NZ vs CAN Live Score Updates: Follow New Zealand vs Canada T20 World Cup 2026 match. (PHOTO: AP)New Zealand vs Canada T20 World Cup 2026 Live Cricket Score Updates: Glenn Phillips scored a half century off just 22 balls while Rachin Ravindra got to his 50 in 35 balls to guide New Zealand chase of 174 home with a eight-wicket victory over Canada in Chennai. The duo came out to bat after New Zealand had slumped to 30/2, losing both their openers, Tim Seifert (6) and Finn Allen (21), in the span of four balls.
Earlier, thanks to a 65-ball 110 from Yuvraj Samra, Canada managed to score 173/4 in their group stage game at Chennai on Tuesday. The 19-year-old Yuvraj Samra ended up with the highest single-innings score at the ongoing T20 World Cup after he smashed a century in just 58 balls. He had shot past the 50-run milestone in just 36 balls after Canada won the toss and opted to bat first.
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New Zealand are missing regular captain Mitchell Santner due to ‘dodgy burger’ he ate so Daryl Mitchell is leading the team as they look to confirm their Super 8 qualification after receiving a proper thrashing at the hands of South Africa in their previous game.
New Zealand lost to South Africa by seven wickets after winning two fairly one-sided games against Afghanistan and the United Arab Emirates. A win over Dilpreet Bajwa’s Canada will take Mitch Santner’s New Zealand to six points from four games, enough to go through to the next stage.
Afghanistan will have a keen eye on the result, as a loss for New Zealand — even though highly unlikely — will keep them in contention for the Super 8.
For Canada, who got off to a poor start with losses to South Africa and the United Arab Emirates, the game against the Kiwis will be a test of their skills as they play for pride and hope to register their first win and first points in this event.
New Zealand: Tim Seifert (wk), Finn Allen, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner (c), James Neesham, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Jacob Duffy, Ish Sodhi, Kyle Jamieson, Devon Conway, Cole McConchie.
Canada: Yuvraj Samra, Dilpreet Bajwa (c), Navneet Dhaliwal, Nicholas Kirton, Harsh Thaker, Shreyas Movva (wk), Jaskaran Singh, Saad Bin Zafar, Dilon Heyliger, Kaleem Sana, Ansh Patel, Ravinderpal Singh, Kanwarpal Tathgur, Ajayveer Hundal, Shivam Sharma.
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Rachin Ravindra and Glenn Phillips, who were called out to the middle with the scoreline reading 30/2, have guided New Zealand home with eight wickets in hand and 29 balls to spare.
The previously out of form Rachin ends with an unbeaten 59 off 39 balls at a ground where he has played plenty of T20 cricket for the Chennai Super Kings. meanwhile, Glenn Phillips remains unbeaten on 76 off 36 balls. Phillips is understandably the Player of the Match.
Rachin Ravindra, very much at home at Chennai having played for CSK here, gets to his half century with a 92m log sweep six. He gets to his 50 off just 35 balls.
And New Zealand need just nine runs to win this and enter the Super 8
After the explosion from Phillips, here comes the deluge from Rachin Ravindra, as he bears down his own half century.
Canadian bowlers feeling the sting here as things get humid in Chennai. 11 runs in the 12th over and 16 runs in the 13th over for New Zealand as the men in the middle try to finish this early.
After 13 overs, NZ are 148/2
Glenn Phillips shrugs off his niggle to smash his way to a half century off just 22 balls. He reaches the milestone by rocking back on the balls of his feet and hitting the ball over deep midwicket fence. Effortless powerhitting. Just two fours but five sixes in that innings!
And NZ are 121/2 after 11 overs.
The last 30 balls have seen New Zealand consolidate and score 58 runs without losing a single wicket. But on the final ball of the 9th over, as soon as he hit the ball and scampered off for a single. Phillips clutched at his hip and then indicted to the dressing room that he might need some physio help.
It was Ravindra who was racing off at the initial part of this partnership. and now Phillips has caught up.
After nine overs, NZ are 93/2
Another decent over for New Zealand as the out-of-form Rachin Ravindra decides to take on the bowling. On the second ball of Jaskiran Singh's over he slaps the ball over deep square for a maximum!
After 6 overs, New Zealand are 60/2
Right after reducing the New Zealand team to 30/2 with both their openers departing, Canada needed a great over from the skipper Bajwa. But he's bowled one of those overs that instantly eliminates any pressure that new men at the crease, Rachin Ravindra and Glenn Phillips, would have been feeling. 15 runs in that over, with the first ball being a no ball (from a spinner!!) and then a wide ball being two bat lengths away from the stumps on the leg side. He's also allowed Rachin Ravindra to smash him for two fours.
