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Eng vs NZ: England reach the target in 19.3 overs New Zealand’s ticket to the semi-finals is still not guaranteed as a result of today’s loss
KOLKATA: New Zealand’s near-winner lost the match to England with an explosive pair of Will Jacks and Rehan Ahmed. As England were gasping for 6 for 117, the seventh wicket snatched victory from the English players from the Kiwi camp. England have already qualified for the semi-finals as a result of today’s victory, England has won 5 matches in a row On this day, he made 161 runs needed to win and won the match by 4 wickets with 3 balls to spare
New Zealand won the toss and decided to bat On this day, he lost 7 wickets in 20 overs and scored 157 runs For the Kiwis, Glen Phillip scored 39 off 28 balls Besides, Tim Seifert, 35 and Finn Allen scored 29 runs New Zealand was not comfortable in front of the English bowlers Even with everyone’s efforts, the run reached a respectable 157 runs
While Jofra Archer took no wickets, Adil Rashid, Will Jacks, Rehan Ahmed took 2 wickets each.
Meanwhile, New Zealand gave an initial shock to England by sending home two openers to chase the run After setting a competitive target of 160 in the World T20 Super 8 against New Zealand at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, England were 64/4 at mid-game.
In the first two overs, England’s runs were reduced to 2/2 thanks to a brilliant attack by pacers Matt Henry and Lockie Ferguson. Glenn Phillips then broke a promising third-wicket partnership between Harry Brooke and Jacob Bethel. He dismissed the in-form England captain. He also took a brilliant catch to dismiss Bethel in the next over. After that, however, the Kiwi bowlers could not stop the pair of Will Jacks and Rehan Ahmed
England reached the target of victory in 19.3 overs New Zealand’s ticket to the semi-finals is still not guaranteed as a result of today’s loss
Kolkata, West Bengal
Feb 27, 2026 11:12 PM IST
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