Watch the highlights of New Zealand vs UAE 11th Match ICC T20 World Cup 2026 - ICC T20 World Cup International tournament of the 11th T20I match played between New Zealand and United Arab Emirates at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai on 10th February 2026.
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| A record unbeaten 175-run stand between Tim Seifert and Finn Allen © Associated Press |
Blazing innings from openers Tim Seifert's 42-ball 89* and Finn Allen's 50-ball 84* powers to New Zealand's record ten-wicket victory over UAE in a one-sided game of the 11th match of a T20 World Cup.
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- The ten-wicket win is New Zealand's fourth, It is the New Zealand's joint largest victory by terms of wickets remaining in T20 international and It is their first such win in T20 World Cups and It is the first such defeat for UAE in T20Is.
- New Zealand chased 174 was their tenth highest successful run-chase in T20 international and It is their second highest successful run-chase in T20 World Cups after they had chased 183 against Afghanistan at Chennai earlier in this tournament.
- UAE's 50 for 1 was their second highest powerplay total against New Zealand in T20 internationals after their 59 for 2 at Dubai (DICS) in 2023.
- 107 : Muhammad Waseem and Alishan Sharafu set up the record second-wicket partnership for UAE against New Zealand in T20 international, previously held by the 40-run stand between Muhammad Waseem and Vriitya Aravind at Dubai (DICS) in 2023, It is the UAE's second highest second-wicket partnership for UAE in T20Is, The highest is 111-run stand between Ashfaq Ahmed and Ghulam Shabber against Netherlands at The Hague in 2019 and the UAE's highest any-wicket stand in T20 World Cups, previously held by the 67-run stand for the third-wicket between Khurram Khan and Swapnil Patil against New Zealand at Sylhet in the 2014 World Twenty20.
- UAE's 173 was their highest score against New Zealand in T20 international, previous highest was 144 at Dubai (DICS) in 2023 and It is their highest total in T20 World Cups, previous highest was 151 against Netherlands at Sylhet in the 2014 World Twenty20.
- New Zealand's 78 for 0 was their fifth highest powerplay total for New Zealand in T20 international and It is highest powerplay-total against UAE in T20Is, previous highest-powerplay-total against UAE was 51 for 2 at Dubai (DICS) in 2023.
- New Zealand's 119 for 0 was the seventh most runs after ten overs in T20Is and It is their most-runs-after-ten-overs in T20 World Cups, Their previous most-runs-after-ten-overs against Australia was 97 for 1 at Sydney in the 2022 T20 World Cup.
- 175* : Tim Seifert and Finn Allen set up the record first-wicket partnership for New Zealand in T20 international, previously held by the unbeaten 171-run stand between Martin Guptill and Kane Williamson against Pakistan at Hamilton in 2016 and the highest first-wicket partnership in T20 World Cup history, surpassing the previous record of unbeaten 170-run stand between Jos Buttler and Alex Hales against India at Adelaide in the 2022 T20 World Cup semi-final.
- 175* : Tim Seifert and Finn Allen set up the second highest any-wicket partnership for New Zealand in T20 international, The highest is 184-run stand between Devon Conway and Glenn Phillips against West Indies at Mount Maunganui in 2020 and the highest any-wicket stand in T20 World Cup history, surpassing the previous record held by the unbeaten 170-run stand for the first-wicket between Jos Buttler and Alex Hales against India at Adelaide in the 2022 T20 World Cup semi-final.
- Tim Seifert equalled a 23-ball his joint fastest fifty for New Zealand in T20 international and the fastest fifty by an New Zealand batsman against UAE in T20Is.
- Finn Allen hammered a 27-ball his sixth fastest fifty for New Zealand in T20 international and the second fastest fifty by an New Zealand batsman against UAE in T20Is after Tim Seifert's 23-ball half-century earlier in this match.
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UAE scored 173-6 in 20 overs with top scorer by Muhammad Waseem blasted a 66 off 45-balls including 4-fours & 3-sixes with strike rate of 146.66.
Alishan Sharafu struck 55 off 47-balls including 5-fours & 2-sixes and Mayank Kumar hit 21 off 13-balls included 2-fours & a six with strike rate of 161.53.
New Zealand best bowler by Matt Henry captured two-wickets, Jacob Duffy, Mitchell Santner and Lockie Ferguson each took one-wickets.
New Zealand chase down the target of 174, finishing at 175 for without lost a wicket in 15.2 overs with top scorer by Tim Seifert hammered a unbeaten 89 off 42-balls and Finn Allen blasted a unbeaten 84 off 50-balls including 5-sixes & 5-fours with strike rate of 168.
Tim Seifert named Player of the match for his match-winning blazing batting performance to smashed a unbeaten 89 off facing 42-balls including 12-fours & 3-sixes with strike rate of 211.90.
