England vs Nepal LIVE SCORE T20 World Cup 2026: Sher Malla strikes early as Salt departs on 1
ICC T20 World Cup LIVE UPDATES: Earlier, New Zealand beat Afghanistan in the first Group D match of the event in Chennai
England vs Nepal ICC T20 World Cup 2026 live scorecard
England skipper Harry Brook won the toss and opted to bat first in match 5 of ICC T20 World Cup 2026 at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Earlier New Zealand beat Afghanistan by 5 wickets in the first match of the day in Chennai. England look to continue momentum
Tim Seifert stole the spotlight at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai as New Zealand beat Afghanistan in Match 5 of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 on Sunday to start their World Cup campaign on a high.
England will look to bring the focus firmly back on cricket when they begin their ICC T20 World Cup campaign against Nepal on Sunday. The two-time champions enter the tournament amid off-field chatter surrounding captain Harry Brook, but the squad remains confident and united, with all-rounder Will Jacks stressing that the group is fully focused on the task ahead.
Placed in Group C alongside Italy, Scotland, West Indies and Nepal, England know the importance of a strong start. Coming off a solid run in T20Is last year, England’s strength lies in their explosive batting depth and ability to chase down imposing targets. In dewy conditions, the bowling unit will lean heavily on the experience of Adil Rashid to apply control through the middle overs.
Nepal, meanwhile, arrive with belief and momentum. After pushing South Africa close in the previous edition and recently upsetting the West Indies, Nepal will be eager to challenge another heavyweight and announce themselves on the big stage once again.
New Zealand edges Afghanistan in Chennai
England vs Nepal T20 World Cup 2026: Playing 11
England playing 11: Philip Salt, Jos Buttler(w), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Harry Brook(c), Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Liam Dawson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Luke Wood
Nepal playing 11: Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh (w), Rohit Paudel (c), Dipendra Singh Airee, Aarif Sheikh, Lokesh Bam, Gulsan Jha, Karan KC, Sher Malla, Nandan Yadav, Sandeep Lamichhane
Earlier, Afghanistan won the toss and opted to bat first. Afghanistan got off to a good start, adding 35 runs for the first wicket before Lockie Ferguson struck on the first and final ball of the final over of the powerplay to dismiss Ibrahim Zadran (10 runs off 12 balls) and Rahmanullah Gurbaz (27 runs off 22 balls), sending both Afghan openers back into the pavilion.
Gulbadin Naib and Sediqullah Atal then added a brisk half-century stand for the third wicket to get Afghanistan back on track. Naib then brought up his half-century in just 29 balls to keep the innings stable before Jacob Duffy struck to remove Sediqullah Atal (29 runs off 24 balls), giving New Zealand the much-needed breakthrough.
Gulbadin Naib (63 runs off 35 balls) finally lost his wicket to Rachin Ravindra before Matt Henry dismissed Darwish Rasooli (20 runs off 13 balls) to halt Afghanistan’s late charge. In the end, Azmatullah Omarzai (14 runs off 7 balls) and Mohammad Nabi (10 not out off 7 balls) added a quickfire 18 runs for the sixth wicket as Afghanistan finished their innings at 182 for 6.
In reply, New Zealand lost momentum early as Mujeeb Ur Rahman clean bowled Finn Allen (1 run off 2 balls) and Rachin Ravindra (0 off 1 ball) on back-to-back deliveries in the second over.
Glenn Phillips and Tim Seifert then stitched a fiery half-century stand for the third wicket to bring New Zealand’s chase back on track. However, Rashid Khan struck to dismiss Glenn Phillips (42 runs off 25 balls) to end the partnership. Tim Seifert (65 runs off 42 balls) brought up his half-century in 39 balls before losing his wicket to Mohammad Nabi as the match hung in the balance.
Mark Chapman (28 runs off 17 balls) then pushed the match further in New Zealand’s favour before losing his wicket to Azmat Omarzai. In the end, Daryl Mitchell (25 not out off 14 balls) and Mitchell Santner (17 runs off 8 balls) added an unbeaten 28 runs for the sixth wicket to take New Zealand over the line with five wickets and 13 balls to spare.
