Summary

  • England chase 160 to win by four wickets with three balls to spare

  • Defeat for New Zealand opens door for Pakistan - who must beat Sri Lanka on Saturday and rely on net run-rate swing

  • Jacks and Ahmed put on unbroken 44 to get England over line

  • Buttler out for duck as miserable tournament continues - England slip to 2-2

  • Rashid, Jacks and Ahmed take two wickets each as England bowl record 16 overs of spin

  • England were already through to semi-finals

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Live Reporting

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  1. Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport journalist in Colombo

    Rehan Ahmed's first ball in a World Cup and he's got a wicket. Not one he'll write home about - the grin on his face, he knows he's fortunate.

  2. Aatif Nawaz
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    It wasn't a brilliant ball - short - but Ravindra picks out Jacob Bethell in the deep. Smiles all round. A promising partnership comes to an end.

  3. wicket

    WICKET

    Ravindra c Bethell b Ahmed 11 (NZ 97-3)

    Rehan Ahmed strikes with his first ball at a World Cup!

    In years to come he'll tell the story of a brilliant turning delivery to take the edge... in reality, it was a bit of a drag down that Rachin Ravindra pulls out to deep mid-wicket.

    It's a good tumbling catch by Jacob Bethell in the deep and England have the breakthrough they were after.

  4. Aatif Nawaz
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    That is a terrific shot. It was excellent placement.

    This partnership is just simmering at the moment.

  5. NZ 97-2

    Phillips 21, Ravindra 11

    The suggestion was that is was unlikely that Jacob Bethell would bowl today due to a slightly hand injury but here he is.

    Not the best of starts, a low full toss that Rachin Ravindra hammers down the ground for four.

    Four more. Top shot from Glenn Phillips. Driven all along the ground and just past the stumps at the non-striker's end to split the fielders at long-off and long-on.

    Good over for the Black Caps, 13 from it.

  6. How's stat?!

    Kieran Parmley
    CricViz analyst

    Adil Rashid in this World Cup:

    • Under 50 mph - 97 runs, 78 balls, 6 wickets - 16.1 average. 7.46 economy
    • Over 50 mph - 100 runs, 71 balls, 4 wickets - 25.0 average, 8.45 economy

  7. Daniel Norcross
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    New Zealand's Glenn Phillips plays a shot against EnglandGetty Images

    At the halfway stage, New Zealand are handily placed.

    It's not what the Pakistan fans want but they haven't got away from England.

  8. NZ 84-2

    Swing and a miss from Rachin Ravindra as he tries to pull a big-turning delivery from Will Jacks.

    I think he might have been through the shot slightly too early but it did turn a long way.

    Glenn Phillips does find the boundary a couple of balls later with an outside edge that is too fine for short third to cut it off.

  9. Daniel Norcross
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    In the slot, a bit of flight - Glenn Phillips needed no extra invitation.

    A very dangerous cricketer when he gets going.

  10. 6 runs

    NZ 77-2

    Glenn Phillips picks Adil Rashid's googly and launches the ball over the leg side into the stands.

    That's the shorter side but it was still a mighty hit.

    He punishes a drag down next ball, too, pulling it into the gap for four.

  11. Those two wickets have put England back on top on WinViz.

    WinViz has it 55-45 in England's favour against New ZealandBBC Sport/CricViz

  12. NZ 66-2

    England have fought back nicely since the powerplay with those two wickets.

    It's Glenn Phillips and Rachin Ravindra at the crease now for New Zealand so it doesn't get any easier for the bowlers.

  13. Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport journalist in Colombo

    You could hear the "oh no" straight away from Finn Allen. He hit it straight to Jacob Bethell.

    It's the bigger boundary but he was nowhere near. Bethell is stood eight, nine yards in.

  14. Daniel Norcross
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Will Jacks and Harry Brook celebrate a wicketGetty Images

    Safe hands from Bethell at mid-wicket. Both openers are gone in two overs. Spin has done it.

    Will Jacks' purple patch in this tournament continues.

  15. wicket

    WICKET

    Allen c Bethell b Jacks 29 (NZ 66-2)

    Will Jacks strikes in his first over.

    Finn Allen flicks the ball leg side and immediately knows he's not got enough on it.

    Catching practice for Jacob Bethell, about 10 yards off the rope at deep mid-wicket.

    Spin is doing the trick for England and both New Zealand openers are gone.

  16. Daniel Norcross
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    That was a much tighter decision than I thought based on the reaction of the batter. He had his foot on the line but you've got to have something behind it.

  17. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    Tim Seifert is stumped off Adil RashiGetty Images

    Clever bowling. 44mph from Rashid. He took the pace right off.

  18. wicket

    WICKET

    Seifert st Buttler b Rashid 35 (NZ 64-1)

    Six and out for Tim Seifert!

    The New Zealand opener had launched the previous ball over deep mid-wicket for six and aims another violent shot leg side.

    But the canny Adil Rashid has taken all the pace off the ball, Seifert misses it by a mile and then overbalances slightly and Jos Buttler whips the bails off quick as a flash.

    Seifert walks off so clearly thinks he's well gone but replays show it was actually very tight. Still out, though.

  19. How's stat?!

    Kieran Parmley
    CricViz analyst

    A rare wickeless first six overs for England with the ball, since the start of 2025 only once before have they failed to take a wicket inside the first six overs of the innings (1st T20I vs Ireland, Malahide).

  20. NZ 55-0

    Here comes Adil Rashid. This should tell us just how much this surface is going to turn.

    Pushed for a single first ball.