England all-rounder Will Jacks described his fourth Player of the Match award as the best after guiding his side to a crucial Super 8 victory over New Zealand in the ongoing ICC Men's T20 World Cup on Friday.
The Mitchell Santner-led side made no changes in their playing XI from their last game, whereas England made one change, bringing in Rehan Ahmed in place of Jamie Overton.
The ICC Men's T20 World Cup will get its first massive clash as 2024 runners-up Proteas and 2022 champions England lock horns at Ahmedabad. While QDK aims to become the first South African to score 3,000 T20I runs, Buttler aims to join the 4,000 T20I run club as its fourth member.
New Zealand pulled off a stunning two-wicket victory against England, snatching the game from the jaws of defeat as Zak Foulkes and Blair Tickner held their nerves to guide the hosts home in a tense finish. With this win, the Black Caps completed a 3-0 whitewash over a lacklustre England sid
The three-match T20I series will start from October 18 at Hagley Oval and will be followed by ODIs starting from October 26, which is a three-match affair as well.
The state of play currently sees India and Australia, the last year's finalists, fighting it out to make it to the finals during the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy while South Africa await the Pakistani challenge at home.
Kiwis sent the legendary pace veteran Southee on a winning note as an all-round effort helped them secure a thumping 423-run win over England in the third Test, ending the series with a 2-1 scoreline and a consolation win.
England Test skipper Ben Stokes expressed his delight with his side's series win over New Zealand but was "disappointed" with the bashing that they received in the final Test of the series.
New Zealand right-hand batter Tim Southee levelled the record of slamming most sixes in the longest format of the game with West Indies legendary batter Chris Gayle (98 sixes) and is just two sixes away from completing the 100 digit mark.