Canada vs UAE highlights, T20 World Cup 2026: United Arab Emirates beat Canada by 5 wickets
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Canada vs UAE highlights, T20 World Cup 2026: United Arab Emirates beat Canada by 5 wickets

Canada vs UAE highlights, T20 World Cup 2026: Half-centuries from Aryansh Sharma and Sohaib Khan rescued United Arab Emirates from a slippery chase to post a thrilling five-wicket over Canada in the T20 World Cup on Friday. Chasing 151, the UAE looked in trouble at 66-4 in the 13th over.

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Half-centuries from Aryansh Sharma and Sohaib Khan rescued United Arab Emirates from a slippery chase to post a thrilling five-wicket over Canada in the T20 World Cup on Friday.
Chasing 151, the UAE looked in trouble at 66-4 in the 13th over.

But Sharma, who made an unbeaten 74, and Soahib (51) put on 84 to help them achieve their target with two balls to spare in New Delhi.

Sharma played the anchor while Sohaib took on the opposition attack with four fours and four sixes to deny Canada and hand UAE their first win in two matches in Group D.

Sohaib raised his fifty off 28 balls but fell in the last over to leave Muhammad Arfan to hit the winning run to trigger joyous celebrations.

Pace bowler Junaid Siddique set up the win with figures of 5-35 in his four overs to limit Canada to 150-7 and was named player of the match.

"In the first innings, we thought they might be going for 160 or 170," said Siddique.

"We bowled very well in the last few overs and knew that 150 was a chaseable total."

Canada spinner Saad Bin Zafar impressed with 3-14 in his four overs to rattle the opposition top order.

But Sharma and Sohaib turned the chase on its head to make UAE jump to third in the group ahead of winless Afghanistan.

New Zealand and South Africa head the group with two wins from two.

They clash in Ahmedabad on Saturday, where the winner will be the first team assured of a place in the Super Eights.
16:09 (IST) Feb 13
0
Overs13.1
Score96 - 4

Harshit Kaushik to Harsh Thaker, Short, on off, Harsh Thaker blocks it back to the bowler.

16:08 (IST) Feb 13

The next batter is Shreyas Movva, in at number 6. Also, Harshit Kaushik is into the attack now.

16:05 (IST) Feb 13

Run out appeal and the square leg umpire has sent it upstairs. There was hesitation between the batters and the throw is an accurate one at the keeper's end. Navneet Dhaliwal has his bat stuck into the deck, right on the popping crease. One of the bails comes off and the foot is in the air, it seems. Very tight call, as the third umpire is zooming in on the first replay, where the bat gets stuck in the turf, to see if there is anything behind the line or not. The third umpire makes a decision and OUT comes up on the big screen.

16:04 (IST) Feb 13
Score after 13 overs 96 - 4
Runs Scored: 0
111010(W)
  • Harsh Thaker 35 (28)
  • Navneet Dhaliwal 34 (28)
Muhammad Jawadullah3-0-11-1
W
Overs12.6
Score96 - 4

Muhammad Jawadullah to Harsh Thaker, OUT! NAVNEET DHALIWAL IS RUN OUT! A direct hit at the batter's end! On a length, on middle and leg, Thaker clips it to short fine leg and Dhaliwal calls him through for a quick single. Muhammad Arfan makes a direct hit at the batter's end. The umpire sends it upstairs to have a check. The replays show that Navneet Dhaliwal's bat got stuck right before the white crease line, and his right foot was in the air when the bails came off. End of a 58-run stand.

16:03 (IST) Feb 13
1
Overs12.5
Score96 - 3

Muhammad Jawadullah to Navneet Dhaliwal, Brilliant over, so far. A touch fuller, on middle, Navneet Dhaliwal turns it to square leg for one.

16:03 (IST) Feb 13
0
Overs12.4
Score95 - 3

Muhammad Jawadullah to Navneet Dhaliwal, A yorker, right into the blockhole. Navneet Dhaliwal brings his bat down in time and digs it to the fielder at mid off. 

