This week, New Zealand has a chance to advance to the T20 World Cup semifinals, but in order to do so, they must first stop England’s potent batting lineup, according to fast bowler Lockie Ferguson.
This week, New Zealand has a chance to advance to the T20 World Cup semifinals, but in order to do so, they must first stop England’s potent batting lineup, according to fast bowler Lockie Ferguson. Ferguson told reporters that in order for New Zealand to defeat England at the Gabba on Tuesday night, he and fellow quicks Trent Boult and Tim Southee would have to play at the top of their game. You can usually count on England to start off strong, according to Ferguson. They probably take great satisfaction in their aggressive nature and deep batting.
After two victories and one washout, New Zealand leads Group 1 of the Super 12 stage. To guarantee a spot in the last four, they must win one of their final two games against either England on Tuesday or Ireland on Friday.
With six wickets in the competition so far, including a career-high 4-13 against Sri Lanka on Saturday, Boult has excelled.
As New Zealand made a strong opening to the event by defeating Australia, Southee took 3-6.
Ferguson remarked, “Tim and Trent have had a blinder in these first two games.
There isn’t much better in the world than when the ball is swinging. Therefore, I believe that from that perspective, not much needs to change and we should simply adapt to the circumstances of the day.
“We need to fight against England’s heavy weaponry because they will have it,”
The match versus England is a rematch of the 2021 T20 World Cup semifinal between New Zealand and England, which New Zealand won in Abu Dhabi by a margin of five wickets.
Additionally, it is a rematch of the 50-over World Cup final from 2019, which England won by the narrowest of margins on a boundary countback after a super over was unable to decide the outcome.
New Zealand, according to Ferguson, knew that a victory would guarantee a spot in the semifinals, but they were not yet planning that far forward.
Clearly, we still have a ways to go. We must make sure to approach it one game at a time, he remarked.
“One game at a time is pretty much the rule. We are really focused on tomorrow; when that day arrives, we’ll cross the next bridge.
