Defeating BLACKCAPS Will Be England's Toughest Challenge

Publish Date
Wednesday, 30 March 2016, 9:38AM
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England believes it has to beat the best team at the tournament if it's to make the Twenty20 World Cup final.

England faces the unbeaten BLACKCAPS in the semi-final in Delhi tomorrow morning and captain Eoin Morgan said it'll be their toughest challenge.

"'[The BLACKCAPS have] probably played the best cricket of the tournament so far in the group stages, so we're going to have to come up with a very strong game of cricket tomorrow to beat New Zealand."

Questions surround New Zealand's squad and whether they'll opt to go for a spin-packed bowling attack or look to seamers Tim Southee or Trent Boult.

England captain Eoin Morgan said they have no intel, but believes they have to prepare for Southee or Boult to play.

"I think potentially, I don't think we can rule anything out. Their game plan throughout the tournament has been to go with their frontline spinners, which has worked for them."

The Black Caps are likely to only reveal their XI at the toss.

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