New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat first against England in the first semifinal of the ongoing T20 World Cup Wednesday in Abu Dhabi.

Both New Zealand and England were outstanding throughout the Super 12s stage.

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The Black Caps had finished runners-up at the 2019 ODI World Cup after losing the final to hosts England on boundary count.

England (Playing XI)

Jos Buttler(w), Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Moeen Ali, Eoin Morgan(c), Sam Billings, Liam Livingstone, Chris Woakes, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood

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New Zealand (Playing XI)

Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Kane Williamson(c), Devon Conway(w), Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Adam Milne, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Trent Boult