ENG vs NZ Cricket Player Stats, Team News & Expert Analysis - 49th T20 Match
By Aditya Pratap Singh - Thu, Feb 26, 2026Last Updated on Feb 26, 2026 11:44 AM
England vs New Zealand Cricket Match Previews
ICC Mens T20 World Cup 2026
ENG vs NZ Match Previews, Probable Playing 11, Cricket Match Live Score and Pitch Report
Teams will be updated once the lineup announced
ENG vs NZ Match Prediction, ICC Mens T20 World Cup 2026, England vs New Zealand Match Preview, Probable Playing 11, Match winning Tips, Live Match Score, Pitch Report, Injury & Updates.
ENG vs NZ (England vs New Zealand) Match Details
| Match | England vs New Zealand (ENG vs NZ) |
| League | ICC Mens T20 World Cup 2026 |
| Date | Friday, 27th February 2026 |
| Time | 07:00 PM (IST) - 01:30 PM (GMT) |
ENG vs NZ Pitch Report and Todays Weather Report
ENG vs NZ Match Venue: R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
ENG vs NZ Pitch Report: R Premadasa Stadium offers a pitch that will be helpful for the batsmen as well as the bowlers. In particular, spinners may enjoy some turn and bounce, which can cause problems for the batsmen, while they can play their shots freely after spending a few balls on the ground.
ENG vs NZ Weather Report: Weather during the match time in Colombo, LK will be rainy. The temperature is expected to around 24°C on the match day with 94% humidity and 4.4 km/h wind speed. And the visibility is 10 KM. There are 100% chances of precipitation during the game.
R. Premadasa Stadium Score Records:
| Total matches: | 65 |
| Batting first won: | 28 |
| Bowling first won: | 36 |
| 1st inn avg score: | 145 |
| 2nd inn avg score: | 129 |
| Highest Total: | 215/6 |
| Lowest Total: | 80/10 |
| Highest Chased: | 215/5 |
| Lowest Defended: | 115/6 |
R. Premadasa Stadium Pitch Favour
Pace Bowling 53%
Spin Bowling
54%Batting Pitch 46%
Bowling Pitch
145
T20 Average Score
ENG vs NZ (England vs New Zealand) Playing 11
England vs New Zealand (ENG vs NZ) Match Preview
ENG vs NZ Match Preview: England will lock horns against New Zealand in ICC Mens T20 World Cup 2026 on Friday, 27 February 2026 at 07:00 PM IST.
England (ENG) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Jos Buttler and Philip Salt will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings in previous matches.
One-Down Batter
- Harry Brook will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings. He was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.
Middle-Order Batters
- Jacob Bethell and Tom Banton will strengthen the middle order for England.
- Harry Brook will lead the England as a Captain. He was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.
Wicketkeeper
- Jos Buttler will do the Wicket Keeping for England.
Spin Bowlers
- Will Jacks and Liam Dawson will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
- Will Jacks is having topmost good points in this series.
Pace Bowlers
- Jofra Archer and Luke Wood will lead the pace attack of his team.
New Zealand (NZ) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Tim Seifert and Finn Allen will open the innings. Both are very talented players.
One-Down Batter
- Rachin Ravindra will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings. He was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.
Middle-Order Batters
- Glenn Phillips and Daryl Mitchell will strengthen the middle order for New Zealand.
- Mitchell Santner will lead the New Zealand as a Captain. He is also a good All-Rounder
Wicketkeeper
- Devon Conway will do the Wicket Keeping for New Zealand.
Spin Bowlers
- Rachin Ravindra and Glenn Phillips will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
- Rachin Ravindra is having topmost good points in this series.
Pace Bowlers
- Matt Henry and Lockie Ferguson will lead the pace attack of his team.
England vs New Zealand (ENG vs NZ) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips
ENG vs NZ Match Prediction: England looks in good form in recent matches, They are the favorites to win the match.
Toss Prediction, Who will Win the Toss Today?: According to the Possible11 expert toss prediction, NZ will win the toss and choose to Bat first.
ENG vs NZ ICC Mens T20 World Cup 2026 Match Expert Advice: Will Jacks will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Jamie Overton will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.
ENG vs NZ Head to Head
ENG vs NZ Head to Head Records: England vs New Zealand have faced each other in 27 matches in T20. Out of these 27 games, England have won 16 whereas New Zealand have won 10 Matches.
| Team | Match Win |
|---|---|
| ENG | 16 Won |
| NZ | 10 Won |
Live Telecast
The match will be live telecast on Star Sports and JioHotstar.
