"England have a good chance of winning if they bat first" - Virender Sehwag

It promises to be quite an exciting match, doesn't it? New Zealand's bowlers vs England's batsmen. The tactical underplay to the whole match. Both teams have had success adopting contrasting tactics so far. While New Zealand have banked on their relatively inexperienced spinners, in a horses for courses policy, England have gone with the stick to your strengths in all conditions style. And so they've managed to get this far purely by banking on their pace attack but it's their batsmen who have managed to create a real impact in the tournament so far.

New Zealand's success with spinners is something that the people haven't had enough about. So much so that their batsmen have been pushed to the back seat. But they pack quite a punch with the bat too and the conditions in Delhi ought to be much better for batting than some of the pitches that New Zealand have played on. It might influence their decision with spinners as well.

There have already been two double-headers at the Feroz Shah Kotla in this tournament with the pitch holding up fine for the second games. Whether that brings in Boult and Southee to New Zealand's equation remains to be seen but they will also be looking at England's susceptibility to spin.

New Zealand are unbeaten so far in the tournament - the only such team - and it an indicator of how successful they've been with their planning and execution. England, on the other hand, have three consecutive wins - all hard fought - and that puts them in a good stead with the confidence factor but is also an indicator that they aren't quite the finished product yet in this format.

But the format is a fickle one. England have the fire-power to outscore New Zealand but can they do so against in-form spinners? There's a sell-out crowd expected in Delhi for the game and it does promise to be an entertaining one as all the questions get answered.