'It's Out of Our Control' – Santner Regrets Defeat as New Zealand’s Semi-Final Spot Hangs in Balance

New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner admitted that his team failed to qualify for the ICC T20 World Cup semi-finals on their own terms. He said the qualification is not under their control anymore, as the last game of Group 2 will determine their fate in the tournament.

"There'll be some nerves watching tomorrow, just to see what happens. But it's out of our control, we can't really do much. We are just going to wait and see, and either get on a plane to India or New Zealand. We would have made things a lot easier if we won tonight." said Mitchell Santner after England defeated New Zealand in a thriller.

He then admitted that New Zealand had the game under control in the second innings, but a few mistakes towards the end eventually cost them the match.

"We had it in our control. We did a lot of good stuff throughout this game, and even in the last couple of games but it's always those little moments at the end, or throughout our innings, where it could have been a little bit sharper, whether it's execution or in the field. But credit to England for setting up that chase like they did." said Mitchell Santner.

Santner then applauded the brilliance of the England team, saying they are peaking at the right moment by giving impactful performances. According to him, this is the exact framework which makes a team very dangerous, and England are certainly one of them.

"If you can get yourselves out of tricky positions and end up winning games, it does a lot for the team, a lot for confidence. There's no better team to fight and find a way to win from than England. We've seen that a little bit throughout this tournament. They are hitting these straps at the right time for the tournament.” said Mitchell Santner.