New Zealand vs England Scorecard, 49th T20I, ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026

49th T20I · ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 · R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo · 27 Feb 2026

New Zealand 159/7 (20 ov)

England 161/6 (19.3 ov)

England won by 4 wickets

Player of the match: WG Jacks

ICC Men's T20 World Cup → NZ v ENG head to head Ground stats New Zealand England

Match summary

New Zealand played England in the 49th T20I, ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, on 27 Feb 2026. England won by 4 wickets.

New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat first. New Zealand made 159/7 in 20 overs, England made 161/6 in 19.3 overs.

Glenn Phillips top-scored with 39 off 28 balls; Rachin Ravindra took 3/19; Will Jacks was named player of the match.

New Zealand Innings

159/7 (20 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
TL Seifert st JC Buttler b AU Rashid	st JC Buttler b AU Rashid	35	25	3	2	140.00
FH Allen c JG Bethell b WG Jacks	c JG Bethell b WG Jacks	29	19	0	3	152.63
R Ravindra c JG Bethell b Rehan Ahmed	c JG Bethell b Rehan Ahmed	11	13	1	0	84.62
GD Phillips b WG Jacks	b WG Jacks	39	28	4	1	139.29
MS Chapman st JC Buttler b AU Rashid	st JC Buttler b AU Rashid	15	9	2	0	166.67
DJ Mitchell c WG Jacks b LA Dawson	c WG Jacks b LA Dawson	3	8	0	0	37.50
MJ Santner not out	not out	9	5	0	1	180.00
CE McConchie b Rehan Ahmed	b Rehan Ahmed	14	12	2	0	116.67
MJ Henry not out	not out	1	1	0	0	100.00
Extras	(b 0, lb 1, w 2, nb 0)	3
Total	20 Ov (RR: 7.95)	159/7

Did not bat: LH Ferguson, IS Sodhi

Fall of wickets: 1-64 (TL Seifert, 6.6 ov), 2-66 (FH Allen, 7.4 ov), 3-97 (R Ravindra, 11.1 ov), 4-123 (MS Chapman, 14.1 ov), 5-133 (DJ Mitchell, 16.4 ov), 6-135 (GD Phillips, 17.1 ov), 7-152 (CE McConchie, 19.3 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD
JC Archer	3	1	24	0	8.00	10	2	2	0
LA Dawson	4	0	32	1	8.00	7	3	1	0
SM Curran	1	0	10	0	10.00	2	0	1	0
AU Rashid	4	0	28	2	7.00	12	1	2	1
WG Jacks	4	0	23	2	5.75	9	2	0	1
JG Bethell	1	0	13	0	13.00	1	2	0	0
Rehan Ahmed	3	0	28	2	9.33	3	2	1	0

England Innings

161/6 (19.3 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
PD Salt c TL Seifert b MJ Henry	c TL Seifert b MJ Henry	2	4	0	0	50.00
JC Buttler c TL Seifert b LH Ferguson	c TL Seifert b LH Ferguson	0	2	0	0	0.00
HC Brook c DJ Mitchell b GD Phillips	c DJ Mitchell b GD Phillips	26	24	3	1	108.33
JG Bethell c GD Phillips b R Ravindra	c GD Phillips b R Ravindra	21	16	4	0	131.25
T Banton c MS Chapman b R Ravindra	c MS Chapman b R Ravindra	33	24	3	1	137.50
SM Curran c GD Phillips b R Ravindra	c GD Phillips b R Ravindra	24	22	2	1	109.09
WG Jacks not out	not out	32	18	4	1	177.78
Rehan Ahmed not out	not out	19	7	1	2	271.43
Extras	(b 0, lb 3, w 1, nb 0)	4
Total	19.3 Ov (RR: 8.26)	161/6

Did not bat: AU Rashid, LA Dawson, JC Archer

Fall of wickets: 1-2 (PD Salt, 0.4 ov), 2-2 (JC Buttler, 1.2 ov), 3-50 (HC Brook, 7.1 ov), 4-58 (JG Bethell, 8.4 ov), 5-100 (SM Curran, 14.3 ov), 6-117 (T Banton, 16.5 ov)

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD
MJ Henry	2.3	19	1	7.60	9	2	1	1
LH Ferguson	2	14	1	7.00	7	3	0	0
MJ Santner	4	29	0	7.25	11	3	1	0
CE McConchie	1	13	0	13.00	1	2	0	0
GD Phillips	4	43	1	10.75	7	5	2	0
R Ravindra	4	19	3	4.75	11	1	0	0
IS Sodhi	2	21	0	10.50	5	1	2	0

Frequently asked questions

Who won the New Zealand vs England match on 27 Feb 2026?

England won by 4 wickets.

Who was player of the match in New Zealand vs England?

Will Jacks.

Who scored the most runs in New Zealand vs England?

Glenn Phillips (New Zealand) with 39 off 28 balls.

Who took the most wickets in New Zealand vs England?

Rachin Ravindra, with 3/19.

Who won the toss in New Zealand vs England?

New Zealand, who chose to bat first.

Where was New Zealand vs England played?

At R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.