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Jimmy Neesham came in to bat in the 16th over and lasted just 11 deliveries, but turned the game around for his side. He struck three sixes, two of which were off Adil Rashid in the over he got out — the 18th of the innings. Mitchell took the baton from him and struck two sixes and a four off Chris Woakes in the next over as New Zealand finished the chase with an over to spare. What a year it was turning out to be for New Zealand — a World Test Championsh­ip crown and now a spot in the T20 World Cup final. After his team galloped home, Neesham was seen calmly sitting in the dugout even as the rest of the team leapt in delight. He later took to Twitter to point out: ‘Job finished? I don’t think so.’

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