England has defeated New Zealand by 115 runs in the Lord’s Test. New Zealand had a target of 254 runs in the fourth innings, but in reply the Kiwi team could score only 38 runs. This was the 150th Test match played at Lord’s ground, in which Ben Stokes has created history by winning as captain.

Ben Stokes has now equaled Alastair Cook and Andrew Strauss in the list of England’s most successful Test captains. This was Ben Stokes’s 24th Test win as captain. Strauss and Cook also won 24 test matches for England as captain. The captain who has won the most Tests for England is Joe Root, under whose captaincy England won 27 matches.

40 wickets in a match

It has rarely been seen in recent times that all 40 wickets have fallen in a Test match. England had scored 140 runs and 226 runs in the first and second innings respectively. Whereas New Zealand scored 113 runs and 138 runs in their first and second innings respectively. The bowler who took the most wickets in the match was Nathan Smith of New Zealand, who took 9 wickets in both the innings combined. Whereas for England, Ollie Robinson and Gus Atkinson took 7-7 wickets.

England won the 150th test

Lord’s ground is the stadium that has hosted the most number of Test matches in history. In the 150th Test at Lord’s, England’s first innings was reduced to 140 runs. New Zealand was able to score 113 runs in the first innings, giving England a slight lead of 27 runs, which proved to be very important later on.

England’s middle and lower order flopped in the second innings too, but thanks to Ben Duckett’s 33 runs and Emilio Gay’s 57 runs, England scored 226 runs in the second innings. On the basis of lead in the first innings, England gave a target of 254 runs to New Zealand. Devon Conway scored 41 runs and Glenn Phillips tried his best to keep New Zealand in the match by playing innings of 44 runs, but could not avoid defeat.

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New Zealand has got a target of 254 runs to win in Lord’s Test. After taking a slight lead of 27 runs in the first innings, England was all out for 226 runs in the second innings. Emilio Gay scored 57 runs with a half-century on his Test debut, while Ollie Robinson’s innings of 29 runs helped England post a strong score on the difficult Lord’s pitch.

On the first day of Lord’s Test, England’s first innings was reduced to 140 runs. By the end of the first day’s play, the New Zealand team had lost 6 wickets for 61 runs. The Kiwi team increased its score on the second day and the entire team was all out for 113 runs. In this way the British got a lead of 27 runs in the first innings.

In the second innings, Ben Duckett and Emilio Gay gave a good start to England and added 52 runs for the first wicket. Duckett scored 33 runs, while Emilio scored 57 runs. At one time England had scored 126 runs at the loss of only 2 wickets, but then England lost 4 wickets within one run. The Kiwi team made a comeback, but Jamie Smith’s inning of 39 runs and then Ollie Robinson’s fighting innings took England to the score of 226.

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New Zealand will create history

New Zealand has got the target of 254 runs in the fourth innings. Let us tell you that more than 300 targets have been chased only once in history at Lord’s ground, when in the year 1984, West Indies chased 342 runs in the fourth innings against England. Apart from that, only three times the target of more than 250 runs has been chased here. In such a situation, it will be very difficult for New Zealand to achieve this target.

Whereas in the history of Test cricket, New Zealand has been able to defeat England only once at Lord’s. This victory of the Kiwi team came in the year 1999, but after that for 27 years New Zealand has not got victory over England at Lord’s ground.

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Lord’s ground has completed its 150 test matches. This historic match has started between England and New Zealand from 4th June. New Zealand won the toss and chose to bowl first, this decision proved to be right for them. England’s batting has become dismal in the first innings, because in this rain-affected innings, the British team had lost 6 wickets even before the score of 100 runs.

Lord’s is the first ground in the world to host 150 test matches. When the England team came to bat first, Ben Duckett was out after scoring only 19 runs. Emilio Gay, Jacob Batchelor and Joe Root also went cheaply. In no time, 4 wickets of England fell till the score was 34. By the time the game was stopped due to rain, England had scored 118 runs at the loss of 8 wickets.

