CHENNAI: UAE won the toss and opted to bat first against New Zealand in the 11th match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 on Tuesday at Chepauk’s MA Chidambaram Stadium.
Squads
New Zealand: Mitchell Santner (c), Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Tim Seifert and Ish Sodhi
UAE: Muhammad Waseem (c), Alishan Sharafu, Aryansh Sharma, Dhruv Parashar, Haider Ali, Harshit Kaushik, Junaid Siddique, Mayank Kumar, Muhammad Arfan, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Jawadullah, Muhammad Zohaib, Rohid Khan, Sohaib Khan and Simranjeet Singh
New Zealand and UAE have faced each other three times in T20 Internationals. New Zealand have dominated the encounters, winning two matches, while UAE has claimed one victory.
Matches played: 3
New Zealand won: 2
UAE won: 1
New Zealand will aim to carry their momentum into the Super Eight round following a winning start to their T20 World Cup campaign against Afghanistan. UAE, on the other hand, will seek a morale-boosting win after back-to-back defeats against Ireland.
New Zealand: W, L, W, L, L
UAE: L, L, L, W, W
