England were already in the T20 World Cup semi-finals, but after beating New Zealand in a last-over finish in Colombo on Friday, they assured themselves of the top spot in their group and will now play India or West Indies in Mumbai. Here's the story of the England vs New Zealand match in numbers.
43 - Runs that England needed to win against New Zealand at the start of the 18th over. Only two teams successfully chased down more target runs in the last three overs at the men's T20 World Cups - 48 by Australia in 2010 and India in 2022, both against Pakistan.
The 43 runs are also the second-most that England have successfully chased down in the last three overs of a men's T20I, behind the 51 against West Indies in 2023.
8 - Instances of England completing a chase with six or fewer balls to spare at the men's T20 World Cups, the most such wins for any team, going past West Indies (7).
4 - Player-of-the-match awards for Will Jacks in this World Cup, making him only the second player to win four player-of-the-match awards in an edition of the men's T20 World Cup, after Shane Watson in 2012. Jacks is also one of the seven men to win four (or more) player-of-the-match awards in a T20I series (or tournament).
1 - Jacks now has the most player-of-the-match awards for England at the men's T20 World Cups. Kevin Pietersen, Luke Wright, Jos Buttler and Adil Rashid all have three match awards each across all editions.
191 - Runs scored by Jacks in this World Cup, all while batting at No. 7. These are the most by any batter while batting at No. 7 or lower in any T20I series (or tournament). Previous most were 163 runs by Michael Hussey in the 2010 men's T20 World Cup.
9 - Runs contributed by England's openers collectively across their three successful chases in this World Cup. Phil Salt and Buttler scored two runs apiece this week - chasing 165 against Pakistan and 160 against New Zealand. They scored only five runs when they chased 153 against Scotland earlier in the tournament.
Before this World Cup, only once had England successfully chased down a target in men's T20Is despite their openers contributing five or fewer runs - against Pakistan in 2010, when openers scored five runs in a 130-run chase.
In all men's T20 World Cup matches, only one team before England had successfully chased a target despite openers scoring two or fewer runs - Uganda against Papua New Guinea in 2024, where their openers contributed only one run in a chase of 78.
33 - Tom Banton's score was the highest for England in the chase. Only one team before them had successfully chased a 160-plus target despite no batter scoring 35 or more in men's T20Is. Kuwait chased down 174 against UAE in 2022, with the highest individual score being 34.
16 - Overs bowled by England's spinners against New Zealand are the most by them in a men's T20I. Their previous highest was 15.3 overs against Sri Lanka in Pallekele earlier this month. England used five spinners on Friday, also the most by them in a men's T20I.
The top seven entries for most overs bowled by England's spinners in a men's T20I have been under Harry Brook, since his T20I captaincy debut in June last year.
31 - Number of overs collectively bowled by spinners of England and New Zealand in Colombo. These are the equal-most overs of spin bowled in a men's T20 World Cup game, alongside the 31 overs between India and Pakistan, earlier in this World Cup, also at this venue. The 31 overs of spin are also the joint-most in a men's T20I between Full Member teams.
27 - Total overs of spin bowled by England and New Zealand post the powerplay on Friday. Matt Henry's last over to defend five runs was the only over bowled by a fast bowler post the sixth over across both innings. These are the most overs of spin bowled after the powerplay in a men's T20I (where ball-by-ball data is available).