Trent Boult embraced the 바카라mayhem바카라 as New Zealand바카라s opening bowlers produced a stunning spell to book their place in the ICC Men바카라s Cricket World Cup final.
Set 240 to win, India바카라s top order was sent reeling as Matt Henry, with three wickets, and Boult with one left the world바카라s number two side flailing at 24 for four.
Ravindra Jadeja and MS Dhoni바카라s seventh-wicket partnership put the game back in the balance but ultimately it was Boult and Henry바카라s new ball brilliance that proved decisive.
And now focus switches to Birmingham on Thursday, where England and Australia will compete for a chance to join the Black Caps in the final.
바카라It was mayhem out there with the new ball, it was a dream start for us and great fun to be a part of,바카라 said Boult, who has taken 17 wickets in 10 matches with none more valuable than the semi-final prize of India captain Virat Kohli, dismissed for just one.
바카라We knew our best balls are good enough for anyone, so it was nice to get the ball moving around and really put the pressure on them.Â
바카라They absorbed the pressure nicely and anything can happen with Dhoni and Jadeja at the crease, so it바카라s just nice to come out on the right side.
바카라We바카라re just excited about playing in a World Cup final at Lord바카라s - it doesn바카라t get bigger than that and whoever we play, we바카라ll just enjoy it.
바카라I think we are good enough to beat anyone. Every side is stacked with good players but we can wait to be out there on the big dance, this means everything to the side.바카라
Henry바카라s figures of three for 37 were not a career best but were certainly career-defining, with the top order scalps of Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul and Dinesh Karthik rightly earning him man of the match honours.
And what a difference 18 days make, it was here at Old Trafford he suffered a torrid time at the hands of the West Indies going for 25 off one over.
바카라Semi-finals are a special opportunity. We knew it would be tough for them if we took early wickets and that gave us the platform we needed,바카라 said Henry.
바카라We wanted to get on top and put them under pressure. India have a world-class batting line-up and to break that opening partnership was huge. They bat a long way down and we were the work wasn바카라t done after the first ten overs. We knew they would establish a partnership and we had to control the run rate.
바카라We바카라ve been faced with so many challenges through this tournament, we just had to focus on our brand of cricket and trust the match winners we have in our dressing room. Whatever happened in the past didn바카라t really matter. Â
바카라This is up right there for me, coming into a semi-final and coming out on the right side of a tight match is always going to be tough to beat.바카라
(Inputs from ICC)
