New Zealand grabbed a convincing win over the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by finishing a 174-run chase with out shedding a wicket within the eleventh match of the ICC Males’s T20 World Cup 2026 on the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, on Tuesday.
Openers Tim Seifert and Finn Allen batted intelligently, with runs flowing freely as boundaries got here in fast succession, taking the staff previous the 50-run mark with relative ease. Seifert showcased his aggressive stroke play en path to a well-deserved fifteenth T20I fifty.
Underneath mounting strain, UAE’s bowlers struggled additional as Finn Allen joined within the boundary barrage, serving to New Zealand cross the 100-run mark and scoring his seventh T20I fifty, with the partnership reaching 119 with out loss in simply 10 overs.
The Emirates’ bowling assault didn’t make an influence, unable to say any wickets, as Seifert remained unbeaten on 89 off 42 deliveries, hitting 12 fours and three sixes, whereas Allen scored a blistering 84 off 50 balls, together with 5 fours and 5 sixes, to see New Zealand house comfortably.
Batting first, UAE endured an early setback as opener Aryansh Sharma was dismissed for eight off six balls, together with two boundaries, with pacer Jacob Duffy drawing first blood.
Waseem and Alishan then steadied the innings, including 50 runs for the second wicket to wrest again management. Alishan seemed in elegant contact, scoring freely and mentioning his 14th T20I half-century.
The pair later raised a century partnership, serving to UAE cross the 100-run mark as they reached 119-1 after 14 overs.
Nevertheless, the 107-run stand was damaged when Mitchell Santner dismissed Alishan, who performed an important knock of 55 off 47 balls, that includes 5 fours and two sixes.
Glenn Phillips struck in his first over, eradicating Harshit Kaushik for 2 off six balls, as UAE slipped to 124-3 in 15.5 overs. Waseem, although, continued to anchor the innings and shortly introduced up his twenty sixth T20I half-century.
With Waseem and Mayank Kumar accelerating, UAE crossed the 150-run mark within the 18th over.
New Zealand pulled issues again within the nineteenth over when Lockie Ferguson dismissed Kumar for a brisk 21 off 13 balls, together with two fours and a six, leaving UAE at 164-4.
UAE added 9 extra runs within the closing over regardless of shedding Sohaib Khan and Muhammad Arfan. Waseem remained unbeaten on 66 off 45 balls, putting 4 fours and three sixes, as UAE posted a defendable whole.
For New Zealand, Matt Henry proved costly however claimed two wickets for 37 runs in 4 overs, whereas Jacob Duffy, Lockie Ferguson, Mitchell Santner and Glenn Phillips took one wicket every.
