England vs New Zealand, Match 41 - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Series: ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Venue: Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Date & Time: Jul 03, 10:30 AM LOCAL

England are through to the semifinal and it is the first time they have reached so far since the 1992 World Cup. © Getty

This is the first time New Zealand have lost three World Cup games in a row and they have plenty to sort out if they reach the semifinal. For now, their priority will be to hope Pakistan don't pull off a miracle against Bangladesh. England, on the other hand, are peaking at the right time and will be going into the semifinal as favorites again. That's all from here. Hope you enjoyed our coverage. Ta ta!

England ending two long standing WC streaks today:

+ First time they reached semifinals since 1992

+ First time they beaten NZ since 1983

Jonny Bairstow is the Man of the Match for his 106. It was his third consecutive hundred against New Zealand but more importantly it was his second in a row in this World Cup.

17 J ARCHER (2019) 16 I Botham (1992) 14 A Flintoff (2007) 13 V Marks (1983) 13 E Hemmings (1987) 13 M Wood (2019)

Jos Buttler has not have a good world cup according to everyone's expectations and his standards

: 101, 100, 101*, 111, 102, 104, 118, 104, 106 Highest score - 118 Nine 100s before that: 100*, 153, 140, 124*, 148, 106*, 166, 102* & 148 Lowest dismissed score - 140

100s in a single edition 38 in 2015 25*in 2019 24 in 2011 21 in 2003 20 in 200719 2019

game, NZ will have to return to winning ways but English batsmen will make life tough for them.

Lovely toss to have Won me thinks ...

1111 86

Playing XIs:

New Zealand: Martin Guptill, Henry Nicholls, Kane Williamson(c), Ross Taylor, Tom Latham(w), Colin de Grandhomme, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Matt Henry, Trent Boult

England: Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan(c), Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler(w), Chris Woakes, Liam Plunkett, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood

TOSS:England opt to bat. And they are playing the same team that beat India in the previous team. New Zealand have a couple of changes - Lockie Ferguson misses out due to a tight left hamstring. Tim Southee and Matt Henry come in, Ish Sodhi is also left out.

DYK: England have not beaten New Zealand since 1983. The two teams have met eight times in World Cups, New Zealand hold the edge with a 5-3 scoreline. All of England's three wins came before third edition. Here's the - head to head.

Favorites, not anymore, favorites - England's story so far in the tournament. They started with a bang, beating South Africa in the opener but lost three out of their next six games putting themselves in must-win situations. Then they went on to beat the other favorites India convincingly to bring the campaign back on track and it is a simple equation for them today - win and go through to the semifinals. New Zealand's journey has been similar, they were unbeaten in their first six games but have lost two on the bounce. A win or not a huge defeat will keep them in the hunt for the top four finish. We can expect a cracking contest with plenty at stake for both the sides.