!---->Z<!---->v<!---->E<!---->N<!---->G

— Tushar Panse (@tush2311) F<!---->e<!---->b<!---->r<!---->u<!---->a<!---->r<!---->y<!----> <!---->1<!---->8<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->1<!---->8

https://twitter.com/ASK606/status/965157938301108224

https://twitter.com/StarkAditya/status/965157925072359424

England lost the match in the first 4 overs, Morgan should of brought a spinner on after the first to overs…#<!---->N<!---->Z<!---->v<!---->E<!---->N<!---->G

— ⚒happy Hammer.⚒ (@brooking1980) F<!---->e<!---->b<!---->r<!---->u<!---->a<!---->r<!---->y<!----> <!---->1<!---->8<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->1<!---->8

https://twitter.com/am_Ramji/status/965157768578654208

It’s with a heavy heart that I have to announce that Eoin Morgan has proved you all wrong again. #<!---->N<!---->Z<!---->v<!---->E<!---->N<!---->G

— Will Dawson (@WD__08) F<!---->e<!---->b<!---->r<!---->u<!---->a<!---->r<!---->y<!----> <!---->1<!---->8<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->1<!---->8

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100 T20I Sixes for Martin Guptill as he becomes only the 2nd batsman after Chris Gayle to hit 100 sixes in the format. #<!---->N<!---->Z<!---->v<!---->E<!---->N<!---->G

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Most sixes hit by England in an innings
15 v New Zealand, 2013
14 v New Zealand, today*
Favorite Opposition. #<!---->N<!---->Z<!---->v<!---->E<!---->N<!---->G

— Adnan Ahmad (@adn_merry) F<!---->e<!---->b<!---->r<!---->u<!---->a<!---->r<!---->y<!----> <!---->1<!---->8<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->1<!---->8

Happens at times in tri-series. The 1998 Sharjah tri-series SRT won for India was the same. Just two weeks before that Australia had won a Pepsi Cup triangular winning two league games to India's four.

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— Suneer (@suneerchowdhary) F<!---->e<!---->b<!---->r<!---->u<!---->a<!---->r<!---->y<!----> <!---->1<!---->8<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->1<!---->8

Get a specialist T20 coach ??
Give the job to KP#<!---->N<!---->Z<!---->v<!---->E<!---->N<!---->G

— Robert clemence (@Robertclemence2) F<!---->e<!---->b<!---->r<!---->u<!---->a<!---->r<!---->y<!----> <!---->1<!---->8<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->1<!---->8

@<!---->B<!---->L<!---->A<!---->C<!---->K<!---->C<!---->A<!---->P<!---->S need 6 or 7 bowlers 4 final. Long term williamson should be 'rested' from 20/20s. @<!---->M<!---->i<!---->t<!---->c<!---->h<!---->_<!---->S<!---->a<!---->v<!---->a<!---->g<!---->e would be a great option. #<!---->b<!---->l<!---->a<!---->c<!---->k<!---->c<!---->a<!---->p<!---->s #<!---->N<!---->Z<!---->v<!---->E<!---->N<!---->G #<!---->e<!---->d<!---->e<!---->n<!---->p<!---->a<!---->r<!---->k<!---->r<!---->o<!---->a<!---->d

— Bob (@houdini_doyle) F<!---->e<!---->b<!---->r<!---->u<!---->a<!---->r<!---->y<!----> <!---->1<!---->8<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->1<!---->8

new england won but the final will be played between new zealand and new australia#<!---->N<!---->Z<!---->v<!---->E<!---->N<!---->G

— Nikhil Mane ??? (@nikhiltait) F<!---->e<!---->b<!---->r<!---->u<!---->a<!---->r<!---->y<!----> <!---->1<!---->8<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->1<!---->8

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