Canada vs New Zealand, 31st Match
Group D 2026 · T20I · · MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
New Zealand won by 8 wickets (with 29 balls remaining) (Canada 173/4, New Zealand 176/2).
- Canada: 173/4 (20 ov)
- New Zealand: 176/2 (15.1 ov)
Match report
Canada (CAN) faced New Zealand (NZ) in the 31st Match of Group D 2026, a T20I match, at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. Play began on Tuesday, 17 February 2026 at 05:30 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Canada won the toss and chose to bat. The on-field umpires were Jayaraman Madanagopal and Sharfuddoula Shahid, with Andy Pycroft as match referee.
Canada made 173/4 in 20 overs, with Yuvraj Samra top-scoring on 110 from 65 balls. Jacob Duffy was the pick of the bowlers with 1 for 25. New Zealand made 176/2 in 15.1 overs, with Glenn Phillips top-scoring on 76 not out from 36 balls. Saad Bin Zafar was the pick of the bowlers with 1 for 29.
Result: New Zealand won by 8 wickets (with 29 balls remaining). Glenn Phillips was named player of the match.
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
Canada · 1st innings: 173/4 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuvraj Samra | c Glenn Phillips b Jacob Duffy | 110 | 65 | 11 | 6 | 169.23 |
| Dilpreet Singh Bajwa | c Glenn Phillips b Kyle Jamieson | 36 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 92.31 |
| Navneet Dhaliwal | c Glenn Phillips b Matt Henry | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 142.86 |
| Nicholas Kirton | lbw b James Neesham | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Harsh Thaker | not out | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Dillon Heyliger | not out | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 266.67 |
Extras: 4 · Did not bat: Shreyas Movva, Saad Bin Zafar, Shivam Sharma, Jaskaran Singh Buttar, Ansh Patel
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Henry | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 7 |
| Jacob Duffy | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 6.25 |
| Kyle Jamieson | 4 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 10.25 |
| James Neesham | 4 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 9.5 |
| Cole McConchie | 3 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 11.33 |
| Glenn Phillips | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
New Zealand · 1st innings: 176/2 (15.1 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Seifert | c Jaskaran Singh Buttar b Saad Bin Zafar | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 60 |
| Finn Allen | c Shivam Sharma b Dillon Heyliger | 21 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 262.5 |
| Rachin Ravindra | not out | 59 | 39 | 4 | 3 | 151.28 |
| Glenn Phillips | not out | 76 | 36 | 4 | 6 | 211.11 |
Extras: 14 · Did not bat: Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Kyle Jamieson, Matt Henry, Jacob Duffy, Cole McConchie
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaskaran Singh Buttar | 2.1 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 14.31 |
| Dillon Heyliger | 4 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 10.5 |
| Saad Bin Zafar | 3 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 9.67 |
| Dilpreet Singh Bajwa | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 13 |
| Ansh Patel | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 12 |
| Shivam Sharma | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 11.5 |
Latest overs
- Over 16 (NZ, Jaskaran Singh Buttar): 7 runs, 177/2 – 4 wd 1wd
- Over 15 (NZ, Shivam Sharma): 10 runs, 170/2 – • 1 1 1 1 6
- Over 14 (NZ, Dillon Heyliger): 11 runs, 160/2 – 4 1 • 1 wd 4 •
- Over 13 (NZ, Saad Bin Zafar): 16 runs, 149/2 – 6 1 2 6 • 1
- Over 12 (NZ, Dillon Heyliger): 11 runs, 133/2 – 1 wd 2 4 1 • 2
- Over 11 (NZ, Ansh Patel): 15 runs, 122/2 – • 1 6 1 1 6