Moeen Ali hit an unbeaten 51 off 37 balls with three fours and two sixes to help England post a challenging total of 166/4 against New Zealand Wednesday in the first semifinal of the T20 World Cup in Abu Dhabi. New Zealand won the toss and chose to bowl first. They managed to restrict England to 166 runs. The Three Lions posted 37 runs in the first wicket stand in 5.1 overs.  Jonny Bairstow replaced Jason Roy who had been ruled out of the World Cup due to injury. However, the right-handed batter was dismissed for 13 off 17 balls. READ: Women’s ODI: Bangladesh make flying start beating Zimbabwe by 8 wkts David Malan came to bat at number three and posted 41 off 30 balls with four fours and one six. The onus was on Moeen to help England post a challenging total, and he fulfilled his duty well. For New Zealand, Southee, Milne, James Neesham and Ish Sodhi bagged one wicket each. READ: T20 World Cup 1st semifinal: NZ choose to bowl against England