What does Australia need to do to reach T20 World Cup semis after big loss to New Zealand

Australia lost to New Zealand by 89 runs on Saturday evening. Australia's next match is against England at the MCG on Friday night. If Australia loses to England, they will be out of the tournament. They need to beat Ireland or Sri Lanka to advance. Last year Australia, England and South Africa won all four group games but didn't progress due to net run rate. The current format is very unpredictable. It's a good thing that Australia has four more matches to improve their results.

Australia lost to New Zealand in the T20 World Cup. Adam Zampa and Andrew McDonald were at odds over the bowling tactics. New Zealander's quicks took four wickets for Australia. They bowled off-cutters early on the advice of the batters. Australia's spinner Marcus Stoinis was the only spinner used.

Australia lost the match against Sri Lanka. Captain Aaron Finch said Maxwell was not bowled in the interest of match-ups. McDonald defended the use of bowlers. Australia will play Sri Lankan team in Perth on Tuesday. They will consider bringing in Ashton Agar as a second frontline spinner. Zampa said the team made some poor decisions. He also said Marcus Stoinis was probably their first shift to pace-off.

Finn Allen played a big role in New Zealand's win over Australia in T20 World Cup. He scored 42 runs from 16 balls and was dismissed in the fourth over. Allen has a career strike rate of 170 in Twenty20 cricket. He has played in IPL and England. His first-class batting average is 20. New Zealander's last World cup match against Australia was won by Mitchell Starc.

Australia lost to New Zealand in the T20 World Cup.

Australia lost to New Zealand in the T20 World Cup quarterfinals.

New Zealand beat Australia by six wickets in T20 World Cup quarter-final. Captain Williamson scored 23 from 23 balls. Devon Conway scored 92 from 58 balls and Jimmy Neesham made 92.

Australia lost to New Zealand by 22 runs on Saturday night. Australia's middle order is not firing. The team needs to improve to reach T20 World Cup semis. New Zealander Williamson is trusted to play a specific, steadying role for New York. Smith is the spare specialist batter in the Aussie setup. He can control things, manipulate a chase, and accelerate adequately. Aaron Finch's form is still an issue. It was not them who leaked 200 runs from 20 overs on the Saturday.

Australia lost to New Zealand on Saturday night. Shane Watson said Australia must stick to their plans. If they change things and it fails, they will be called reactionary.

Glenn Phillips made a spectacular catch at the World Cup. It was almost two metres off the ground. Tim Southee also made some important catches. New Zealand won the match.   Michael Vaughan tweeted that New Zealander always show up for World Cups.