New Zealand vs Afghanistan ICC T20 World Cup 2026 full scorecards:
Afghanistan scorecard:
| Afghanistan (20 ovs maximum) | ||||||
| Batting | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz † | b Ferguson | 27 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 122.72 |
| Ibrahim Zadran | c Phillips b Ferguson | 10 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Gulbadin Naib | c †Seifert b Ravindra | 63 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 180 |
| Sediqullah Atal | c †Seifert b Duffy | 29 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 120.83 |
| Darwish Rasooli | c Phillips b Henry | 20 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 153.84 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | run out (Neesham/Ferguson) | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 200 |
| Mohammad Nabi | not out | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 142.85 |
| Extras | (lb 3, w 6) 9 | |||||
| Total | 20 Ov (RR: 9.10) 182/6 | |||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s |
| Matt Henry | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 6.75 | 11 |
| Jacob Duffy | 3 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 10 | 8 |
| Lockie Ferguson | 4 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 10 | 6 |
| James Neesham | 3 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
| Mitchell Santner | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 5.75 | 6 |
| Glenn Phillips | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Rachin Ravindra | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 2 |
New Zealand scorecard:
| New Zealand (T: 183 runs from 20 ovs) | ||||||
| Batting | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Tim Seifert † | c Azmatullah Omarzai b Mohammad Nabi | 65 | 42 | 7 | 3 | 154.76 |
| Finn Allen | b Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Rachin Ravindra | b Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Phillips | b Rashid Khan | 42 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 168 |
| Mark Chapman | c Rashid Khan b Azmatullah Omarzai | 28 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 164.7 |
| Daryl Mitchell | not out | 25 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 178.57 |
| Mitchell Santner (c) | not out | 17 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 212.5 |
| Extras | (nb 2, w 3) 5 | |||||
| Total | 17.5 Ov (RR: 10.26) 183/5 | |||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 12.5 | 5 |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 4 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 7.75 | 11 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 3.5 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 10.43 | 7 |
| Rashid Khan | 4 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 9 | 5 |
| Ziaur Rahman | 3 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 11 | 4 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 18 | 2 |
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3:22 PM
ICC T20 World Cup 2026 England vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: England 39 for 1 after 4 overs
Dipendra Sharma comes in the attack for Nepal
Ball 6: Flat and on a good length on middle, Bethell goes back and pushes it straight back to the bowler. No run.
Ball 5: Good length on middle, Buttler gets forward and flicks it away to deep square leg for a single.
Ball 4: Tossed up full on off and right in the slot, Buttler makes a bit of room and lofts it flat over mid-off for four.
Ball 3: Length delivery outside off with no turn, Buttler presses forward and drives on the rise, threading it between cover-point and extra cover for four.
Ball 2: Tossed up full on leg stump, Bethell gets forward, makes slight room and drives it down to long-off to rotate the strike.
Ball 1: Flat on a good length on middle, Buttler turns it wide of short mid-wicket and takes a single.
3:20 PM
ICC T20 World Cup 2026 England vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: England 28 for 1 after 3 overs
Karan KC continues the attack for Nepal
Ball 6: Slower off-cutter on a good length on off, Buttler gets forward and turns it neatly wide of mid-on for a single.
Ball 5: Short of a length on middle, Buttler steps down the track to flick and gets a thick inside edge. Bhurtel runs across from deep mid-wicket and dives to keep it to two.
Ball 4: Short of a length on off, Buttler rocks back and nails the pull flat. Picks the length early and sends it one bounce over the ropes for four.
Ball 3: Short of a length outside off, Buttler walks forward and defends it safely to point. No run.
Ball 2: Full on leg stump, Bethell gets forward and flicks it to the left of mid-on to rotate the strike.
Ball 1: Full on off, Buttler drives on the move and gets it off the thick inside half to deep backward square leg for a single.
3:13 PM
ICC T20 World Cup 2026 England vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Sher gets Salt; England 19 for 1 after 2 overs
Sher Malla comes in the attack for Nepal
Ball 6: Full on leg stump, Bethell gets forward and flicks it straight to mid-wicket. No run.
Ball 5: Short again and Bethell makes room on the back foot, pulling it cleanly into the vacant backward square-leg region. Skims along the turf for four.
Ball 4: Way too short and wide outside off, Bethell rocks back and unleashes a powerful pull that sails over deep mid-wicket for six.
Ball 3: Fraction short outside off, Bethell goes back and cuts it crisply. It beats the diving cover-point to his right and races away for four.
Ball 2: Full on middle, Bethell presses forward and works it to mid-wicket. No run.
Ball 1: WICKET – Caught. Full and drifting down the leg side first up, Salt swings early and gets a top edge that balloons straight up. Lamichhane settles under it at short fine leg and takes a comfortable catch, giving Sher Malla a wicket with his first ball in international cricket.
