On the first ball of the 17th over of New Zealand’s chase of 167, James Neesham hit Adil Rashid down the ground. But as the batters took off for a run, Mitchell collided with the England leg-spinner and then stopped and turned down the single.
Speaking about the incident at the post-match press conference, Mitchell said:
It, however, didn’t hurt New Zealand. Neesham (27 off 11) smashed Rashid for a six off the very next delivery as the Kiwis plundered 14 runs off that over.
Lucky to get 7-8 years of domestic cricket before playing for New Zealand - Daryl Mitchell
Daryl Mitchell is a late bloomer in international cricket. He made his debut for New Zealand on February 16, 2019 in a T20I against India, at the age of 27. Two years on, he has played a match-winning knock to earn the Kiwis a spot in a maiden T20 World Cup final.
With New Zealand needing 57 off the last four overs, Daryl Mitchell – who had opened the batting – turned on the heat along with Jimmy Neesham as they stormed to victory with an over to spare.
Mitchell held up one end well as New Zealand lost wickets and then switched through gears to finish unbeaten on 72 off 47 deliveries to take his team to the summit clash.
Speaking about making his debut so late in his career, he said he was fortunate to have gotten domestic experience under his belt as it has helped him manage the pressures of international cricket.
Mitchell said at the presser:
He went on to elaborate:
New Zealand will now face either Pakistan or Australia in the final on November 14 at the Dubai International Stadium.
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