England (161/6) edge past New Zealand (159/7) by 4 wickets in a tense T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8 clash

Local.Dada · 2026-02-27T14:56:59+0000

Rajdeep said:
Rashid Khan or Adil Rashid - who is better spinner boys?

Overall- Adil Rashid, white ball only- Rashid Khan.

Wasim Ghulam · 2026-02-27T14:57:19+0000

Devadwal said:
Continue the coping machinnism that we don't deserve etc etc . Andar se bhut dukhi hai.

haha acha ma bohat dukhi ho. khush?

Visaal-E-Yaar · 2026-02-27T14:57:21+0000

Bhaijaan said:
Our cousins have a mental issue against us due to property dispute and because our shop brings more revenue.

Otherwise they’re deadlyvenom for the rest of teams bro

They are angry becuase you are not giving them share in profit from "our" shop, akele akele kha rhy ho.

Wasim Ghulam · 2026-02-27T14:58:02+0000

No dew. no Qudrat ka nizam for Pak it seems

150 is like 200 on this surface

Bhaijaan · 2026-02-27T14:58:13+0000

Reminds me of the 2014 final when India just got stuck towards the end and failed to score any runs.

NZ completely lost the plot against English spinners.

They went to a 150sh total from what seemed like a 180+ total easily.

The Bald Eagle · 2026-02-27T14:58:23+0000

Devadwal said:
@shah9425 @Wasim Ghulam @The Bald Eagle these are exactly doing this to save their face

Hahah...you are dying more for PCT qualification than anyone here...May be you have bet something big

Local.Dada · 2026-02-27T14:58:33+0000

This new bowler Achmed has the similar action to Shadab Khan?

Hyder · 2026-02-27T14:58:34+0000

Abrar, shadab, usama mir, saad. pcb should get adil rashid to work with these guys. Rashid is so good nowadays

shah9425 · 2026-02-27T14:59:11+0000

Good comeback

The Bald Eagle · 2026-02-27T14:59:28+0000

You should be incarcerated for even asking this question

Rajdeep said:
Rashid Khan or Adil Rashid - who is better spinner boys?

GLORY OF '92 · 2026-02-27T14:59:43+0000

Salt and Butler chase it in 15

Local.Dada · 2026-02-27T15:00:01+0000

The Bald Eagle said:
You should be incarcerated for even asking this question

Why bro?

not as ridiculous as it sounds

Wasim Ghulam · 2026-02-27T15:00:02+0000

Hyder said:
Abrar, shadab, usama mir, saad. pcb should get adil rashid to work with these guys. Rashid is so good nowadays

who is gonna work on our Fast bowling?

The Bald Eagle · 2026-02-27T15:01:41+0000

Local.Dada said:
Why bro? not as ridiculous as it sounds

Adil Rashid is way ahead of Rashid. Not even a comparison. One just bowls fast while other tricks others with his variations

Bhaag Viru Bhaag · 2026-02-27T15:01:50+0000

Target: 160

Deewana Mastana · 2026-02-27T15:01:56+0000

160 to win

JaDed · 2026-02-27T15:02:02+0000

Good come back.

GLORY OF '92 · 2026-02-27T15:02:03+0000

jnaveen1980 · 2026-02-27T15:02:03+0000

Decent total. But 15 short as a cushion

RedwoodOriginal · 2026-02-27T15:02:12+0000

No way England are chasing this down

Rana · 2026-02-27T15:02:20+0000

Local.Dada said:
This new bowler Achmed has the similar action to Shadab Khan?

Why? Because he bowls leg spin?

CricVet · 2026-02-27T15:02:30+0000

We will see. None of us are Nostradamus to know the results. According to weather forecast, dew is expected which should make things less challenging to batting side.