Joe Root had a chance to create history. If Root had scored 75 runs, he would have become the first batsman in the history of Test cricket to complete 2000 runs, but he was out after scoring only one run.

let’s just harry brook

Only Harry Brook faced the New Zealand bowlers bravely for some time. He scored 56 runs playing 71 balls and was the only batsman to score a half-century for the English team. It was thanks to him that England somehow touched the 100-run mark.

Captain Ben Stokes also flopped badly, scoring only 12 runs. In the last 11 Test innings, Stokes has been able to cross the 20-run mark only twice and on both those occasions he scored fifty. Kyle Jamieson wreaked the most havoc for New Zealand, who has taken 4 wickets so far. William O’Rourke and Nathan Smith took two wickets each.

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New Zealand Score vs England: Batting first, New Zealand has scored 159 runs. This is a do or die match for New Zealand, in which no batsman could even reach the 40 run mark leave alone a half century. The spinners of England had put a brake on the run rate of the Kiwi team. This small score of New Zealand is no less than good news for the Pakistan team because its passage to the semi-finals depends on New Zealand’s defeat today.

In this match being played at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat first. Tim Seifert and Finn Allen gave a good start to the Kiwi team by making an opening partnership of 64 runs. But both these batsmen went within just 2 runs. Glenn Phillips definitely dominated the England bowlers for some time, scoring 39 runs in 28 balls. Seifert contributed 35 runs and Finn Allen also contributed 29 runs.

England’s spinners weaved a net

England played many spin bowlers in this match. The spinners took all the wickets for England. Rehan Ahmed and Adil Rashid took two wickets each and Will Jacques also managed to dismiss 2 batsmen. Liam Dawson also took one wicket.

The 159 runs scored by New Zealand are creating tension for the Pakistan team. In fact, if New Zealand loses today, Pakistan’s hopes of going to the semi-finals will remain intact. Pakistan’s tension was reduced because the Kiwis did not score very big.

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Matt Henry Wife: New Zealand fast bowler Matt Henry is going to become a father for the second time. Before the Super-8 match against England on Friday, the New Zealand Cricket Board confirmed that Matt Henry’s request for leave has been approved. He will return home after the match against England. Henry is already the father of a daughter and talking about T20 World Cup 2026, Henry has taken a total of 6 wickets in the tournament so far.

Matt Henry married his long-time girlfriend Holly Caron in the year 2020. They have a daughter named Annabel Rose Henry. Now Henry and Holly are going to become parents for the second time. New Zealand cricket team head coach Rob Walter congratulated the couple.

Will you be out of T20 World Cup?

If New Zealand beats England today, it will enter the semi-finals. On the other hand, England has nothing to lose, having already secured their place in the semi-finals. However, with the defeat of England, Pakistan will be out of the tournament. Coach Ross Walter gave an update and said that if New Zealand goes to the semi-finals, then Matt Henry can join the team again.

The equation for New Zealand going to the semi-finals is clear. It currently has 3 points and by registering a win over England today, New Zealand will secure a place in the semi-finals. With this, the newcomer will not only reach the last 4 but will also top the second group of Super-8.

Talking about Matt Henry, he has taken 49 wickets in his international T20 career so far after playing 40 matches. By taking one wicket against England today, he will complete 50 wickets in T20.

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England Win Margin Pakistan Semi Final Qualification Scenario: Today, the Super-8 match between England and New Zealand will be played in the T20 World Cup 2026. On one hand there is England, who have already secured a place in the semi-finals, on the other hand this match is very important for New Zealand also. After the result of this match, T20 World Cup may get its third semi-finalist team, but Pakistan team will also keep an eye on this match. Because the hope of Pakistan team going to the semi-finals depends on the result of England vs New Zealand match.

In fact, only if New Zealand loses to England today, Pakistan’s hopes of reaching the semi-finals will remain intact. That means Pakistan team would be praying today that New Zealand gets defeated at any cost.

