England’s Will Jacks plays a shot during the T20 World Cup cricket match between England and New Zealand in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
ENG vs NZ highlights: England beat New Zealand by four wickets. Earlier, Cameos from Glenn Phillips and Tim Seifert took New Zealand to 159/7 after their skipper, Mitchell Santner, won the toss and opted to bat first against Harry Brook’s England
Already qualified for the semi-finals, England could afford to play with composure, but they played an exceptional game under pressure. Their spinners did the job in the first innings, and batters chipped in with cameos to take them across the line.
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England(Playing XI): Philip Salt, Jos Buttler(w), Harry Brook(c), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Liam Dawson, Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid
New Zealand(Playing XI): Tim Seifert(w), Finn Allen, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner(c), Cole McConchie, Matt Henry, Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson
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Match EndedICC Men’s T20 World Cup, 2026 – Super 8 – Match 9
England
161/6 (19.3)
vs
New Zealand
159/7 (20.0)
Match Ended ( Super 8 – Match 9 )
England beat New Zealand by 4 wickets
T20 World Cup: Harry Brook’s stunning 51-ball century helps England beat Pakistan by 2 wickets and seal semi-final berth
Harry Brook became the first captain to score a ton in T20 World Cup during Super 8 game vs Pakistan in Kandy. (PHOTO: AP)
The last few months have not been kind to Harry Brook. Many would say that’s his own doing. He had to prompt several apologies after night out in Wellington at the start of November had not left him since, – first for going out on the eve of leading his team in an ODI and getting punched by a nightclub bouncer, and then for lying to protect his teammates. (Read more from Tushar Bhaduri)
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