JaDed · 2026-02-27T15:02:40+0000

RedwoodOriginal said:
No way England are chasing this down

Why? Just one player needs to click

Wasim Ghulam · 2026-02-27T15:02:59+0000

jnaveen1980 said:
Decent total. But 15 short as a cushion

above par on slow and used surface

The Bald Eagle · 2026-02-27T15:03:00+0000

Santner is a gun captain

Rajdeep · 2026-02-27T15:03:15+0000

The Bald Eagle said:
You should be incarcerated for even asking this question

Is my comparison as poor as this one?

Thread 'Rashid Khan vs Shadab Khan'

Mar 29, 2017

Both legspinners. Both 18. Both can bowl a great googly. Both have made a big name for themselves already. Who do you think has more potential? Rashid already has 50 wickets and has been selected by teams in the CPL and the IPL. Unfortunately, he plays for a minnow nation. Shadab had a brilliant PSL and can bat really well too.

Who do you think is the better player and who will find more success over the years?

jnaveen1980 · 2026-02-27T15:03:42+0000

Used pitch

Azaad · 2026-02-27T15:03:52+0000

160 are wayyy too many for this sluggish track - don't think anyone is chasing this

Visaal-E-Yaar · 2026-02-27T15:03:53+0000

CricVet said:
We will see. None of us are Nostradamus to know the results. According to weather forecast, dew is expected which should make things less challenging to batting side.

Even nostradamus didn't know anything.

jnaveen1980 · 2026-02-27T15:04:24+0000

Wasim Ghulam said:
above par on slow and used surface

Yea England has nothing to lose here. So they can hunt it down within powerplay

shah9425 · 2026-02-27T15:04:37+0000

Will they be able to chase in 15 overs

Local.Dada · 2026-02-27T15:05:05+0000

CricVet said:
We will see. None of us are Nostradamus to know the results. According to weather forecast, dew is expected which should make things less challenging to batting side.

So dew + dua it is

Visaal-E-Yaar · 2026-02-27T15:05:27+0000

Local.Dada said:
So dew + dua it is

So its DD

Champ_Pal · 2026-02-27T15:05:31+0000

JaDed said:
Concern? Why do you care if Eng wins?

Concern for England :dw

I am supporting Kiwis.

Wasim Ghulam · 2026-02-27T15:05:32+0000

shah9425 said:
Will they be able to chase in 15 overs

NZ will win bro. Its a winning score

Local.Dada · 2026-02-27T15:05:37+0000

Bhaag Viru Bhaag said:
Target: 160

Yes, we are also watching

CricVet · 2026-02-27T15:05:59+0000

Local.Dada said:
So dew + dua it is

You do your parathna, we shall do our dua.

Major · 2026-02-27T15:06:42+0000

Local.Dada said:
Yes, we are also watching

Saree we keo hai?

shah9425 · 2026-02-27T15:06:50+0000

Wasim Ghulam said:
NZ will win bro. Its a winning score

Will be a close one

Visaal-E-Yaar · 2026-02-27T15:07:01+0000

Wasim Ghulam said:
NZ will win bro. Its a winning score

Hayee hayeee
Dil behlane ka yeh khayal acha hai ghalib!

Champ_Pal · 2026-02-27T15:07:13+0000

Feel NZ have enough to defend here. Ball is turning sharply after pitching. Kiwis have enough quality spinners to expose England.

Bhaijaan · 2026-02-27T15:07:28+0000

160 to win.

England on top.

Although now they face a tricky situation. The wicket is spinning and is slow. Do they play out full 20 overs to chase it comfortably or do they do our cousins the mighty Pakistanis a favour by trying to chase it down in 15 overs.

I hope England do the right thing and chase it down in 15 overs because they’re already threw to semis and they owe our cousins a favour

RidiculousMan · 2026-02-27T15:07:33+0000

shah9425 said:
Will they be able to chase in 15 overs

It's unlikely they will chase this at all

The Bald Eagle · 2026-02-27T15:07:35+0000

Rajdeep said:
Is my comparison as poor as this one?

