T20 World Cup: NZ skipper Kane Williamson 'looking forward' to facing England in semi-final
Kane Williamson
New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson said that his side is looking forward to the semi-final clash against England in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday (November 10). New Zealand defeated Afghanistan to book a place in the semi-final, confirming Afghanistan as well as India's ouster from the tournament. India are yet to play their last match of Super 12 stage against Namibia on Nov 8, but it is a dead rubber.
After registering an eight-wicket emphatic win against Afghanistan, Williamson lauded his teammates for putting up an outstanding performance. During the post-match presentation, the NZ skipper said, "We know we have got another strong challenge coming up in a few days but really pleasing outing today for the team. Great fielding effort as well, that was outstanding. With the day games, it`s important to set the tone in the park and bring that energy and we saw that from everybody."
"They (England) are a very strong side, for us it`s important we keep learning and focus on the sort of cricket we want to play. It`s been an incredibly tough competition and we`ve seen a lot of tight games as well. We are looking forward to the occasion," he added.
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Kane Williamson also praised the 'dangerous' Afghanistan side and said that it was good to restrict them to a below-par score. "We know how dangerous this Afghanistan side is, they have got match-winners in all departments. It was nice to set the tone with the ball first up, take some early wickets which is always good, and restricting them to a below-par score on a 150-155 surface," he added.