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T20 World Cup | Semi-final | Moeen Ali’s fifty provides much-needed boost to England

England all-rounder Moeen Ali batted brilliantly against New Zealand in the semi-final of the T20 World Cup in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday and notched up his first fifty of the tournament. 

The left-handed batsman started off the proceedings in a cautious manner and then went for some aggressive strokes to compile a total of 51* off 37 deliveries which included a couple of maximums and three fours during the course. 

Earlier in the day, after being put into bat, England were off to a decent start but lost a couple of wickets at regular intervals before Dawid Malan and Moeen took the onus and stitched a steady stand of 63 runs for the third wicket. 

Malan eventually departed for a 30-ball 42. The Eoin Morgan-led side eventually put 166/4 in 20 overs on the board. 

For the Blackcaps, it was Tim Southee who returned with good figures of 1/24 in 4 overs while Adam Milne, Ish Sodhi and James Neesham also picked up a wicket apiece. 

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