In the 49th match of the T20 World Cup 2026, England defeated New Zealand by 4 wickets after an interesting match and won all their matches in the Super Eight stage.
In the match played in Colombo, New Zealand scored 159 runs for 7 wickets in the allotted 20 overs and had 3 balls to spare for the loss of 6 wickets.
In the event, Pakistan’s hopes to reach the semi-final are still healthy, tomorrow Pakistan and Sri Lanka will have a match, Pakistan will not only win the match but also need to improve their run rate.
First, Pakistan have to beat Sri Lanka by 65 runs to qualify for the semi-finals.
Will Jacks and Rehan shared a 16-ball 44-run stand for the 7th wicket on England’s side at a crucial time and won the team.
Will Jacks 32 and Rehan 19 not out, other batsmen Tom Benton 33, skipper Harry Brook 26, Sam Curran 24, Phil Salt 2 and Jos Buttler with individual scores were 0.
For New Zealand, Richin Ravindra dismissed 3 wickets, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry and Glenn Phillips took 1 wicket each.
In the first innings, New Zealand’s Glenn Phillips scored 39 runs, Tim Siffert 35, Finn Allen 29, Mark Chapman 15, Cole McConkey 14, Richin Ravindra 11 and Daryl Mitchell 3.
From England, Will Jacks, Adil Rashid and Rehan Ahmed took 2 wickets each. Liam Dawson released 1 player.
