England Vs New Zealand Highlights, T20 World Cup 2026: ENG Give Pakistan A Lifeline By Beating NZ By 4 Wickets

Good afternoon and welcome, everyone! We have a double-header at the T20 World Cup today: first up, West Indies meet South Africa in Ahmedabad. Watch this space for the build-up and live updates from the Super Eights clash.

The first ball will be bowled at 7pm IST, with the toss scheduled for 6:30pm. The England vs New Zealand, ICC T20 World Cup 2026 Super Eights clash will be live streamed on the JioHotstar app and website in India. It will be telecast on the Star Sports Network TV channels in the country.

The weather in Colombo is currently mostly sunny with a temperature of 28°C and a feels like temperature of 31°C. Winds are blowing from the northwest at 9 mph, and humidity is at 72%. In Colombo this evening, conditions will be partly cloudy with a 25% chance of rain. Temperatures will drop to a low of 24°C with humidity at 74% and winds from the west at 9 mph.

England: Philip Salt, Jos Buttler(w), Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook(c), Tom Banton, Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Liam Dawson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Ben Duckett, Luke Wood, Josh Tongue, Rehan Ahmed

New Zealand: Tim Seifert(w), Finn Allen, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner(c), Cole McConchie, Matt Henry, Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson, James Neesham, Jacob Duffy, Kyle Jamieson, Devon Conway

• 6:30 PM (Toss): Around 29°C, mostly clear skies, humidity near 73%, rain chances below 3%.

• 7:30 PM: Temperature drops to 28°C with clear conditions; minimal rain threat.

• 8:30 PM: Pleasant evening at 27°C, light winds and no expected showers.

• 9:30-10:30 PM: Mostly clear skies continue, humidity rises above 80%, dew likely to settle.

New Zealand: Tim Seifert(w), Finn Allen, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner(c), Cole McConchie, Matt Henry, Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson/Jacob Duffy

England: Philip Salt, Jos Buttler(w), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Harry Brook(c), Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Liam Dawson, Jamie Overton/Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid

England: They have already qualified for the semi-finals.

New Zealand: They need to win this match to qualify for the semis, otherwise things won't remain in their hands and Pakistan could have an outside chance to qualify. Check out the detailed scenario here.

New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat first in Colombo.

England: 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: Tim Seifert(w), Finn Allen, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner(c), Cole McConchie, Matt Henry, Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson

Jofra Archer starts the first innings with a sharp maiden over. Tim Seifert looked like a cat on hot tin roof as England have started the match well. Liam Dawson takes the ball for the 2nd over, while Fin Allen will face the first ball of the match.

NZ 0/0 (1)

After first two quiet overs from Jofra Archer, Tim Siefert has finally unleashed himself by slamming Jofra Archer for 16 runs in his 3rd over. The Kiwis are off to a good start in a must-win match.

NZ 44/0 (5)

New Zealand got off to a swift start in the powerplay but after they have lost both the openers in consecutive overs. First Tim Siefert was stumped by Adil Rashid, then Tim Allen played a casual shot in the hands of Jacob Bethell.

NZ 66/2 (8)

Rehan Ahmad gets the wicket of Rachin Ravindra on his first ball of the T20 World Cup. It was a drag on delivery but the bat died on Ravindra, who could only manage to hit it into the hands of Jacob Bethell at the deep mid-wicket boundary.

NZ 106/3 (12)

New Zealand have done well so far to maintain a healthy run-rate on a low and slow pitch. Glenn Philips is well set on 37 off 25 balls and with six wickets in hand, NZ could go on to make a competitive score in the first innings.

NZ 132/4 (16)

England spinners have completely choked the New Zealand batters on a slower track. The Kiwis have managed only 34 runs in the last five overs get to 159 courtesy of a last ball six by Mitchell Santner of the last ball. ENG need 160 runs to win at 8 runs per over.

NZ 159/7 (20)

The English openers - Jos Butler and Phil Salt are on the crease to chase down a tricky target of 160 on a slow track. Matt Henry start the proceedings for New Zealand with the ball.

ENG 0/0 (0)

England have lost two wickets early in the form of Jos Buttler and Phil Salt. However, Harry Brook (15*) has take the matter in his own hands and smashed some handsome boundaries to give England some hope.

ENG 28/2 (4)

Harry Brook Gone! That's a big blow for England as the in-form departs after scoring 26 off 24 balls. Glenn Philips gets the priced wicket, while Tom Banton joins Bethell in the middle.

ENG 56/3 (8)

While New Zealand are on top at the current stage, there is a small partnership brewing between Sam Curran and Tom Banton. Both have forged a 31-run unbeaten stand for the 5th wicket, however, they still need 71 runs to win off 42 balls.

NZ 89/4 (13)

England have managed to hit two sixes and two boundary off the 18th over of Glenn Philips, which has brought the equation within their range. They now need only 21 runs to win in the last two overs.

ENG 139/6 (18)

New Zealand have thrown it away in the last two overs and the match is now in ENG's pocket with 5 runs needed off the last over. A streaky boundary seals it for England as they beat NZ by 4 wickets and with it keeps the door ajar for Pakistan to sneak into the semi-finals.

ENG 161/6 (19.3)

With England chasing down the target against New Zealand in 19.3 overs, Pakistan will either have to win by 64 runs or chase down the target in 13.1 overs to qualify for the semi-finals, otherwise NZ will go through (and the first semi will be staged in Kolkata). Check out the detailed scenario here.

That's a wrap from our end, we'll be back soon with another blog soon, until then, bye bye.