England defeated New Zealand by 4 wickets to remain undefeated in the Super 8 stage of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026. With their third consecutive win in the second round, they topped Group 2 and kept Pakistan in the semifinal race.
New Zealand finished with 3 points from 3 matches, and they will now rely on the outcome of the Sri Lanka vs Pakistan match and also the net run rate. If Pakistan manage to beat the co-host with a big margin, they will make it to the semi-final but a defeat or a close finish will ensure that the Kiwis play in the knockout stage.
Chasing 160, England reached the target in 19.3 overs, with Will Jacks (32*off 18) and Rehan Ahmed (19*off 7) playing important knocks. Rachin Ravindra took three wickets for the Kiwis.
Earlier, Glenn Phillips (39 off 28) and Tim Seifert (35 off 25) took the score to 159/7. Rehan Ahmed, Adil Rashid and Will Jacks took two wickets each.