Defending champion India and New Zealand clash in Ahmedabad on a blockbuster Sunday after the co-host edged out a spirited England team in the second semifinal.<\/p>\n
A brilliant 105 from Jacob Bethell on Thursday kept England in the hunt during a record chase of 254 before Bumrah bowled a near-perfect 18th over.<\/p>\n
A succession of precise yorkers and length balls yielded just six runs and England was behind the chase.<\/p>\n
ALSO READ<\/b> | With a population like ours, merely competing with India is fantastic, says Phillips<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n New Zealand, which thrashed South Africa in the first semifinal, is eyeing its maiden title in its second final appearance and Phillips said the team is ready for Bumrah.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s human as well,\u201d Phillips told reporters. \u201cHe is allowed to have a bad day, as are the rest of us. So, hopefully we have a good day against him.\u201d<\/p>\n Bumrah\u2019s accuracy and his ability to bowl yorkers have choked opposition teams. Against England, his four overs returned figures of 1-33 in a match where 499 runs were scored in 40 overs.<\/p>\n However, he fared less well against the Kiwis in a five-match T20I series at the start of the year.<\/p>\n India won 4-1 but, Bumrah, who played in four of the matches, took just four wickets, conceding 9.46 runs an over.<\/p>\n Phillips acknowledged Bumrah\u2019s class but said the tactics against any bowler are never the same.<\/p>\n \u201cObviously, we had a really good trip against him in the bilateral series as well, but he\u2019s a class bowler,\u201d said Phillips.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s got so many variations. He hits the block hole at the death incredibly well.\u201d<\/p>\n Phillips also played down the possible ploy of playing out Bumrah\u2019s four overs and targeting the other bowlers.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s not necessarily going to be that, per se,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cAs I said, a bowler is allowed to miss, and if he happens to miss, we do have to put it away. That also means that if he does bowl, well, we have to accommodate for other things and adapt.\u201d<\/p>\n