MATCH SCORECARD
New Zealand v England
2026-02-27 · T20I · Men · R Premadasa Stadium
England won by 4 wickets
Toss New Zealand, chose to batPlayer of the match Will JacksICC Men's T20 World Cup
MATCH CHARTS
Runs by over, wickets and phases
New ZealandEnglandWicket
Powerplay54 runs · 0 wkts · 6 overs
Middle overs78 runs · 4 wkts · 10 overs
Death overs27 runs · 3 wkts · 4 overs
Powerplay47 runs · 2 wkts · 6 overs
Middle overs67 runs · 3 wkts · 10 overs
Death overs47 runs · 1 wkts · 4 overs
Fours48 · 30.8%
Sixes42 · 26.9%
Other runs66 · 42.3%
Fours68 · 43.3%
Sixes36 · 22.9%
Other runs53 · 33.8%
INNINGS 1
159/7New Zealand
20 overs · run rate 7.95| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Seifert | st Jos Buttler b Adil Rashid | 35 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 140.00 |
| Finn Allen | c Jacob Bethell b Will Jacks | 29 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 152.63 |
| Rachin Ravindra | c Jacob Bethell b Rehan Ahmed | 11 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 84.61 |
| Glenn Phillips | b Will Jacks | 39 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 139.28 |
| Mark Chapman | st Jos Buttler b Adil Rashid | 15 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 166.66 |
| Daryl Mitchell | c Will Jacks b Liam Dawson | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 37.50 |
| Mitchell Santner | not out | 9* | 5 | 0 | 1 | 180.00 |
| CE McConchie | b Rehan Ahmed | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 116.66 |
| Matt Henry | not out | 1* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
Extras 3 (w 2, nb 0, b/lb 1)Total 159/7 (20 ov)Run rate 7.95
Did not bat: Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson
Fall of wickets1-64 (TL Seifert, 7.0 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 | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jofra Archer | 3.0 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Liam Dawson | 4.0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Curran | 1.0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Adil Rashid | 4.0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 7.00 | 1 | 0 |
| Will Jacks | 4.0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 5.75 | 1 | 0 |
| Jacob Bethell | 1.0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Rehan Ahmed | 3.0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 9.33 | 0 | 0 |
Over-by-over totals
| Over | Runs | Wickets | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | 9 | 0 | 17 |
| 4 | 11 | 0 | 28 |
| 5 | 16 | 0 | 44 |
| 6 | 10 | 0 | 54 |
| 7 | 10 | 1 | 64 |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | 66 |
| 9 | 11 | 0 | 77 |
| 10 | 7 | 0 | 84 |
| 11 | 13 | 0 | 97 |
| 12 | 9 | 1 | 106 |
| 13 | 10 | 0 | 116 |
| 14 | 7 | 0 | 123 |
| 15 | 2 | 1 | 125 |
| 16 | 7 | 0 | 132 |
| 17 | 3 | 1 | 135 |
| 18 | 7 | 1 | 142 |
| 19 | 5 | 0 | 147 |
| 20 | 12 | 1 | 159 |
INNINGS 2
161/6England
19.3 overs · run rate 8.25| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Salt | c Tim Seifert b Matt Henry | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Jos Buttler | c Tim Seifert b Lockie Ferguson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Harry Brook | c Daryl Mitchell b Glenn Phillips | 26 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 108.33 |
| Jacob Bethell | c Glenn Phillips b Rachin Ravindra | 21 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 131.25 |
| Tom Banton | c Mark Chapman b Rachin Ravindra | 33 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 137.50 |
| Sam Curran | c Glenn Phillips b Rachin Ravindra | 24 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 109.09 |
| Will Jacks | not out | 32* | 18 | 4 | 1 | 177.77 |
| Rehan Ahmed | not out | 19* | 7 | 1 | 2 | 271.42 |
Extras 4 (w 1, nb 0, b/lb 3)Total 161/6 (19.3 ov)Run rate 8.25
Did not bat: Liam Dawson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid
Fall of wickets1-2 (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 | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Henry | 2.3 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 7.60 | 1 | 0 |
| Lockie Ferguson | 2.0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 7.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitchell Santner | 4.0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 7.25 | 0 | 0 |
| CE McConchie | 1.0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Phillips | 4.0 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 10.75 | 0 | 0 |
| Rachin Ravindra | 4.0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 4.75 | 0 | 0 |
| Ish Sodhi | 2.0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 10.50 | 0 | 0 |
Over-by-over totals
| Over | Runs | Wickets | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | 11 | 0 | 19 |
| 4 | 9 | 0 | 28 |
| 5 | 6 | 0 | 34 |
| 6 | 13 | 0 | 47 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | 50 |
| 8 | 6 | 1 | 56 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | 59 |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | 64 |
| 11 | 9 | 0 | 73 |
| 12 | 11 | 0 | 84 |
| 13 | 5 | 0 | 89 |
| 14 | 8 | 0 | 97 |
| 15 | 4 | 1 | 101 |
| 16 | 13 | 0 | 114 |
| 17 | 3 | 1 | 117 |
| 18 | 22 | 0 | 139 |
| 19 | 16 | 0 | 155 |
| 20 | 6 | 0 | 161 |