New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner acknowledged the nervousness in the team camp after their loss against England in both teams' last Super 8s match of the T20 World Cup 2026, at Colombo on Friday. The defeat meant that New Zealand now depend on the result of the Pakistan vs Sri Lanka matc
Kiwi skipper Mitchell Santner gave the 18th over to Glenn Phillips, who started well with a single. But, Ahmed hit a six on the second delivery and took a single on the next. Will Jacks hit three boundaries in the next three deliveries to end the over with 22 runs.
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.
Santner and Rachin's all-round performances were the highlights of the one-sided encounter between the Kiwis and Sri Lanka as the latter was restricted to 107/8 while chasing 169 runs.
With this win, New Zealand, who earlier had earned one point after a washout against Pakistan, are now in second spot with three points and have a chance to move to the semifinals, with their final Super Eight clash against semifinalists England being important. NZ's closest competitor is Pa
New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner said both New Zealand and Sri Lanka are aware of each other's game and whoever adapts to the conditions better will win their Super 8 encounter of the T20 World Cup 2026, set to be held at Colombo's R Premadasa Stadium on Wednesday.
Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha won the toss and opted to bat first against the Mitchell Santner-led New Zealand in the first Super 8 stage clash of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026, at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium on Saturday.
Unbeaten in Chennai in any format since 2011, New Zealand flexed their muscle in the chase. They hit fifth gear in the second over, and kept up the tempo almost all through. With Seifert and Allen in punishing mood, New Zealand put on 78/0 in the first six overs, including 20 in the sixth ov
The 29-year-old flamboyant batter now has 2147 runs in the shortest format in 89 T20Is with an average of 31.57 and strike rate of almost 142. Former Kiwi opener Martin Guptill is leading the list with 3531 runs followed by Kane Williamson with 2575 runs.
New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner has acknowledged that his side's inability to control the powerplay with the ball emerged as a key area of concern during the recent five-match T20I series against India, particularly as the team prepares for their upcoming group stage match against th
After losing the fifth and final T20I and also the series against India, New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner admitted to the formidable challenge of beating the Men in Blue at their den.