New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner has won the toss and elected to bat first against England in the ICC T20 World Cup 2026.
Toss Decision – Captain’s Comments & Reasoning
“We will bat first. You have to win the games to win the World Cup. We are up for the challenge tonight. The wicket looks good. It would be similar to what we got against Sri Lanka in the previous game,” Mitchell Santner said.
England skipper Harry Brook would have batted first as well.
“We would have batted first as we saw the spin in the previous game. We will have to give our best, as New Zealand is a good side, and putting them under pressure is going to be good. We want players to play with freedom.
Playing XIs
England: 1 Phil Salt, 2 Jos Buttler (wk), 3 Harry Brook (capt), 4 Jacob Bethell, 5 Tom Banton, 6 Sam Curran, 7 Will Jacks, 8 Rehan Ahmed, 9 Liam Dawson, 10 Jofra Archer, 11 Adil Rashid
New Zealand: 1 Tim Seifert (wk), 2 Finn Allen, 3 Rachin Ravindra, 4 Glenn Phillips, 5 Mark Chapman, 6 Daryl Mitchell, 7 Mitchell Santner (capt), 8 Cole McConchie, 9 Matt Henry, 10 Ish Sodhi 11 Lockie Ferguson
Toss Result Today – England vs New Zealand Super 8 Group 2 ICC T20 World Cup 2026
Q1: Who won the toss today in England vs New Zealand ICC T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8 Group 2 match?
New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner has won the toss and elected to bat first against England.
Q2: What was the toss time today?
The toss took place at 06:30 PM IST.
Q3: Why did the captain choose to bat first?
Mitchell Santner has opted to bat first because of the challenging batting conditions in the second innings.
Q4: Where is today’s match being played?
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo