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England vs New Zealand on November 10

In the highly anticipated game, England will take on New Zealand in the first semi-final of the T20 World Cup 2021. England have been professional right throughout this tournament and rightly deserved their spot in the semis. Jason Roy’s injury is a huge setback for them. The Three Lions won 4 matches in a row, but they lost against the Proteas by 10 runs in their final league game. New Zealand, on the other hand, always tends to perform well in ICC events. They know how to deal with the pressure during tense moments. After losing out to Pakistan in their opening encounter, they didn’t look back and won their next 4 matches on the trot with a lot of ease. They don’t have specialist T20 game-changers, but they perform as a team and have the ability to beat England in this match.

Best economical pick – Liam Livingstone is more than handy with the ball. It will be interesting to see whether he bowls against New Zealand. Livingstone is known for hitting sixes as well, and will be an economical pick for your fantasy teams.

Top captains & vice captains – Jos Buttler has been going great guns in the tournament so far. With a century to his name, Jos Buttler has already scored 240 runs in five innings at an average of 120 and with a strike-rate of 155. He will be a key wicket for New Zealand and his performance in the powerplay overs could go a long way in determining how the rest of the match pans out. England might miss the services of Roy as the England opener limped out of the last game with a calf injury and hence, Buttler needs to shoulder the responsibility at the top of the order. In a must-win game against Afghanistan, Kane Williamson played a responsible knock and scored an unbeaten 40 runs from 42 balls. Overall in 5 innings in this tournament, he has accumulated 126 runs at an average of 42.

Smart pick – Trent Boult is the key weapon for New Zealand with the new cherry. The surface here at Abu Dhabi will be ideal for his pace and swing. He is the joint second-highest wicket-taker in this tournament with 11 scalps in 5 matches.

Cautious Pick – Mitchell Santner has been economical in this tournament. However, he has picked up only 2 wickets in 5 matches so far. It’s better to avoid him while making your fantasy teams.

My XI – Jos Buttler (Captain), Kane Williamson (Vice-Captain), Trent Boult, Liam Livingstone, Devon Conway, Adil Rashid, Ish Sodhi, Daryl Mitchell, Martin Guptill, Jonny Bairstow, Chris Jordan