England qualify for World Cup semi-finals for first time since 1992

The result means Eoin Morgan's side will finish the round-robin group stage in third place – behind both Australia and India

England have qualified for the men's Cricket World Cup semi-finals for the first time since 1992 after beating New Zealand by 119 runs at Durham.

The result means Eoin Morgan's side will finish the round-robin group stage in third place – behind both Australia and India.

New Zealand have not officially confirmed their place in the final four, but it would take a freak result for Pakistan against Bangladesh on Friday at Lord's to usurp the Black Caps on net run rate.

After winning the toss at Durham and electing to bat, Jonny Bairstow (106) struck a second successive hundred, while Jason Roy (60) added his second half-century in as many games since returning from a hamstring tear.

That platform allowed England to struggle towards 300; it became noticeably harder to bat on an increasingly slow surface, while New Zealand's bowlers fought back strongly from an initial onslaught that saw England plunder 44 runs from the first five overs of the day. As a score that looked destined for 380 dropped off significantly, only Morgan (42) looked at ease.

However, it proved to be more than sufficient as New Zealand lost Henry Nicholls to the fifth ball of the Black Caps’ innings, before Jos Buttler caught Martin Guptill well down the leg-side.

The key pair of Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor were both run out; the former was unfortunate to find himself stranded off the fingertips of Mark Wood, while Taylor was beaten by Adil Rashid’s throw from the deep.

From then on, it was one-way traffic for the host nation, who have now won their last two games batting first. All three of England’s defeats have come while chasing.

They do not play again now until July 11, when they will face one of India or Australia at Edgbaston. New Zealand, meanwhile, are highly likely to face India or Australia at Old Trafford on July 9.

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