ICC Men's T20 World Cup, 2

New Zealand v England

New Zealand 159/7 20 ov
England 161/6 19.3 ov

England won by 4 wickets

Venue
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Date
Fri, 27 February 2026
Toss
New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat
Player of the match
William Jacks

The match

Before a ball was bowled the model made England 57% favourites, from the two XIs that took the field.

New Zealand win

England win

New Zealand batEngland chase 160

Turning point −24 to England. 18.6, the chase: Mitchell Santner to Rehan Ahmed, 6 runs, 155/6, needing 5. New Zealand went from 27% to 3%.

Moved it most Rehan Ahmed +56.5 · Rachin Ravindra +49.2 · William Jacks +44.2 · Mitchell Santner −43.0

BattingRB4s6sSRWin
Tim Seifertst JC Buttler b AU Rashid352532140.0+3.3
Finn Allenc JG Bethell b WG Jacks291903152.6−0.8
Rachin Ravindrac JG Bethell b Rehan Ahmed11131084.6−10.4
Glenn Phillipsb WG Jacks392841139.3−3.1
Mark Chapmanst JC Buttler b AU Rashid15920166.7+0.8
Daryl Mitchellc WG Jacks b LA Dawson380037.5−8.6
Mitchell Santnernot out9*501180.0+1.6
Cole McConchieb Rehan Ahmed141220116.7−0.5
Matt Henrynot out1*100100.0+0.2
Extras lb 1, w 23
Total 20 ov, 7.95 an over159/7

Did not bat Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson

Fall of wickets 64-1 (Seifert, 7), 66-2 (Allen, 7.4), 97-3 (Ravindra, 11.1), 123-4 (Chapman, 14.1), 133-5 (Mitchell, 16.4), 135-6 (Phillips, 17.1), 152-7 (McConchie, 19.3)

BowlingOMRWEconDotsWdNbWin
Jofra Archer312408.001000−6.4
Liam Dawson403218.00700+1.0
Sam Curran1010010.00200−2.6
Adil Rashid402827.001210+7.7
William Jacks402325.75910+16.8
Jacob Bethell1013013.00100−3.2
Rehan Ahmed302829.33300+2.5

Win is the win chance a player added for his side, in points (100 = a match turned round): batting in the top table, bowling in the bottom. Point at or tap a player to see his balls on the chart.

Ball by ball

The whole match on one screen: a row for every over, a square for every ball, coloured by how far it moved the match. Pick any ball, play it through, or click a name to follow one player.

The balls that decided it