Thread 'Rashid Khan vs Shadab Khan'

Mar 29, 2017

Both legspinners. Both 18. Both can bowl a great googly. Both have made a big name for themselves already. Who do you think has more potential? Rashid already has 50 wickets and has been selected by teams in the CPL and the IPL. Unfortunately, he plays for a minnow nation. Shadab had a brilliant PSL and can bat really well too.

Who do you think is the better player and who will find more success over the years?

ExpressPacer

Replies: 394

Forum: Cricket

Lol this is more like comparing two

...but we have bigger one

jnaveen1980 · 2026-02-27T15:08:09+0000

England will win in 16th over. Pakistan will play west indies in semi final

Nikhil_cric · 2026-02-27T15:09:02+0000

RedwoodOriginal said:
The speeds he is bowling at is amazing. First wicket was 73 kph and this one at 70 kph. Takes alot of guts to flight the ball at that pace, but that just illustrates the confidence and control he has

He has the slowest average speed in the tournament as well @Nikhil_cric at 79 kph

England vs New Zealand LIVE: ICC T20 World Cup 2026 - cricket score, radio & video highlights

England face New Zealand in the ICC T20 World Cup in Colombo - follow live scores, radio commentary and video highlights.

www.bbc.com

Local.Dada · 2026-02-27T15:09:21+0000

England either will be bundled out for below 120ish or chase this in 15 overs. Nothing in between i feel

Wasim Ghulam · 2026-02-27T15:09:35+0000

RidiculousMan said:
It's unlikely they will chase this at all

for Sake of Pakistan cricket , Hopefully they dnt

Ball Blazer · 2026-02-27T15:09:52+0000

So

Devadwal said:
Another one gone. 133/5. 160 is looking very taught now.

an exact 160-run target. ENG are gonna do it apparently

G0rmintAunty · 2026-02-27T15:10:26+0000

Presenter - Is it what you thought it would feel like going out there in your first world cup?

Rehan - Yeah it was similar to the training wickets here and I played some ODIs here before the world cup, so yeah it was very similar.

Doesn't seem to be the brightest bulb in the box.

Justcrazy · 2026-02-27T15:12:11+0000

160 is the target for England.

Boyka · 2026-02-27T15:12:59+0000

Brook to fail, only turns up against PK

DeadlyVenom · 2026-02-27T15:13:04+0000

Kiwis did us dirty.

ads101 · 2026-02-27T15:13:21+0000

Think England have this

shah9425 · 2026-02-27T15:13:59+0000

ads101 said:
Think England have this

Let's see

DeadlyVenom · 2026-02-27T15:15:24+0000

Bhaijaan said:
Reminds me of the 2014 final when India just got stuck towards the end and failed to score any runs.

NZ completely lost the plot against English spinners.

They went to a 150sh total from what seemed like a 180+ total easily.

those two fours your coochie bhai hit were like daggers to my heart.

Cover Drive Six · 2026-02-27T15:15:33+0000

I like Phil Salt and enjoy watching him. I hope he destroys the Kiwis. :zardari2

CricVet · 2026-02-27T15:15:38+0000

Let's see if the Monster Butler wakes up or Henry gets him with an outswing

Justcrazy · 2026-02-27T15:15:41+0000

There we go , Jos Butler and Salt on crease.

Local.Dada · 2026-02-27T15:15:54+0000

Arrey yaar ye Sodhi to free me 40 run de dega

England to chase 120

DeadlyVenom · 2026-02-27T15:16:20+0000

One thing i have noticed is that its better to go opposite to cricinfo win predictor. Mostly it is wrong.

*unless Pakistan is playing then you can disregard its predictions entirely as Pakistan will likely lose anyway.

CricVet · 2026-02-27T15:16:51+0000

Salt will go early or make big in no time...game on hay

ads101 · 2026-02-27T15:18:38+0000

Bhaijaan said:
160 to win.

England on top.

Although now they face a tricky situation. The wicket is spinning and is slow. Do they play out full 20 overs to chase it comfortably or do they do our cousins the mighty Pakistanis a favour by trying to chase it down in 15 overs.

