Today, England will face New Zealand in the T20 World Cup 2026. This match will be played at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner won the toss and elected to bat, and England won the match by 4 wickets.
Earlier, after winning the toss and batting first, the Kiwis scored 159 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs. Glenn Phillips top-scored for New Zealand with 39 runs off 28 balls. Tim Seifert played a crucial innings of 35 runs, while Finn Allen contributed 29 and Mark Chapman 15.
Taking the bowling from New Zealand, Rachin Ravindra took 3 wickets. Glenn Phillips, Matt Henry, and Lockie Ferguson each took 1 wicket.
Chasing 159 runs, Northern England won the match by scoring 161 runs for 6 wickets in 19.3 overs. Toss Banton top-scored for England with 33 runs. Will Jacks scored an unbeaten 32 and Rehan Ahmed scored an unbeaten 19 to give England the victory.
England’s bowlers also bowled brilliantly.
Adil Rashid, Will Jacks, and Rehan Ahmed each took 2 wickets, while Liam Dawson took 1 wicket.
England won all three matches in the Super 8 round to finish first in Group 2 and secure a place in the first semi-final.
