Dubai: New Zealand All-rounder Jimmy Neesham, who knows one or two things about broken heart in the field of cricket, holding back his celebration when his teammate jumped happily after a tense semi-final victory in England at the T20 World Cup.
Neesham had the reason not to move one inch in the rest room after printing momentum changing 27 of the 11 balls in the first semifinals.
For someone involved in the Super Courage finished in the 2019 ODI World Cup final where England contracted controversially to the boundary counting rules, Neesham said he and his teammate had his eyes strongly in the final against Australia on Sunday.
Both teams have not won the T20 World Cup title.
“It’s a decent situation to celebrate I think – win the semifinals – but you don’t come halfway around the world just to win the semifinals,” Neesham told New Zealand’s cricket when asked about his somewhat unmorn celebrations.
“We have our view very strongly in the game in a few days …
I personally, and we as teams, don’t advance from ourselves.
One game to go and I’m sure there will be a greater emotional outpouring if We managed to cross the line.
“New Zealand is one of the most consistent teams in the cricket world and especially at the ICC event.
Neesham said their strong planning was the reason behind their consistency.
“Listen, I think we’ve experienced in that.
We have done it very well and consistently in tournaments in five or six years.
We know how I pressed the reset button and accommodating us fast enough.” We have a strong strategy.
around how to prepare the game with scouting, planning, and all such things.
So, the strategies will kick for the next few days and we will return to the Paddock training tomorrow I think and get ready as we can.
“Talking about the partnership of the winning match with the opening of Daryl Mitchell, who remained unbeaten to the end, Neehsam said the plan was to try for six balls.” I just said to Daz (Daryl Mitchell), I hit CJ (Chris Jordan) for six balls seconds and sort of Daz down and said: ‘What do you do?’ I just said I would try and hit each ball for six.
“It’s not always out of the middle but cut your partner and get enough to overcome the rope.
Yes, finally doing quite comfortable in the end.” New Zealand can score 60 of the last 29 balls for an unforgettable victory.
You don’t come halfway around the world just to win the semifinals: Neesham