I hope England do the right thing and chase it down in 15 overs because they’re already threw to semis and they owe our cousins a favour

Think England just chase it down normally. Win is a win and this is a tricky surface.

Katwalindian calculated it to be a 60-70 win runs or so Pakistan needs to beat Sri Lanka by if England take it to last over. Which is doable. We just need the lifeline. I remember being in the stands when we needed to score something like 500 in the odi World Cup years back against Bangladesh and Pak fans still cheered them on when they tried to go for it at the start

. This seems far more manageable in comparison.

Ali Active · 2026-02-27T15:18:42+0000

Salt gone

Wasim Ghulam · 2026-02-27T15:18:49+0000

Matt Henry is medium pace version of Shane Bond

shah9425 · 2026-02-27T15:19:02+0000

Salt gone

Justcrazy · 2026-02-27T15:19:20+0000

OUT

Salt Gone , Kiwis strike here

Bhaijaan · 2026-02-27T15:19:21+0000

OUT

Namak bhai gone in first over

A blow to our cousins

jnaveen1980 · 2026-02-27T15:19:38+0000

Brook will win in 16 overs

CricVet · 2026-02-27T15:19:39+0000

As I thought...Salt is struggling...Eng top order is out of order these days

Cover Drive Six · 2026-02-27T15:19:40+0000

Cover Drive Six said:
I like Phil Salt and enjoy watching him. I hope he destroys the Kiwis.

Gone.

Tata..bye..bye...khatam

G0rmintAunty · 2026-02-27T15:19:43+0000

Matt is supposed to go back after this match for the birth of his child, ek din pehle nahi ja sakta tha kya

Wasim Ghulam · 2026-02-27T15:19:43+0000

Matt Henry not Playing knockouts will be a massive boost for India or WI in semi

Devadwal · 2026-02-27T15:19:50+0000

Namak Bhai gone. :kp

DeadlyVenom · 2026-02-27T15:20:13+0000

Namak Haram

Bhaijaan · 2026-02-27T15:20:13+0000

DeadlyVenom said:
those two fours your coochie bhai hit were like daggers to my heart.

TBH, all my hopes are now once again on Henry Brooks.
I don’t trust Butler but hope he makes a legendary come back tonight

We gotta win this in 15 overs dear

psyoptica · 2026-02-27T15:21:14+0000

Wasim Ghulam said:
Matt Henry is medium pace version of Shane Bond

Yeah very similar action

Justcrazy · 2026-02-27T15:21:15+0000

Brook again is important in chase.

Local.Dada · 2026-02-27T15:21:44+0000

Wild swings against Henry in the first over is never a good idea

jnaveen1980 · 2026-02-27T15:22:09+0000

In Indian conditions this unit will thrive

England (161/6) edge past New Zealand (159/7) by 4 wickets in a tense T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8 clash

T20I Debutant

First Class Star

First Class Star

First Class Star

Hall of Famer

Super Moderator

T20I Debutant

Tape Ball Captain

Local Club Captain

Super Moderator

Test Debutant

T20I Debutant

First Class Star

Super Moderator

T20I Star

T20I Captain

T20I Captain

Test Debutant

World Star

Senior ODI Player

Hall of Famer

First Class Captain

T20I Captain

First Class Star

Super Moderator

Test Debutant

World Star

Debutant

First Class Star

World Star

Local Club Captain

T20I Debutant

First Class Star

Test Debutant

First Class Star

T20I Debutant

First Class Captain

Test Star

Local Club Captain

First Class Star

Test Debutant

Hall of Famer

ODI Debutant

Super Moderator

World Star

ODI Star

T20I Debutant

First Class Star

Administrator

Local Club Regular

ATG

Tape Ball Star

ODI Star

Test Debutant

Local Club Captain

ODI Star

First Class Captain

First Class Captain

ATG

T20I Debutant

ODI Star

First Class Captain

Test Debutant

Local Club Captain

First Class Star

Local Club Captain

ATG

Hall of Famer

World Star

First Class Captain