England vs. New Zealand: Winners and Losers from World T20 Semi-Final

England vs. New Zealand: Winners and Losers from World T20 Semi-Final
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1Winner: Jason Roy
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2Loser: Ross Taylor
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3Winner: Chris Jordan
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4Loser: Corey Anderson
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5Winner: Ben Stokes
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6Loser: Eoin Morgan
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England vs. New Zealand: Winners and Losers from World T20 Semi-Final

Mar 30, 2016

England vs. New Zealand: Winners and Losers from World T20 Semi-Final

England blasted their way into the ICC World Twenty20 final by chasing down New Zealand's total of 153 with seven wickets and 17 balls to spare at the Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi, India.

Despite the Kiwis' useful start—they were 74 for one off 8.1 overs— they were pegged back by Eoin Morgan's impressive bowling attack before Jason Roy's savage assault made the result a formality.

However, apart from the obviously outstanding Roy, which other players will be delighted by their performances in Delhi? And which players will be wishing they could go back a few hours and replay the game again?

Here are the three biggest individual winners and losers from this enthralling semi-final.

Winner: Jason Roy

Performance: 78 off 44 balls

It can be difficult to gauge what a good or an under-par score is, but when Jason Roy smashed four of the first six balls England faced to the boundary, New Zealand knew they were in trouble.

The Surrey man played his most important international innings to date by scoring a lightning-fast half-century that included 11 fours and a pair of sixes.

By the time he fell with the score on 110 in just the 12th over, Roy had launched himself onto the world stage and England into their second World Twenty20 final.

Loser: Ross Taylor

Performance: Six from eight balls

With the retirement of Brendon McCullum and the absence of Tim Southee and Trent Boult, New Zealand could have done with the experienced Ross Taylor playing a key role.

Unfortunately, the former skipper struggled at the crease and could only scratch his way to a single-figure score from the eight balls he faced.

Taylor has had a fairly lean tournament, scoring just 91 runs from five innings, and at the age of 32, his white-ball place could be under threat if the Black Caps decide to build for the future.

Winner: Chris Jordan

Performance: One for 24 from four overs, two catches

Chris Jordan once again showed his versatile value to England's white-ball teams with an impressive display with the ball and in the field.

His four pacy overs, two of which came at the death, went for just 24 runs and also included the useful wicket of Kiwi danger man Ross Taylor.

Furthermore, the 27-year-old pouched two nerve-wracking catches in the deep to reaffirm himself as England's best fielder.

Loser: Corey Anderson

Performance: 28 off 23 balls and zero for 16 from one over

This may seem harsh, as Corey Anderson did make a contribution with the bat, but his expensive first over gave England a huge lift, and they never looked back.

Many would argue he isn't an opening bowler anyway, and having collected just two wickets in the entire tournament, this may well be the case.

Either way, once Jason Roy zeroed in on his innocuous medium pacers, the rest of the talented 25-year-old's evening was spent grazing in the field.

Winner: Ben Stokes

Performance: Three for 26 from four overs and one run out

Ben Stokes showed the value of having a true all-rounder in a cricket side by making a major contribution with the ball.

The fiery redhead claimed the scalps of Corey Anderson, Luke Ronchi and Mitchell Santner while delivering some miserly overs at the death.

In terms of numbers alone—43 runs and four wickets from five games—Stokes doesn't appear to have had an outstanding tournament, but his colleagues and England fans know how valuable he is.

Loser: Eoin Morgan

Performance: Golden duck and one catch

And finally, while he will be ecstatic about leading England into the World Cup final, Eoin Morgan will be more than a little concerned by his own form.

His first-ball dismissal today, trapped LBW by Ish Sodhi, was his second golden duck of a tournament in which he's only managed to score just 61 runs from five innings.

If England are going to lift the trophy on Sunday, Morgan and fellow struggler Alex Hales should quickly rediscover their range.

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