ICC T20 World Cup 2022: New Zealand all-rounder Mitchell Santner is confident his side can still advance to the next phase of the Twenty20 World Cup despite their 20- run defeat to England in Brisbane on Tuesday. The Black Caps, runners-up to Australia in 2021, must beat Ireland in their final Super 12 match in Adelaide on Friday to be sure of progressing. Watch ENG vs NZ Highlights and T20 World Cup LIVE updates on InsideSportIN.
“I guess we’re still in a pretty good position,” he said. “We’ll obviously reflect on tonight, what went well, what didn’t go so well, and move on to Ireland in a few days time on a different wicket, different place.
ICC T20 World Cup 2022: Mitchell Santner confident of qualifying for the semis despite loss against England says We are still in a good position
“They’ve shown us they’re a pretty quality side, so we have to be firing to beat them.”
New Zealand top Group 1 ahead of England and Australia thanks to a superior net run rate with one round of matches remaining. Only the top two finishers advance to the semis. Ireland are two points off top spot and could still advance with a win over the New Zealanders.
“We’ve seen throughout this tournament there’s been upsets,” said Santner. “I guess the nature of T20 cricket, if one or two guys step up on the day, they can kind of turn games.
“So we know Ireland are a very good team. We’re not sure what Adelaide is going to give us, but we’ll do our prep and see what we’re going to get against and format a plan against a pretty good side.”
ICC T20 World Cup 2022: Mitchell Santner confident of qualifying for the semis despite loss against England says We are still in a good position
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