After 5 overs, NZ are 50/2
Another wicket! New Zealand lose both their openers in the span of four balls!
The New Zealand chase is unravelling as they lose their second wicket, the other opener Finn Allen, as he hands Shivam Sharma an easy catch after the ball from Heyliger stopped on him!
Finn Allen c Shivam Sharma b Heyliger 21 (8b 2x4 1x6) SR: 262.5
New Zealand go from 30/0 to 30/2 in the blink of an eye.
The first wicket for Canada as Saad gets Canada a breakthrough in his first over! And just a leg bye in that over after the New Zealand opener plundered 29 runs in the first two overs!
This could be a great over for Canada.
Tim Seifert c Jaskaran Singh b Saad Bin Zafar 6 (10b 1x4 0x6) SR: 60
The New Zealand opening batters are going after the Canadian bowlers here. And Allen welcomes Dilon Heyliger to the attack with a four and a six over deep square! And to make the matters worse, Seifert also picks up a boundary on the final ball.
After a 14-run first over, New Zealand get a 15-0run second over!
After 2 overs, New Zealand are 29/0
A boundary, a run out shout, a wide, a no-ball and four runs from a overthrow which also sees a misfield! What an opening over for New Zealand as Finn Allen and Tim Seifert guide them to 14/0 after one over!
Finn Allen and Tim Seifert in the middle as New Zealand chase 174. Canada hand the ball to Jaskarandeep Singh for the first over.
The 65-ball 110 from teenager Yuvraj Samra has helped them pile on 173 runs. New Zealand will still believe that this target is chase-able. After all, New Zealand have chased down 174 against UAE at the same stadium in just 15.2 overs with Tim Seifert smashing 89 not out from 42 balls. They will want a repeat today.
Finally, New Zealand hang on to a catch off Yuvraj Samra! It's the redoubtable Glenn Phillips who hangs on to the catch and Duffy gets his first catch on the second ball of the final over of the Canadian innings.
What an innings this has been from Samra.
Yuvraj Samra c Phillips b Duffy 110 (65b 11x4 6x6) SR: 169.23
Yuvraj Samra has the rub of the Chennai green here as he gets dropped twice in quick succession, first by Matt Henry off Neesham's bowling and then by Neesham, who drops a much easier chance off Henry's bowling.
Samra seems destined for a big knock here
Canada lose their second wicket as Dhaliwal departs for 10. At the other end, Samra is still holding strong.
Navneet Dhaliwal c Phillips b Henry 10 (7b 0x4 1x6) SR: 142.85
Yuvraj Samra, all of 19 years of age, has his century in just 58 balls as Canada too cross the 150-run mark. What an innings from this youngster. 10 fours and six sixes from the opener. Has taken on both the pacers and the spinners in this innings and tonked them all around the park!
And we still have three overs to go for this Canadian innings and for Samra to push on for bigger peaks.
After 17 overs, Canada are 150/1
Despite losing their first wicket, Canada have not lost stride as Samra, rapidly racing towards the three-figure mark, and Dhaliwal, who announces himself with a maximum on his fourth ball in the middle.
The first success for New Zealand as captain Dilpreet Bajwa departs while trying to step on the accelerator. Wicket comes on the final ball of the 14th over where Canada have already plundered 14 runs.
Dilpreet Bajwa c Phillips b Jamieson 36 (39b 4x4 0x6) SR: 92.3
Canada are 116/1
After a couple of quiet overs, the 19-year-old Yuvraj Samra starts tonking the newcomer in the New Zealand team, Cole McConchie, from the first ball of the 13th over. Six, Six, four on the first three balls of McConchie's third over.
And the 100 comes up for Canada.
Samra is now the highest scorer for Canada at the T20 World Cups with 69 runs.
New Zealand are currently under pressure with nine overs having gone without Canada losing a wicket. And to top it up, the Kiwis are running the risk of falling afoul of the slow over rate rule.
Samra is batting on 46 off 29 balls while Bajwa is on 26.
The Black Caps have tried bringing on spin, handing the ball to spinner Cole McConchie, who was announced as a replacement to Bracewell just yesterday. But nothing seems to be working against this opening pair.
After nine overs, Canada are 73/0
FOUR. FOUR. FOUR. SIX!
So a change from both ends for New Zealand as Jimmy Neesham comes in for Duffy. And after playing out two dot balls, Yuvraj Samra morphs into Yuvraj Singh! He hits three fours and a six in the final four balls of the sixth over! Shots to all ends of the park here, the first four being hit behind square, the second one tonked over mid-wicket, the third one straight past the bowler who dives but cannot stop it. And to make it better, the final ball is dispatched over the ropes over point region.
