England will be up against New Zealand in the 49th match of the ICC 2026 WT20. This is the Super 8 stage and this match will be played at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. Harry Brook will lead the England side for this match. England finished second in Group C with three wins and a loss in four matches. But they had a great start to the Super 8 stage as they have won both their matches and have already qualified for the semi-finals.
On the other hand, New Zealand finished second in the Group D with three wins and a loss in four matches. Their opening match against Pakistan ended in a no result but they beat Sri Lanka by a big margin in the last game. A win here would help them reach semi-finals. Mitch Santner will lead the side for New Zealand. This is a very crucial match and promises to be an exciting match. In this article we look at the playing XIs, top picks, pitch reports for this match.
England vs New Zealand Match Details
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Series |
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 |
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Match |
England vs New Zealand, Match 49 |
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Toss |
To be updated |
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Venue |
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
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Match Timings |
7:00 pm IST, 27th February |
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Live Streaming |
JioHotsar |
England vs New Zealand Stats
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Player |
Team |
Performance |
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Lockie Ferguson |
New Zealand |
70 wickets |
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Finn Allen |
New Zealand |
1525 runs |
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Phil Salt |
England |
1710 runs |
England vs New Zealand Probable Playing XI
England: Philip Salt, Jos Buttler(w), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Harry Brook(c), Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Liam Dawson, Jamie Overton, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid
New Zealand: Tim Seifert(w), Finn Allen, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner(c), Cole McConchie, Matt Henry, Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson
England vs New Zealand Dream11 Captaincy Picks
Harry Brook scored a century against Pakistan in the previous match. He will be a ENG vs NZ Dream11 captaincy pick.
Finn Allen has a good record in this format and has scored 1525 runs. He will be a top pick in this ENG vs NZ Dream11 match.
England vs New Zealand Match winner New Zealand look a better side when we compare the overall squad of both sides and New Zealand are expected to win this match. If you're a gamer and like to predict matches, then play on Stake, using SportsTiger's special promo code which will help you with 200% deposit bonus - TIGSTA.
