WORLD T20 SPECIAL: Mitchell and Neesham blast away in desert stormer

Fine margins fall New Zealand's way as they book spot in another final.

Nov 10, 2021

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Mitchell watches his shot cross the boundary to win. Photo / Getty Images

Twenty20 cricket eh, bloody hell.

To sum up the sheer ridiculousness of the format, consider this: after 16 overs New Zealand had less than a 10 percent chance of winning; four legitimate deliveries later they were favourites.

Those four balls went six, two leg byes, four and six. Th…

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