'Under Morgan, England has grown in strength'

England have stormed into the final of the ICC World Twenty20 in style. Under Eoin Morgan this team has grown in strength each game, learning from each setback and have developed a strong self-belief and desire to win big. Coming back from a mauling is never easy but that is exactly what England have done after they were struck by 'Gaylestorm'. They have recovered well and have held their nerve in close encounters which is what this format invariably provides.

Their openers Jason Roy and Alex Hales are the ones who begin the charge that unsettles the opponents and then even as Joe Root and skipper Morgan conjure gaps where there didn't seem one and steal runs from fielders hands comes Jos Buttler to give the finishing thrust and the killer blow. In the bowling, Morgan has used his options smartly and alternated his spinners and seamers according to the batsman on strike. England's bowlers have been by far the best at bowling the under the bat ball in this tournament to slow down the opposition. Ben Stokes has been outstanding in this and it is a scary thought for the other finalist that he hasn't as yet fired with the bat.

New Zealand lost their way after a good start and by the half way mark looked good to post a total near 200. That didn't happen simply because England tightened the screws and didn't allow the middle order to fire. Every single bowler used by Morgan came up with a terrific economy rate and stifled the Kiwis.

The Kiwis will be disappointed that they couldn't continue their run but they came up against a much better side. They have shown that in the post McCullum era they have the players to be a consistent team and a threat in the limited overs format but they need to find an impact player who can turn the game upside down like their erstwhile skipper used to do.

Source: PMG

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