England vs New Zealand, 49th Match at Colombo

ICC Men's T20 World Cup, 2026
completed
England won the match
161/6 (19.3)
159/7 (20)

Match Info

ENG vs NZ

Match: WCT20 2026: England vs New Zealand - 49th Match

Date: Feb 27 2026

Time: 1:00 pm IST (07:30 GMT)

Venue: R.Premadasa Stadium

Status: Match has started

Umpires: Adrian Holdstock, Ahsan Raza

TV Umpire: Asif Yaqoob

Match Referee: Richie Richardson

Series: ICC Men's T20 World Cup

Venue StatsR.Premadasa Stadium

20Matches
Win Bat first70%
Win Bowl first30%
Avg 1st Inns
236
Avg 2nd Inns
202
Highest Total357
Lowest Total107
Highest Successful Chase273
Team Form
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Head to HeadLast 5 matches
1 - 4
ENG
ENG
222/10 (40.2 ov)
New Zealand won by 2 wickets (with 32 balls remaining)
WNZ
NZ
226/8 (44.4 ov)
ENG
ENG
175/10 (36 ov)
New Zealand won by 5 wickets (with 101 balls remaining)
WNZ
NZ
177/5 (33.1 ov)
ENG
ENG
223/10 (35.2 ov)
New Zealand won by 4 wickets (with 80 balls remaining)
WNZ
NZ
224/6 (36.4 ov)
ENG
ENGW
236/4 (20 ov)
England won by 65 runs
NZ
NZ
171/10 (18 ov)
ENG
ENG
282/9 (50 ov)
New Zealand won by 9 wickets (with 82 balls remaining)
WNZ
NZ
283/1 (36.2 ov)

Team Comparison

England
ENG
NZ
New Zealand
6Matches Played6
2Matches Won4
33%Win %67%
217Avg Score207
282Highest Score283
161Lowest Score159
Scoring Breakdown
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Group C
PosTeamMWLTNRNRRPTS
144000+1.8748
1000000.0000
243100+0.2016
341300+0.1842
441300-1.0202
541300-1.3492

It is not my job to announce the winner

Rohit Sharma on being asked if England were rightly awarded the World Cup title in 2019