ICC Champions Trophy 2017: 5 reasons why New Zealand didn't qualify for the semi-finals

#2 Toothless finishers

Broom, Neesham, Anderson and Santers failed to launch themselves in all the matches

New Zealand failed to reach the magical 300-mark in any of their games and the fault lies with their finishers. In the first match against Australia, courtesy a Williamson hundred, the Kiwis were cruising at 254 for the loss of four wickets in 39.1 overs. However, Broom, Neesham, Anderson and Santers failed to launch themselves and NZ ended with just 291 runs on the board.

Though the match got washed out, the Blackcaps knew that if their lower-middle order doesn't come out good in the following matches, they might end up losing a spot in the SF.

However, the trend continued in the other couple of matches as well and ultimately, they were knocked out of the tourney courtesy some brilliant batting from the Bangladeshis.