If England wins by this many runs

The Super-8 match between England and New Zealand will be played at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. The average score here in international T20 matches is 150 runs. Suppose today England batting first scores 150 runs.

Since Pakistan’s semi-final hopes will end if England loses, it can be assumed that while chasing the target of 151 runs, New Zealand’s innings gets reduced to 130 runs and England wins the match by 20 runs. In such a situation, in the match to be held on 28th February, Pakistan will have to ensure that it gets a 50-run victory over Sri Lanka or else it can chase the target and defeat Sri Lanka within 14.5 overs.

This was a matter of England batting first. Today against New Zealand, if England chases the target in 19 overs, then Pakistan will have to achieve the target in just 13.5 overs or win by a margin of 61 runs.

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Team India Defeated Zimbabwe In The Super-8 Match: In the Super-8 match of ICC T20 World Cup 2026, the Indian team has kept its hopes alive in the semi-finals by defeating Zimbabwe. In this important match played at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, Team India defeated Zimbabwe by a huge margin of 72 runs. With this, the Indian team has also opened its account of victory in the Super-8 round. However, despite this victory, Team India has not gained any advantage in the points table and they are still at third position in Group-1.

What is the condition of the points table of Group-1?

After India’s win against Zimbabwe in the Super-8 round, South Africa has confirmed its place in the semi-finals from Group-1. The Proteas team has 4 points with two wins in two matches and the net run rate is also +2.890, which is much better than the other teams, while West Indies is at second place with 2 points after winning 1 in 2 matches. Team India has secured 2 points in its 2 matches with 1 win and 1 loss, but they are still at third position.

Actually, the Net Run Rate (NRR) of West Indies is +1.791 and that of the Indian team is -0.100, due to which the Caribbean team remains at the second position. The fourth team of this group is Zimbabwe, which is at the last position after losing both its matches and is out of the race for the semi-finals after losing to Team India in its second match.

Close competition in Group 2 for semi-finals

The England team has reached the semi-finals from Group 2 with 2 wins in 2 matches, while the New Zealand team is at second position with 3 points in 2 matches. He has to play his last match against England, which is going to be very important for the Kiwi team. By winning this match, New Zealand will also reach the semi-finals, but with the defeat of New Zealand, the Pakistani team’s hopes of reaching the semi-finals will increase, because Pakistan is at third position with 1 point in 2 matches. In such a situation, they will also have a chance to get 3 points by winning the last match against Sri Lanka, after which the decision will be taken on the basis of Net Run Rate (NRR). On the other hand, Sri Lanka, the fourth team of Group 2, is out of the tournament after losing 2 consecutive times.

Indian Team Needs To Win Against West Indies: The race for the semi-finals of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 has now become exciting. With India’s win against Zimbabwe, South Africa has confirmed its place in the semi-finals, while England has already secured the ticket for the last four. Two seats for the semi-finals have been filled, while 2 seats are still vacant. Despite defeating Zimbabwe by 72 runs, the path for Team India does not seem easy. Under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav, the Indian team has to face West Indies in its last match of Super-8 round on Sunday i.e. 1st March.

Indian team will have to register victory against West Indies

If the Indian team has to make its place in the last four, then it will have to win against the Caribbean team at any cost. Whoever wins between India and West Indies in the match to be held at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday will directly make it to the semi-finals, while South Africa has already qualified from Group-1. In the second group, England has secured the ticket for the semi-finals by registering two consecutive wins.

New Zealand will have to win against England

New Zealand has won one of the two matches, while the team’s match against Pakistan was washed out due to rain. New Zealand has to face England in its last match of Super-8 round on 27 February. If New Zealand is successful in defeating England, then the team will easily get the ticket for the last four. However, if New Zealand loses to England, things may go bad for the team. The good thing with New Zealand is that right now the net run rate of the Kiwi team (+3.050) is quite good.