18 runs from the final over of the powerplay for Canada! This is their best opening partnership at the T20 World Cup.
After 6 overs, Canada are 50/0
Kyle Jamieson is brought in to replace Matt Henry and Dilpreet Bajwa welcomes him to the middle by slapping the first ball to the ropes at cover. Jamison responds with a sharp ball that beats the edge of the bat narrowly. Six runs in that over.
After 5 overs, Canada are 32/0
He's stepped down the track to smash matt Henry in the first over, and Samra tries doing it to Duffy on the first ball of the 4th over. But alas, he misses. Samra has 73 percent of his runs in T20Is coming on the off side. So no surprises that he loves walking away from the stumps to make room before freeing his arms. It may not always come off, but when it does --- like against Henry in the first over --- it's glorious.
Duffy does get hit for a boundary on the fifth ball by Bajwa.
After 4 overs, Canada are 26/0
Three overs done, and the Canadian opening pair have managed to hang on to their wickets! No boundaries in that third over, but no wickets either.
After 3 overs, Canada are 18/0
Just like in the first over, Canada play out four balls quietly before getting a boundary on the fifth ball. This time, Duffy strays on the legside and Dilpreet Bajwa has a faint nick on the ball which races away to the ropes.
After 2 overs, Canada are 13/0
After playing out four balls quietly, Yuvraj Samra unleashes some ferocious hits on the off side! First, on the fifth ball, he actually steps out to Matt Henry and pummels the ball on the deep extra cover boundary. Then, on the next ball, when you would expect him to take it easy after just hitting a four, he pounds another one, on the offside! All four fielders on the offside chase after the ball, and neither can keep it out.
After one over, Canada are 8/0
Matt Henry ready with the ball for the first over of the day! Yuvraj Samra and captain Dilpreet Bajwa are in the middle for Canada!
Both sets of players walk out at Chennai for the national anthems. The ground looks like it was laid for a snooker game. Expect the ball to race to the ropes! A good game coming up, under the crisp Chennai sun
Pitch Report: A red-soil surface on offer in Chennai today for the game. This generally means good carry and bounce - a belter for the batters.
Abhishek Nayar, on the official broadcast for JioHotstar, believes anything above 160 will be a satisfying total for Canada batting first.
Canada (Playing XI) - Yuvraj Samra, Dilpreet Bajwa (C), Navneet Dhaliwal, Harsh Thaker, Nicholas Kirton, Shreyas Movva (WK), Saad Bin Zafar, Shivam Sharma, Dilon Heyliger, Jaskarandeep Singh, Ansh Patel.
New Zealand (Playing XI) - Tim Seifert (WK), Finn Allen, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell (C), Cole McConchie, James Neesham, Kyle Jamieson, Matt Henry, Jacob Duffy.
So a change in captaincy for New Zealand is visible at the toss! Daryl Mitchell is out in the middle. No Mitchell Santner, who apparently has had a 'dodgy burger' as Mitchell informs us.
Canada opt to bat first after Dilpreet Bajwa wins the toss!
Canada turned up at the 2026 T20 World Cup having not played international cricket for over four months. No surprises then that there have not been too many moments to cherish for the North American nation at the event. But that can change today, against New Zealand.
Canada and New Zealand have never faced off against each other in a T20 clash! they have met three times previously in ODI World Cups, where, predictably, the Black Caps have won all three clashes with ease.
Here's a look at what kind of form both teams are ahead of today's face off (Last 5 T20Is, most recent first):
NZ - LWWLW
CAN - LLWWW.
New Zealand's reputation for consistency at ICC events took a dent at the previous T20 World Cup in 2024 when the Black Caps were sent packing early. New Zealand come into this edition afetr a humbling series against India. And they come into this match after a hefty defeat against the Proteas.
But today's game against Canada could prove to be a banana peel of a contest. The MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai is known to assist spinners and Canada's spin attack in the middle phase can be very effective.
There has been some churn in the Black Caps camp. Cole McConchie has been named as a replacement for Michael Bracewell in the New Zealand squad. Bracewell leaves the squad after picking up an injury while carrying out support duties. Also out is pacer Lockie Ferguson departed for home for the birth of him and his wife’s first child. This will not mean the end of the tournament for Ferguson: should the Black Caps secure tournament progression and Ferguson is clear to return to the sub-continent in time.
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the New Zealand vs Canada game from Group D, where the Black Caps could secure their spot in the Super 8 with a win over bottom-placed Canada.
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