New Delhi: New Zealand have already made their place clear in the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup being played in Australia. The Kiwis defeated Ireland by 35 runs in the match played on Friday. It also became the first team to reach the semi-finals of the Ongoing T20 World Cup. The results of the two matches in Group 1 are yet to come. Only after this, the names of the two semi-finals from Group 1 can be clear.

After defeating Ireland, New Zealand are at the top of the group with seven points. The team’s net run rate is also quite good. All eyes are on Australia and England teams. If the two teams win the match at a good run rate, then New Zealand can be taken out of the race for the semi-finals. If Australia win the match by a margin of 185 runs in their last encounter and England beat Sri Lanka by 128 runs, Then New Zealand will be out of the World Cup. But its chances are very bleak. Because Australia cannot beat Afghanistan by 185 runs.

New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat first. Openers Finn Allen (32) and Devon Conway (28) gave the team a solid start. Captain Kane Williamson then batted at number three and played an explosive innings of 61 runs from 35 balls. Darrell Mitchell scored 31 off 21 balls. In this way, New Zealand scored 185 runs for the loss of 6 wickets.

Chasing a victory target of 186 runs, Ireland had a disappointing start. Paul Stirling scored 37 off 27 balls while opener Andrew Balbirnie scored 30 off 25 balls. None of the other batsmen in the team could last long at the crease. In this way, Ireland could score 150 runs for the loss of 9 wickets. For New Zealand, Lockie Ferguson was the pick of the bowlers with three wickets.