ENG vs NZ: England’s Predicted Playing XI Against New Zealand – ICC T20 World Cup 2021, Semi-Final 1

Updated - 10 Nov 2021, 10:30 AM

Liam Livingstone.
England Cricket Team. credits: ICC

England will face New Zealand in the semi-final 1 match of ICC T20 World Cup 2021. The match will take place on November 10 at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. England topped the group 1 points table with 8 points and qualified for semi-finals. England won 4 matches and lost 1 during the super 12 round.

New Zealand, who were part of group 2, finished on the 2nd spot in the points table and secured a place in the semis. New Zealand won 4 matches and lost 1 out of 5. Ahead of England vs New Zealand semi-final 1 match in T20 World Cup 2021, here we talk about England predicted playing XI in the match.

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ENG vs NZ: England’s Predicted Playing XI Against New Zealand – ICC T20 World Cup 2021, Semi-Final 1

Jos Buttler (WK)

Jos Buttler.
Jos Buttler. Image Source: Twitter

Jos Buttler will be the opener for England in the semi-final. Buttler is the highest run-getter for the team in ICC T20 World Cup 2021. He has smashed 240 runs in 5 games at an amazing average of 120.0 and owns a strike rate of 155+. He also slammed an unbeaten century in one game.

Sam Billings

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Sam Billings [Image-Getty]
Since Jason Roy has been injured and ruled out of the tournament, England might rope in Sam Billings as an opener in the next game. Sam Billings has not played a match in the tournament so far. In 32 T20Is, he has scored 417 runs at an average of 16.68 and 2 half-centuries.

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Moeen Ali

Moeen Ali (Image Credit: Twitter)

Moeen Ali might bat at the no.3 spot. Moeen Ali has done an impressive job as an all-rounder for England in the tournament. In 3 games, he has scored 41 runs at an average of 20.50. While bowling, he has picked 7 wickets after bowling in 4 innings at an average of 11.0 and economy of 5.50.

Jonny Bairstow

Jonny Bairstow (Credits: Twitter)

Jonny Bairstow might play in the middle-order in the next game. In 5 games so far, he has scored 34 runs at an average of 11.33 and strike rate of 136+. He has not managed to score a good knock in the tournament so far. However, he will look to come up with a good knock in the next match.

Dawid Malan

Dawid Malan
Dawid Malan (Image Credit: Twitter)

Dawid Malan might be another batsman at the middle-order. Malan is another crucial batsman for the team. In 4 innings so far, he has scored 75 runs at an average of 25.0 and strike rate of 111+. His highest score was 33 runs.

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Liam Livingstone

Liam Livingstone. (Credits: Twitter)

Liam Livingstone is another player who might be part of the playing XI in the next game. Livingstone has done a good job in both batting and bowling. In 2 games, he has scored 29 runs at an average of 14.50 and strike rate of 152+. In 3 innings, he has picked 4 wickets at an average of 16.0 and economy of 5.81.

Eoin Morgan (C)

Eoin Morgan
Eoin Morgan (Image: Twitter)

Eoin Morgan is the skipper of England in ICC T20 World Cup 2021 and will lead the team in the next game as well. In 3 innings, he has scored 64 runs at an average of 32.0 and strike rate of 116+ with a highest knock of 40.

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Chris Woakes

Chris Woakes
Chris Woakes. Image-Twitter

Chris Woakes will be one of the pacers in the team. Woakes has done a good job for the team in bowling so far. In 5 games, he has picked 5 wickets at an average of 23.0. He has also bowled at a good economy of just 6.96.


Chris Jordan

Chris Jordan
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Chris Jordan might be another pacer in the team. He has played 5 matches in T20 World Cup 2021 so far. He has scalped 6 wickets at an average of 16.50. He has also bowled at a good economy of just 6.18. Jordon has done a good job for the team so far and the team might pick him in the next game.

Mark Wood

Mark Wood of England celebrates a wicket (photo- BCCI)

Mark Wood might be another pacer in the team. After Tymal Mills got injured, the team replaced him with Wood in the playing XI. Wood is yet to take a wicket in the tournament. In 1 match so far, he has remained wicketless and conceded 47 runs in his 4-over spell.

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Adil Rashid

Adil Rashid, Virat Kohli
Adil Rashid celebrates Virat Kohli’s wicket. (Photo: BCCI)

Adil Rashid will be the spinner in the next game. He has done an amazing job for the team. He has picked 8 wickets in 5 games and is the leading wicket-taker for the team in the tournament. He has bowled at an average of 13.37 and economy of 5.83. He also picked a fabulous 4-wicket haul in one match.

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