ENGLAND vs NZ T20 World Cup 2026 Super-8 Highlights: The Super-8 match between England and New Zealand in the T20 World Cup 2026 was played at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Friday. England won the match by 4 wickets. The pair of Will Jacks and Rehan Ahmed turned the tables in the last 18 balls with a 44-run partnership for the seventh wicket (16 balls). Will Jacks scored 32* and Rehan scored 19*.
ENGLAND vs NZ T20 World Cup 2026: Highlights
England needed 43 runs from the last 3 overs, i.e., 18 balls. New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner made a major mistake by handing the over to Glenn Phillips. England took full advantage of this mistake, scoring 22 runs from the over. England then needed just 21 runs to win from the final two overs. Then, 16 runs came in the 19th over. From there, only five runs were needed from the final over, which was achieved in just three balls.
Batting first, New Zealand posted 159/7 in 20 overs. Glenn Phillips top-scored for the team with 39 runs. Opener Tim Seifert also scored 35 runs. For England, Adil Rashid, Will Jacks, and Rehan Ahmed took two wickets each. Jofra Archer took the remaining wicket. Chasing the target, New Zealand secured victory by scoring 161/6 in 19.3 overs. Tom Banton top-scored with 33 runs. Rachin Ravindra took three wickets for New Zealand.
