England’s captain Harry Brook (left) and New Zealand’s captain Mitchel Santner (right) shake shands before the coin toss of the T20 World Cup cricket match between England and New Zealand in Colombo on February 27, 2026.
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New Zealand skipper Mitchell Santner won the toss and elected to bat against England in a Super Eights match of the T20 World Cup in Colombo on Friday (February 27, 2026).
New Zealand are unchanged, while England included Rehan Ahmed in place of Jamie Overton.
Teams:
England: Philip Salt, Jos Buttler (wk), Harry Brook (c), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Liam Dawson, Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid.
New Zealand: Tim Seifert (wk), Finn Allen, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner (c), Cole McConchie, Matt Henry, Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson.
Published – February 27, 2026 06:59 pm IST
