ISLAMABAD: England defeated New Zealand by 4 wickets in a thrilling Super 8 match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.
In the match played in Colombo, Kiwi captain Mitchell Santner won the toss and decided to bat first.
The New Zealand team scored 159 runs for 7 wickets in the allotted 20 overs. Glenn Phillips scored 39, Tim Seifert scored 35, and Finn Allen scored 29 runs for the Kiwis.
Will Jacques, Rehan Ahmed and Adil Rashid took 2 wickets each for England.
In reply, England achieved the target for the loss of 4 wickets in the last over and reached the first position in the group with 6 points.
After New Zealand’s defeat by England, Pakistan’s hope of reaching the semi-finals is alive.
Which team from New Zealand and Pakistan will go to the semi-finals will be decided in the Pakistan-Sri Lanka match tomorrow.
Pakistan will have to beat Sri Lanka by a large margin, New Zealand will reach the semi-finals with 3 points due to the lower net run rate.
