इंग्लैंड vs न्यूजीलैंड, सुपर 8 - मैच 9, आर.प्रेमदासा स्टेडियम, कोलम्बो, 27 February 2026 - हाइलाइट्स

High up in the air, but drops safely! Rachin Ravindra tosses it up, fuller on off and middle. Tom Banton gets down on one knee to sweep it uppishly, but gets the top edge. The ball balloons toward the deep square leg region and drops between the two fielders converging to take the catch. Two runs taken.

Short, outside off, Tom Banton slaps it to cover for a single. 100 up for England!

OUT! CAUGHT! Rachin Ravindra gets a big, big wicket here. He delivers it fuller, pitching it well outside off and turns into the stumps. Sam Curran clears his front foot to swat it with the spin of the delivery, but miscues the shot. The ball loops to deep mid-wicket, where Glenn Phillips gets underneath the skier and pouches the catch safely near his chest. Sam Curran has to walk back, scoring 24 off 22 balls.

Short, around off, Will Jacks punches it towards cover.

Short again, outside off, pretty slow through the air and stops in the pitch as well after landing. Jacks goes for the cut but mistimes it towards the bowler.

Oohhh... in the air... but flies wide. Full, around off, Will looks to go inside out but the ball grips in the surface a touch and comes late. The batter cannot control his shot and chips this aerially, but wide of short extra cover, for a run towards long off.

FOUR! What a shot that is from Jacks! A touch fuller, on middle and off. Will Jacks rocks back and reverse sweeps it over the backward point region for four runs.

Full, on middle, Will Jacks rolls his wrists to flick it, but offers his shot a bit early. Gets the leading edge and the ball rolls back to the bowler.

Sodhi pitches it up, outside off, Will Jacks lunges and drives it to deep point for a single.

SIX! CARESSED! That is some way to play spin. Tossed up, outside off, Tom Banton comes down the track, stays leg side of the ball and with the away spin, lofts it beautifully over cover. The ball picks up flight and travels way into the crowd! Banton moves to 30 (20) and England now need another 48 runs from 26 balls!

On middle and off, Banton goes back and with soft hands, wrists it through mid-wicket, charging back for the second.

Full and around off, Tom lunges to block. 13 from the over!

Rachin Ravindra starts off with a short-length delivery, wide outside off, Will Jacks slaps it to long off and gets a single.

Oh boy, that's great running between the wickets! A tad fuller, on off, Tom Banton gives it a mere push to the left of the short cover fielder. Will Jacks from the other end calls for the single and sprints hard. Great pick up throw from Mitchell Santner, but Will Jacks is quick to get the single.

Short, outside off, Will Jacks looks to switch hit, but misses. 

Short, outside off, spinning away, Will Jacks backs away and slaps it towards long off for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT! And the set batter departs! For a parttimer, Ravindra possesses excellent bowling figures - 3.5-0-19-3! Not the best of deliveries, but Ravindra won't care. Short and outside off, begging to be hit. Tom Banton rocks back and pulls but the ball gets any kind of pace from the wicket. As a result, Banton cannot get any elevation or power. Hits it, or rather, mishits it towards deep mid-wicket, where Mark Chapman completes the catch near the ropes. From 100/4, ENGLAND ARE NOW 117/6! Equation - 43 runs, 19 balls.

Outside off, fractionally short, Rehan Ahmed looks to cut but misses. A wicket and 3 runs from the over!

Phillips pitches it outside off and turning in. Will Jacks shuffles across the stump to heave it away, but takes a blow on his body. The ball rolls to the leg side and the batter gets a leg bye.

SIX! Shot of authority! Flighted, fuller, on off and middle. Rehan Ahmed charges down the track to get to the pitched area of the ball and smokes it over the long on fence for a 94-meter biggie.

Flatter and shorter, on middle, Rehan Ahmed reverse sweeps it from the inner part of his bat to backward point. Single taken.

SIX! VIOLENCE! Tossed up, outside off, Will Jacks comes down the track, gets to the pitch of the ball and flicks it casually. But such is the power that the ball travels over the fielder at deep mid-wicket! 29 more needed from 14 balls!

FOUR! 'England need one more boundary in this over,' chirped Ian Smith on air just before this ball. And Jacks obeys him. A full toss, on middle, Jacks comes forward and hammers this past the non-striker. Long on is pretty wide and cannot get to the ball!

FOUR MORE! 22 FROM THE OVER! How costly will this turn out to be as the match ends? Short, around middle, Will Jacks goes back and drags the pull through square leg. Lockie Ferguson at deep backward square leg charges to his left, dives but the ball just goes past his despairing dive!

FOUR! The penultimate over starts off with a boundary. The pressure is on the Kiwi skipper. Santner pitches it fuller, but way wide outside off, around the tramline. Rehan Ahmed covers the stumps and reverse sweeps it aerially, over the backward point region for four runs. 

Mitchell Santner drags his length back, on the sixth stump. Rehan Ahmed shuffles wide across the stumps and bunts it to cover to get a single.

Flat and short, wide outside off, Will Jacks slaps it to the left of the long on fielder and gets a couple of runs. 

This is good from England and for once, Mitchell Santner shows some emotions. He was stone-faced and motionless even when Glenn Phillips was jumping up and down on dismissing Harry Brook, but now, seems to be frustrated. Landed outside off, Will Jacks goes back and punches it past cover once again, to the left of long off. Once again, Rehan charges back for the second at the non-striker's end and Santner collects the throw and removes the bails off in disgust.

Outside off, punched through point for a single.

SIX! Rehan, O Rehan! That's what Pakistan would be singing. What a quality shot. Tossed up, outside off, Rehan Ahmed comes down the track and looks to go inside out. He is not to the pitch of the ball but still, goes through with his shot. It seems a bit mistimed but somehow, the power on the shot carries the ball way over the long off fielder! 16 from the over, 38 in the last 2!

Matt Henry scoots from over the wickets and bangs a bouncer, on off, Will Jacks pulls it to deep mid-wicket and gets a single. New Zealand desparetely need a wicket, or a dot delivery here. 

Another bouncer, on middle. Rehan Ahmed skips down the track and hammers it down to deep mid-wicket for another single. 3 required off 4 balls!

FOUR! A boundary will be more than enough for England as they have crossed a line with a smile on their faces. Henry bowls his third consecutive bouncer on middle. Will Jacks rocks back and pulls it late but through the short fine leg region for four runs. ENGLAND BEAT NEW ZEALAND BY 4 WICKETS.