Pakistan will have to pray for victory against Sri Lanka

After two matches, Pakistan still has only one point. Pakistan has to face Sri Lanka in its last match of Super-8 round on 28th February. If Pakistan defeats Sri Lanka, the team’s total will be three points. However, Pakistan will also have to pray that England is successful in defeating New Zealand. If Pakistan is successful in registering a win against Sri Lanka and England has to face defeat against New Zealand, then in this situation the team with better net run rate will get the ticket for the semi-finals.

T20 World Cup 2026 is now nearing its end, except England, no team’s place in the semi-finals is confirmed yet. Talking about Group 2, England has qualified, Sri Lanka is officially out. New Zealand can go ahead on its own, but this is not the case with Pakistan. Let us explain to you how Salman Ali Aga and team can now reach the semi-finals.

There are still 2 matches left in Group 2 in the T20 World Cup 2026 Super-8 round. The next match is England vs New Zealand on 27 February and the last match is Pakistan vs Sri Lanka on 28 February. New Zealand has won one out of 2 matches and 1 has been cancelled. New Zealand is at second place in the points table with 3 points. The net run rate of the Kiwi team is +3.050. Pakistan has lost 1 out of 2 matches and one of their matches has been cancelled. Pak team has 1 point and net run rate is in minus (-0.461).

If New Zealand defeats England in the match to be held on Friday, they will get 5 points and will come on top in the points table. England with 4 points will slip to second place and Pakistan will be out of the semi-final race. Because even after winning the final match, Pakistan will reach only 3 points. But if England defeats New Zealand then Pakistan’s hopes will remain alive. Know then how big a victory would be required.

Pakistan’s equation for going to semi-finals

If England beats New Zealand by 15 runs, then Pakistan will need to win against Sri Lanka by more than 55 runs. If England wins by just 1 run then Pakistan will need to win by 69 runs.

If England beats New Zealand by 50 runs, then Pakistan will have to win against Sri Lanka by 20 runs. In this situation, while chasing the target, Pakistan will have to register victory before 17.5 overs.

NZ vs ENG 1st ODI: The three-match ODI series between New Zealand and England has started. England team has gone on New Zealand tour. Today the first match of this series is being played at Bay Oval. In this match, New Zealand won the toss and decided to bowl first. The English batsmen surrendered in front of the Kiwi bowlers. 6 wickets fell on England’s score of 56. But captain Harry Brook played a brilliant innings and scored a brilliant century.

Harry Brook’s brilliant innings

In front of New Zealand, more than half of the England team collapsed in the blink of an eye. Jamie Smith lost his wicket on the very first ball. Ben Duckett and Joe Root were also out in the second over. Jacob Bethel, Jos Buttler and Sam Curran also lost their wickets early. But after this there was a partnership between captain Harry Brook and Jamie Overton. Overton scored 46 runs in 54 balls. Whereas Brook played a century inning of 135 runs in 101 balls, in which this batsman hit 9 fours and 11 sixes. In England’s innings of 223 runs, more than half the runs came from Brook’s bat.

A monster from the captain gives us a fighting chance.

He scores 1⃣3⃣5⃣ in our total of 2⃣2⃣3⃣ pic.twitter.com/7k24Gvd73l

— England Cricket (@englandcricket) October 26, 2025

9 batsmen scored 25 runs

In the first ODI being played in New Zealand, the England team would have been bundled out for 25 runs if Harry Brook and Jamie Overton had not managed the England innings. The remaining 9 batsmen of England together scored 25 runs. Ben Duckett, Joe Root and Jacob Bethel could score only 2-2 runs. Jos Buttler was out after scoring 4 runs and Sam Curran was out after scoring 6 runs. In the end Adil Rashid scored 4 runs and Luke Wood scored 5 runs. Jamie Smith and Braydon Carse were out without opening the account.

New Zealand’s strong bowling

New Zealand’s bowlers put England’s players on the back foot in this match. Among Kiwi bowlers, Zachary Foulkes took the maximum of 4 wickets. Jacob Duffy took 3 wickets, Matt Henry took 2 wickets and Mitchell Santner took 1 wicket.

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