New Zealand vs England Live Score, T20 World Cup 2026, Super Eights, NZ vs ENG Match 49

COLOMBO: The 49th match of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 between New Zealand and England was played here at the R Premdasa Stadium on Friday.

Historically, England and New Zealand have come face-to-face 27 times in men's T20Is, with the former dominating the head-to-head record with 16 victories, compared to the Blackcaps' 10.

Playing XIs

England: Philip Salt, Jos Buttler (w), Harry Brook (c), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Liam Dawson, Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer and 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 and Lockie Ferguson.