New Zealand batter Daryl Mitchell is confident that the Kiwis will use their vast knowledge of Indian conditions to good effect in the ICC T20 World Cup semi-final against South Africa.
Mitchell Santner’s team play the first semi-final of the tournament against the undefeated Proteas on Wednesday, March 4.Speaking ahead of the knockout game, Mitchell said that the Kiwis were not making the contest bigger than it needed to be.
New Zealand spent a month in India before the T20 World Cup and are well aware of the conditions, owing to strong cricketing ties between the two nations.“We’re pretty clear how we want to operate as Black Caps and that’s both on and off the field.
We don’t make things bigger than what they are,” Mitchell told New Zealand Cricket on Monday.
“But we’re also very excited to be in this position and know how lucky we are to be here in a semi-final,” said Mitchell.“We’ve spent a bit of time here in India in the last two months and I guess we know what conditions we’ll be coming up against,” he added..preferred-source-banner{ margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom:10px;}BLACKCAPS READY FOR INDIAN CHALLENGENew Zealand briefly returned from Sri Lanka — where they played a handful of matches on markedly different surfaces — before refocusing on the Indian challenge.
The team sneaked into the semi-final spots after Pakistan failed to restrict Sri Lanka to 147 runs in....
