CRICKET - England Into World Twenty20 Final, As They Hammered New Zealand by Seven Wickets

Jason Roy maiden fifty helped England thrash New Zealand by seven wickets to qualify for the final of the World T20. 

NZ 153/8 (20.0 Ovs)
ENG 159/3 (17.1 Ovs)
England won by 7 wkts

New Delhi: England tonight stormed into the final of ICCTwenty20 World Cup with a seven wicket shutout over New Zealand, riding on opener Jason Roy burning 78.

After restricting New Zealand to 153 for 8 with an effort bowling impressive death, which was then turn of Roy dexterous to spray a powerful Black Caps attack into submission with a superlative 78 facing 44 balls as the winners ended party in only 17.1 overs.

JASON ROY

Roy, who had set the tone with a 16-ball-43 against South Africa, produces a series of exciting shots to hit attack stuffing New Zealand, who had looked strong so far.

In total, Jason Roy had 11 boundaries and two sixes. The first hit four boundaries in the first over rolled by Corey Anderson and graphic went up only after that.

The 25-year-old Surrey batsman literally slap fast bowler Adam Milne for a six over long-off. The boundaries kept coming as the 50 26 balls with nine boundaries and six detached. The team of 100 occurred in 10.2 overs and New Zealand to then had been virtually eliminated.

Roy entries was an example of the perfect hand-eye coordination with minimalist feet against fast bowlers. Without lateral movement, it was easy for the batsman to hit South African-born through the line. To make matters worse, he did not let the left arm spinner Mitchell Santner established hitting him for two boundaries in his first time.

Such was the dominance of Roy teammate opening the normally attack Alex Hales (20) looked pale compared during their first 82 box window management.

At the moment, Roy was bowled line is missing a leg-break Ish Sodhi, England had more or less the match with only 44 races adift pocketed goal.

Previously, Martin Guptill (15) began on a positive note get couple of boundaries off David Willey, but his gaudy batting cost him dearly in the left arm seamer plus side when he tried another pull only one of the edges of Buttler behind tree stumps.

Instead lefty entered Munro and hit a flurry of boundaries. With an unusually crouched stance and a lower hand grip, Munro went to pick up his first boundary of Willey, but actually broke in the final game of power over Liam Plunkett hit by.

A straight drive followed by a pair of bounds behind the square closed the New Zealand 50 within the first six overs.

Skipper Williamson played himself at the other end with wristy shots off his hips to get a couple of boundaries. The ball was a covered stand loft reverse drive off Ben Stokes was for the first six party. Munro was not about to be left behind while reverse swept leg-spinner Rashid six, while Williamson played a deft shot cut. The 50-run partnership in 36 balls was completed.

New Zealand ran to 89 in 10 overs before Williamson was out scored a polished 32 off 28 balls that had three fours and a six. It was Moeen Ali off-spinner, who has one of grasping and holding the kiwi pattern could not verify his shot.

But Anderson made the score challenging competitive with some blows of enjoyment. Once he was gone, New Zealand tickets just fell apart.

England will play against winner of (West Indies and India) in the final in Kolkata on Sunday.