COLOMBO – In the ninth match of the Super Eight stage, England defeated New Zealand by four wickets thanks to an outstanding partnership between and .
In the 49th match of the event played in , England successfully chased down the 160-run target in the final over with the loss of six wickets. A brilliant 44-run stand off just 16 balls between Will Jacks and Rehan Ahmed played a key role in securing the victory.
For England, Will Jacks and Rehan Ahmed remained unbeaten on 32 and 19 runs respectively.
Among other batters, scored 33, captain made 26, added 24, while scored 2 and was dismissed for a duck.
For New Zealand, took three wickets, while , and claimed one wicket each.
Earlier, after winning the toss and opting to bat first, New Zealand posted 159 runs for the loss of seven wickets in their allotted overs.
Glenn Phillips was the top scorer for the Kiwis with 39 runs. scored 35, made 29, added 15, scored 14, Rachin Ravindra made 11, while was dismissed for 3 runs.
Captain remained unbeaten on 9, while Matt Henry returned not out on 1.
For England, Will Jacks, and Rehan Ahmed picked up two wickets each, while claimed one wicket.
