England v New Zealand World T20: New Zealand Player Ratings

After one hears that New Zealand crashed out of the World T20 semi-final, he would probably go into a swoon. For England however, it was something of a shock as well. Eoin Morgan has just led his inexperienced side into the final of the World T20. Batting first, the Kiwis got off to a decent start. However, some virtuoso death bowling from Ben Stokes saw the Kiwis reduced to 153/8 in their 20 overs. Jason Roy announced himself to the world with a mammoth 78. Joe Root, as he always did, ensured that the Brits made it home with plenty of time to spare. Ironically, Jos Buttler emulated MS Dhoni as he completed the formalities with a massive six over the mid-wicket fence.

This post will attempt to find out what exactly went wrong by doing a player-by-player analysis. Here are the player ratings for New Zealand.

Martin Guptill – 4.5/10

Guptill had probably the toughest time with the bat the entire tournament. Despite striking three boundaries initially, he failed to find the middle of the bat on quite a few occasions. He took 12 deliveries to score his 15 before edging one from David Willey to Jos Buttler.

Kane Williamson (C) – 6/10

The Kiwi skipper perhaps looked the most settled of the New Zealand batsmen in the middle. Although he took his time to get settled on an up and down Feroz Shah Kotla wicket, Williamson struck three boundaries and a six before eventually falling prey to the slow off-spin of Moeen Ali. As has been his M.O thus far in the tournament, Williamson always throws his wicket away courtesy of a rush of blood.

Colin Munro – 7.5/10

The top-scorer for the Black Caps as he smashed a valiant 46 off 32 deliveries. Therefore, for the first time this tournament, Munro showed one and all exactly what he was capable of. He was responsible for staying in the middle amid the heaps of wickets falling. He struck 7 boundaries and a six before attempting one shot too many.

Corey Anderson – 5.5/10

With the bat, Corey Anderson was at his best, scoring a useful and a quickfire 28. He also looked at ease while facing the spinners in the mid-inning overs. He, however, was one of Ben Stokes’ victims. With the ball, Anderson was a shambles. He bowled the opening over of the England batting innings and was absolutely taken apart by Jason Roy. Needless to say that Williamson didn’t hand him the ball after that fateful over.

Ross Taylor – 3.5/10

Ross Taylor’s bad patch continued with yet another failure with the bat. The 32-year old has been in terrible form in the last few matches he has played. The injury prior to the tournament did little to help his form as the axes seem to be heading in his direction.

Luke Ronchi (wk) – 3/10

A rare failure with the bat for 34-year old Ronchi as he provided absolutely naught fireworks. Despite being solid as he always is, behind the stumps, he was utterly hopeless with the bat and fell prey to the Ben Stokes onslaught in the final over.

Grant Elliot – 4/10

Elliot did well to remain unbeaten, especially during Ben Stokes’ spell of the tournament. However, despite remaining not out, Elliot’s impact with the bat was minuscule. He bowled three overs, especially making an impact with those with some wonderfully executed off-cutters. He, however, went wicket-less.

Mitchell Santner – 6/10

Mitchell Santner slammed a boundary with the bat before smashing the ball straight down the throat of the fielder at long-on. Despite not as effective as previous matches, he picked up the important wicket of Alex Hales. His three overs proved to be slightly expensive as he conceded over 8 runs per over.

Mitchell McCleneghan – 4/10

The left-arm pacer failed to replicate his prowess with the bat as he did against Bangladesh, where he smashed the ball deep into the stands, denying the impressive Mustafizur a hat-trick. He was, unfortunately, run out after facing the final two balls of the innings. He went wicketless, conceding 24 runs in the 3 overs he bowled.

Ish Sodhi – 5/10

Initially, Ish Sodhi proved to be the shining light of the Kiwi bowling attack. He removed the amazing Jason Roy before trapping Eoin Morgan leg before the very next ball. His final spell, however, proved to be expensive as he conceded a mammoth 42 runs in his 4 overs.

Adam Milne – 5.5/10

Adam Milne redefined the theory of pace bowling that had been dormant at the outset of the current World T20. Despite touching speeds in excess of 150 kmph, Milne went wicket-less, similar to most of his bowling counterparts.

How did the England players fare? – England v New Zealand World T20: England Player Ratings