Colombo: The 49th match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 between New Zealand and England was played at the R Premadasa Stadium on Friday.
Historically, England and New Zealand men have met 27 times in T20Is, with the former holding the head-to-head record with 16 wins compared to 10 for the Blackcaps.
Playing XIs
England: Philip Salt, Jos Buttler (c), Harry Brook (catch), Jacob Bethel, 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 (catch), Cole McConaughey, Matt Henry, Ish Sodhi and Lockie Ferguson.