3:07 PM
ICC T20 World Cup 2026 England vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: England 5 for 0 after 1 over
Karan KC opens the attack for Nepal
Ball 6: Full just outside off, Buttler strides forward and defends with an open face to backward point. No run.
Ball 5: Full on off, Buttler gets forward and pushes it with an open face straight to cover-point. No run.
Ball 4: Superb delivery. Wobble-seam, full and angling in before nipping away late. Buttler presses forward to defend and the ball beats the outside edge. No run.
Ball 3: Full outside off, Buttler looks to loft it and gets it off the thick inner half. It flies well wide of mid-off and beats the chasing fielder for four.
Ball 2: Very full on off with a hint of shape away, Buttler digs it out to the left of the bowler. No run.
Ball 1: Full on off, Salt gets forward and drills it firmly. Gulshan Jha misfields at mid-on, allowing the batters to take a single.
2:56 PM
ICC T20 World Cup 2026 England vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Match underway
Players of both teams have made their way to the ground as match 5 of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 is now underway.
2:51 PM
ICC T20 World Cup 2026 England vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Another low scoring thriller?
While England batting first has a chance to turn the match into a high-scoring one, we are playing on the same pitch used for the India vs USA match yesterday, which means it will not be easy for batters to start hitting the ball from the get-go. But can England overcome the challenge? Stay tuned to find out.
2:40 PM
ICC T20 World Cup 2026 England vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Nepal playing 11 for the match
Nepal playing 11: Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh (w), Rohit Paudel (c), Dipendra Singh Airee, Aarif Sheikh, Lokesh Bam, Gulsan Jha, Karan KC, Sher Malla, Nandan Yadav, Sandeep Lamichhane
2:35 PM
ICC T20 World Cup 2026 England vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: England playing 11 for the match
England playing 11: Philip Salt, Jos Buttler(w), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Harry Brook(c), Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Liam Dawson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Luke Wood
2:33 PM
ICC T20 World Cup 2026 England vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: England win the toss
England win the toss and opt to bat first.
2:27 PM
ICC T20 World Cup 2026 New Zealand vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE: New Zealand scorecard
| New Zealand (T: 183 runs from 20 ovs) | ||||||
| Batting | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Tim Seifert † | c Azmatullah Omarzai b Mohammad Nabi | 65 | 42 | 7 | 3 | 154.76 |
| Finn Allen | b Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Rachin Ravindra | b Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Phillips | b Rashid Khan | 42 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 168 |
| Mark Chapman | c Rashid Khan b Azmatullah Omarzai | 28 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 164.7 |
| Daryl Mitchell | not out | 25 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 178.57 |
| Mitchell Santner (c) | not out | 17 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 212.5 |
| Extras | (nb 2, w 3) 5 | |||||
| Total | 17.5 Ov (RR: 10.26) 183/5 | |||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 12.5 | 5 |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 4 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 7.75 | 11 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 3.5 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 10.43 | 7 |
| Rashid Khan | 4 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 9 | 5 |
| Ziaur Rahman | 3 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 11 | 4 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 18 | 2 |
2:24 PM
ICC T20 World Cup 2026 New Zealand vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE: New Zealand beat Afghanistan
New Zealand, with a calm and collective chase, beat Afghanistan in the first Group D match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 to start their campaign on high. Tim Seifert (65 runs off 42 balls) was the start player for the Kiwis in the match.
2:17 PM
ICC T20 World Cup 2026 New Zealand vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE: Chapman departs
Champan (28 runs off 17 balls) loses his wicket to Azmat Omarzai. However, New Zealand are still in control, needing only 28 runs to win in 24 balls.
1:57 PM
ICC T20 World Cup 2026 New Zealand vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE: Fifty for Seifert
Tim Seifert has brought up his half century in 39 balls before losing his wicket to Md Nabi. New Zealand need 57 runs to win in 42 balls.
1:47 PM
ICC T20 World Cup 2026 New Zealand vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE: 100 up for New Zealand
Despite Phillips' wicket, New Zealand have managed to keep the momentum as they have crossed 100 run mark in the 11th over. Kiwis still need 82 runs to win in 54 balls.
1:41 PM
ICC T20 World Cup 2026 New Zealand vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE: Rashid gets the breakthrough
Afghanistan skipper Rashid Khan has got the big wicket of Glenn Phillips (42 runs off 25 balls) to hand his team a much-needed breakthrough. New Zealand still need 95 runs to win in 64 balls.
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First Published: Feb 08 2026 | 9:51 AM IST