Result

England won by 4 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)

England vs New Zealand

49th Match · Colombo · Feb 27, 2026 · ICC Men's T20 World Cup

NZ
New Zealand
159/7 (20/20 ov)
ENG
England
161/6 (19.3/20 ov)

New Zealand won the toss and elected to batting

Player of the Match

New Zealand 1st Innings

Batting

Batter R B 4s 6s SR
Tim Seifert c Jos Buttler b Adil Rashid 35 25 3 2 140.00
Finn Allen c Jacob Bethell b Will Jacks 29 19 0 3 153.00
Rachin Ravindra c Jacob Bethell b Rehan Ahmed 11 13 1 0 85.00
Glenn Phillips b Will Jacks 39 28 4 1 139.00
Mark Chapman c Jos Buttler b Adil Rashid 15 9 2 0 167.00
Daryl Mitchell c Will Jacks b Liam Dawson 3 8 0 0 38.00
Mitchell Santner not out 9 5 0 1 180.00
Cole McConchie b Rehan Ahmed 14 12 2 0 117.00
Matt Henry not out 1 1 0 0 100.00

Bowling

Bowler O R W Econ
Jofra Archer 3.0 24 0 8.00
Liam Dawson 4.0 32 1 8.00
Sam Curran 1.0 10 0 10.00
Adil Rashid 4.0 28 2 7.00
Will Jacks 4.0 23 2 5.75
Jacob Bethell 1.0 13 0 13.00
Rehan Ahmed 3.0 28 2 9.33

England 2nd Innings

Batting

Batter R B 4s 6s SR
Philip Salt c Tim Seifert b Matt Henry 2 4 0 0 50.00
Jos Buttler c Tim Seifert b Lockie Ferguson 0 2 0 0 0.00
Harry Brook c Daryl Mitchell b Glenn Phillips 26 24 3 1 108.00
Jacob Bethell c Glenn Phillips b Rachin Ravindra 21 16 4 0 131.00
Tom Banton c Mark Chapman b Rachin Ravindra 33 24 3 1 138.00
Sam Curran c Glenn Phillips b Rachin Ravindra 24 22 2 1 109.00
Will Jacks not out 32 18 4 1 178.00
Rehan Ahmed not out 19 7 1 2 271.00

Bowling

Bowler O R W Econ
Matt Henry 2.3 19 1 7.60
Lockie Ferguson 2.0 14 1 7.00
Mitchell Santner 4.0 29 0 7.25
Cole McConchie 1.0 13 0 13.00
Glenn Phillips 4.0 43 1 10.75
Rachin Ravindra 4.0 19 3 4.75
Ish Sodhi 2.0 21 0 10.50

Venue

R.Premadasa Stadium
Colombo, Sri Lanka

Innings

  • New Zealand — 1st Innings 159-7 (20)
  • England — 2nd Innings 161-6 (19.3)

Awards

Player of the match: Will Jacks