POINTS TABLE - ICC Mens T20 World Cup 2026
| No | Team | M | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Pts | Recent Forms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUPER 8 Group 1 | |||||||||
| 1 | South Africa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.800 | 2 | W |
| 2 | West Indies | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.350 | 2 | W |
| 3 | India | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -3.800 | 0 | L |
| 4 | Zimbabwe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -5.350 | 0 | L |
| SUPER 8 Group 2 | |||||||||
| 1 | England - Q | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.491 | 4 | LW |
| 2 | New Zealand | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.050 | 3 | WNR |
| 3 | Pakistan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -0.461 | 1 | LNR |
| 4 | Sri Lanka - E | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2.800 | 0 | LL |
| Group A | |||||||||
| 1 | India - Q | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.500 | 8 | WWWW |
| 2 | Pakistan - Q | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.976 | 6 | WLWW |
| 3 | United States - E | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +0.787 | 4 | WWLL |
| 4 | Netherlands - E | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1.217 | 2 | LLWL |
| 5 | Namibia - E | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -3.108 | 0 | LLLL |
| Group B | |||||||||
| 1 | Zimbabwe - Q | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1..506 | 7 | WNRWW |
| 2 | Sri Lanka - Q | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1.741 | 6 | LWWW |
| 3 | Australia - E | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1.523 | 4 | WLLW |
| 4 | Ireland - E | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +0.150 | 3 | NRWLL |
| 5 | Oman - E | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -4.845 | 0 | LLLL |
| Group C | |||||||||
| 1 | West Indies - Q | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.874 | 8 | WWWW |
| 2 | England - Q | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +0.201 | 6 | WWLW |
| 3 | Scotland - E | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +0.359 | 2 | LLWL |
| 4 | Italy - E | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1.020 | 2 | LLWL |
| 5 | Nepal - E | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1.942 | 2 | WLLL |
| Group D | |||||||||
| 1 | South Africa - Q | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.943 | 8 | WWWW |
| 2 | New Zealand - Q | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1.227 | 6 | WLWW |
| 3 | Afghanistan - E | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +0.889 | 4 | WWLL |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates - E | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1.364 | 2 | LLWL |
| 5 | Canada - E | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -2.426 | 0 | LLLL |
| M: Matches, W: Won, L: Lost, T: Tie, NR: No Result, NRR: Net Run Rate, Pts: Points, Q: Qualified, E: Eliminate Recent Forms: W = Won, L = Lost, T = Tie, D = Draw, NR = No Result | |||||||||
Full Schedule: ICC Mens T20 World Cup 2026 Schedule
Recent Forms:
ENG - L WNZ - W N
ENG vs NZ Team Analysis & Player Performance
- Looking by the pitch behavior, Picking top order batters would be crucial here.
- Death-over bowlers are always excellent wicket-takers in last few overs, they can turn the game around at any time.
- In Wicket Keeping, Jos Buttler, Devon Conway are the best choice.
- Spinners may play major role on this pitch.
ENG vs NZ Winning Prediction
- England team has the upper hand over New Zealand team. So try to pick more players from England
ENG vs NZ Small League Must Picks:
ENG - Will Jacks [523 points], Jamie Overton [488 points]NZ - Rachin Ravindra [428 points], Glenn Phillips [427 points]
ENG vs NZ Grand League Risky Picks:
ENG - Josh Tongue [0 points], Rehan Ahmed [0 points]NZ - Ben Sears [0 points], Michael Bracewell [0 points]
ENG vs NZ Death Over Bowlers:
ENG - Jofra ArcherNZ - Matt Henry
England (ENG) Key Players
- Jos Buttler [2, 21, 26, 25, 39]
- Jacob Bethell [8, 33, 55, (13, 4W), 65]
- Harry Brook [100, 17, 53, 4, 36]
- Jofra Archer [2W, 1W, 1W, 2W]
- Sam Curran [16, (43*, 1W), 1W, 58, 20*]
- Jamie Overton [2W, 2W, 0W, 0W, 2W]
- Will Jacks [28, 0W, (39*, 1W), 3W, 1W]
New Zealand (NZ) Key Players
- Cole McConchie [(8, 0W), ]
- Lockie Ferguson [1W, 2W, 3W, 1W, 2W]
- Mitchell Santner [1W, 17*, 3W, 27, 47*]
- Finn Allen [84*, 1, 36, 49, 101]
- Glenn Phillips [1W, 42, 24, 48, 19]
- Rachin Ravindra [0W, 0W, 0W, 44, 0W]
ENG vs NZ Captain and Vice-Captain Choices
- Jos Buttler [PTs: 162, CR: 9]
- Mitchell Santner [PTs: 247, CR: 8.5]
- Harry Brook [PTs: 398, CR: 8.5]
- Glenn Phillips [PTs: 427, CR: 8.5]
- Rachin Ravindra [PTs: 428, CR: 8]
- Sam Curran [PTs: 476, CR: 9]
- Will Jacks [PTs: 523, CR: 8.5]
ENG vs NZ Injury / Unavailability
England Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
New Zealand Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
ENG vs NZ Live Stream
Where can I see ENG vs NZ Live Score?
You can see ENG vs NZ Live Score on Possible11, Cricbuzz, ESPNcricinfo, etc.
ENG vs NZ match will be live telecast on JioHotstar.
ENG vs NZ Cricket Match Highlights
You can watch ENG vs NZ match Live Streaming and highlights on JioHotstar
ENG vs NZ match prediction video in Hindi will be posted soon
England vs New Zealand (ENG vs NZ) Squads
England (ENG) Squad: Jos Buttler(WK), Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Adil Rashid, Philip Salt(WK), Jofra Archer, Will Jacks, Josh Tongue, Harry Brook(C), Ben Duckett, Tom Banton, Jamie Overton, Luke Wood, Jacob Bethell, Rehan Ahmed
New Zealand (NZ) Squad: Rachin Ravindra, Tim Seifert(WK), Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Michael Bracewell, Jacob Duffy, James Neesham, Devon Conway(WK), Ben Sears, Ish Sodhi, Finn Allen(WK), Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Cole McConchie, Mitchell Santner(C), Daryl Mitchell, Kyle Jamieson
ENG vs NZ Experts Team
DISCLAIMER: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Q-1, ENG vs NZ Dream11 Team Prediction Today's match
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