New Zealand vs England Scorecard (Match 49), 27 Feb 2026

ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2025/26

Completed

New Zealand

159/7

(20.0 ov)

England

161/6

(19.3 ov)

England won by 4 wickets

Match 49 · T20 · 27 Feb 2026

R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

Key performer

WG Jacks

England

32 (18) · 2/23 · 1 ct

FANTASY PTS

R Ravindra · New Zealand

11 (13) · 3/19

GD Phillips · New Zealand

39 (28) · 1/43 · 2 ct

SCORECARD

Batter	R	B	4s	6s
TL Seifert st JC Buttler b AU Rashid	35	25	3	2
FH Allen c JG Bethell b WG Jacks	29	19	0	3
R Ravindra c JG Bethell b Rehan Ahmed	11	13	1	0
GD Phillips b WG Jacks	39	28	4	1
MS Chapman st JC Buttler b AU Rashid	15	9	2	0
DJ Mitchell c WG Jacks b LA Dawson	3	8	0	0
MJ Santner not out	9	5	0	1
CE McConchie b Rehan Ahmed	14	12	2	0
MJ Henry not out	1	1	0	0

Extras 3 (wd 2, nb 0, b 0, lb 1)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
JC Archer	3.0	1	24	0
LA Dawson	4.0	0	32	1
SM Curran	1.0	0	10	0
AU Rashid (1wd)	4.0	0	28	2
WG Jacks (1wd)	4.0	0	23	2
JG Bethell	1.0	0	13	0
Rehan Ahmed	3.0	0	28	2

Batter	R	B	4s	6s
PD Salt c TL Seifert b MJ Henry	2	4	0	0
JC Buttler c TL Seifert b LH Ferguson	0	2	0	0
HC Brook c DJ Mitchell b GD Phillips	26	24	3	1
JG Bethell c GD Phillips b R Ravindra	21	16	4	0
T Banton c MS Chapman b R Ravindra	33	24	3	1
SM Curran c GD Phillips b R Ravindra	24	22	2	1
WG Jacks not out	32	18	4	1
Rehan Ahmed not out	19	7	1	2

Extras 4 (wd 1, nb 0, b 0, lb 3) · Target 160

Bowler	O	R	W
MJ Henry (1wd)	2.3	19	1
LH Ferguson	2.0	14	1
MJ Santner	4.0	29	0
CE McConchie	1.0	13	0
GD Phillips	4.0	43	1
R Ravindra	4.0	19	3
IS Sodhi	2.0	21	0

TIMELINE

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Fantasy points

Player	Points
WG Jacks · England	96
R Ravindra · New Zealand	87
GD Phillips · New Zealand	86
Rehan Ahmed · England	74
TL Seifert · New Zealand	58
AU Rashid · England	50
JG Bethell · England	41
T Banton · England	38
FH Allen · New Zealand	35
HC Brook · England	31
SM Curran · England	28
MJ Henry · New Zealand	26
MS Chapman · New Zealand	25
LH Ferguson · New Zealand	25
LA Dawson · England	25
CE McConchie · New Zealand	16
JC Archer · England	12
DJ Mitchell · New Zealand	11
MJ Santner · New Zealand	11
PD Salt · England	2
IS Sodhi · New Zealand	0
JC Buttler · England	0

England won by 4 wickets

Toss: New Zealand, chose to batPlayer of the match: WG JacksVenue: R Premadasa Stadium, ColomboSeries: ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2025/26

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