Anthem blunder in Colombo! NZ players left laughing - Watch

There was a light-hearted infinitesimal earlier the high-pressure clash betwixt England and New Zealand successful Colombo erstwhile New Zealand’s national anthem accidentally played successful accelerated forward. The unexpected goof-up near players smiling and laughing, easing hostility up of the must-win Super Eight lucifer astatine the R Premadasa Stadium.

Watch:

On the field, New Zealand won the flip and chose to bat first. Captain Mitchell Santner kept the aforesaid playing XI arsenic the erstwhile game, portion England made 1 change, bringing successful Rehan Ahmed for Jamie Overton.After the toss, Santner explained his determination clearly. "We're going to bat first. You person to triumph games if you privation to triumph a World Cup. Nice to person a tally connected this wicket the different night. We cognize what it's going to do. Does look the same. Looked bully successful the past crippled and spun much than we thought.

If it's flatter, person to set accordingly. You effort to usage the dimensions successful your favour. Same team," helium said. England skipper

Harry Brook

said helium would person batted archetypal too. "Would've won the flip and batted arsenic well. Watched the crippled the different night, and determination was rotation here. They're an astonishing side. If we tin bushed them and effort to sound them out, that'll beryllium great. I deliberation we fielded amazingly passim the competition. There was mis-execution successful the erstwhile game. I deliberation I'll beryllium sticking astatine fig three. Jamie Overton is out, Rehan Ahmed is in," helium added.England person already reached the semifinals, portion New Zealand indispensable triumph to qualify.