🏏 ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026: NZ vs Eng 49th Match,27 Feb 🏏 - Page 6

Rashid to Chapman, OUT

dupes him, simple stumping! Chapman runs down and completely misses this, bowled in the 40s mph and it spins inside the bat, leaving him wrong-footed and red-faced as Buttler knocks off the bails. Lovely loopy stuff from Rashid

Mark Chapman st †Buttler b Rashid 15 (9b 2x4 0x6) SR: 166.66

Over 16

7 runs

NZ 132/4

CRR: 8.25

GD Phillips 37 (25b 4x4 1x6)

DJ Mitchell 3 (5b)

Rehan Ahmed

2-0-16-1

Dawson to Mitchell, OUT

chipped down the throat of long-off! Dawson wins the game of cat and mouse.

Daryl Mitchell c Jacks b Dawson 3 (8b 0x4 0x6) SR: 37.5

Jacks to Phillips, OUT

big turn, rattles off stump! Phillips was aiming a hoy down the ground and is comprehensively bowled.

Glenn Phillips b Jacks 39 (28b 4x4 1x6) SR: 139.28

New Zealand is losing wickets like ten pins.

Score is less.....147/6 (19)

England may win...

McConchie out 💔 💔

ENG need 160 runs to win.....

Seven wickets by England spinners - the joint-most by them in a T20 World Cup match. 16 overs of spin is the most England bowled in a T20I innings.

8.31pm: Is that job done for NZ? All the signs are there for how to defend this total, as they did so comprehensively against SL. It was a real struggle to score outside the powerplay, which realised 54 from the openers.

159 is a tricky total. Not a target that's surely enough but may be enough as well. 123/3 in 14 overs and the Blackcaps were sitting pretty. With Santner to come, 175+ was a given. But Rashid got Chapman first ball after the second drinks break and suddenly New Zealand lost momentum. Mitchell came in and played dots. Sure he tried but just couldn't put the ball away. Phillips lost his flow as well

Innings Break

NZ 159-7 (20)

CRR7.95

20:31 Local Time, 15:01 GMT, 20:31 IST: 159 is a tricky total. Not a target that's surely enough but may be enough as well. 123/3 in 14 overs and the Blackcaps were sitting pretty. With Santner to come, 175+ was a given. But Rashid got Chapman first ball after the second drinks break and suddenly New Zealand lost momentum. Mitchell came in and played dots. Sure he tried but just couldn't put the ball away. Phillips lost his flow as well. McConchie found the slog very hard as England teased him by bowling slower into the wicket but he did manage get a couple of fours, You wondered why Santner wasn't taking a lot of the strike against two leggies in the last over and he ran back angry to the dressing room because he knows they could have easily crossed 170 with better shot selection.