England captain Ben Stokes admits he got 'lucky' after 'pretty scary' facial injury
Ben Stokes admits he got "quite lucky" after a suffering a "pretty nasty" facial injury that has ruled the England Test captain out for at least the next month.
England take momentum into T20 World Cup semis after beating New Zealand
Chasing a target of 160, England were soon in trouble at 2-2 with opening pair Jos Buttler and Phil Salt back in the dressing room.
Tom Banton (33), captain Harry Brook (26) and Jacob Bethell then brought the run-chase back on track with middling contributions.
Sam Curran also hit 24 but it took a match-winning partnership of 44 from just 16 balls between Will Jacks and Rehan Ahmed to England over the line.
Jacks was unbeaten 32 from 18 balls while Ahmed, playing in his first game of the global tournament, was 19 not out as England won with three balls to spare.
Earlier, the Black Cpas scrambled to a total of 159-7 in their 20 overs after skipper Mitchell Santner had won the toss and opted to bat.
Glenn Phillips top-scored with 39 while further contributions from Tim Seifert (35) and Finn Allen (29).
Jacks and Ahmed had impressive games in both departments with the former picking up 2-23 while the latter took 2-28.
While England match on to the T20 World Cup semifinals next week, the Kiwis will have to wait for the result Pakistan and Sri Lanka on Saturday to learn their fate.
Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum will 'work together in a slightly different way'
England Test captain Ben Stokes is "very confident" that he and head coach Brendon McCullum will work well together when the home series against New Zealand gets underway in June.
Proteas women come up short in decisive ODI against New Zealand in Wellington
New Zealand clinched a 2-1 series victory over South Africa with a 66-run win in the final women's ODI in Wellington on Saturday, bringing the tour to a disappointing close for the visitors.
Harry Brook, Joe Root set to play domestic cricket ahead of New Zealand Test series
Harry Brook will play two first-class matches ahead of England's home Test series against New Zealand in June while Joe Root will take part in three games, county side Yorkshire have confirmed.