16:02 (IST) Feb 13
1
Overs12.3
Score95 - 3

Muhammad Jawadullah to Harsh Thaker, Nagging length, outside off, Harsh Thaker cuts it through backward point for another run.

16:01 (IST) Feb 13
1
Overs12.2
Score94 - 3

Muhammad Jawadullah to Navneet Dhaliwal, Hard length, outside off, Navneet Dhaliwal steers it through short third for a single.

16:01 (IST) Feb 13
1
Overs12.1
Score93 - 3

Muhammad Jawadullah to Harsh Thaker, On a length, on middle and leg, Harsh Thaker tucks it to mid-wicket for a single.

15:59 (IST) Feb 13
Score after 12 overs 92 - 3
Runs Scored: 0
140114
  • Navneet Dhaliwal 32 (25)
  • Harsh Thaker 33 (25)
Muhammad Farooq2-0-19-0
4
Overs11.6
Score92 - 3

Muhammad Farooq to Navneet Dhaliwal, FOUR! Through the gap and it races away to the fence! A touch fuller, outside off, Navneet Dhaliwal stays back and chips it magnificently over cover for a boundary.

15:59 (IST) Feb 13
1
Overs11.5
Score88 - 3

Muhammad Farooq to Harsh Thaker, Keeps it short, on middle and leg, Harsh Thaker stays back and pulls it over mid-wicket for just a single. The 50-run stand is also up between these two.

15:58 (IST) Feb 13
1
Overs11.4
Score87 - 3

Muhammad Farooq to Navneet Dhaliwal, Flatter, on off, Navneet Dhaliwal punches it to cover. A misfield allows the batters to collect a single.

15:58 (IST) Feb 13
0
Overs11.3
Score86 - 3

Muhammad Farooq to Navneet Dhaliwal, Short, on off, Navneet Dhaliwal punches it to cover for a single.

15:57 (IST) Feb 13
4
Overs11.2
Score86 - 3

Muhammad Farooq to Navneet Dhaliwal, FOUR! Brilliant shot from Navneet Dhaliwal! Flighted up, on off, Navneet Dhaliwal goes deep in his crease and drills it powerfully down the ground for a boundary.

15:57 (IST) Feb 13
1
Overs11.1
Score82 - 3

Muhammad Farooq to Harsh Thaker, Too full, on off, Harsh Thaker drills it straight back. The bowler bends low and tries to stop it with his right hand but the ball deflects towards mid on. They collect a single.

15:56 (IST) Feb 13
Score after 11 overs 81 - 3
Runs Scored: 0
111601
  • Harsh Thaker 31 (23)
  • Navneet Dhaliwal 23 (21)
Muhammad Arfan3-0-25-0
1
Overs10.6
Score81 - 3

Muhammad Arfan to Harsh Thaker, Nice and full, on leg, Harsh Thaker flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.

15:55 (IST) Feb 13
0
Overs10.5
Score80 - 3

Muhammad Arfan to Harsh Thaker, Play and a miss! Slower one, outside off, and it keeps low. Harsh Thaker looks to sweep it but misses.

15:54 (IST) Feb 13
6
Overs10.4
Score80 - 3

Muhammad Arfan to Harsh Thaker, SIX! That's a poor delivery from Muhammad Arfan! A juicy full toss, down the leg side. Harsh Thaker uses the pace of the ball and just helps it over fine leg for a biggie.

15:54 (IST) Feb 13
1
Overs10.3
Score74 - 3

Muhammad Arfan to Navneet Dhaliwal, Hard length, on middle, Navneet Dhaliwal drills it down to long on for a single.

15:53 (IST) Feb 13
1
Overs10.2
Score73 - 3

Muhammad Arfan to Harsh Thaker, In the air... safe! Short, on off, and slower. Harsh Thaker looks to pull it but gets a top edge. The ball lobs and lands safely at square leg. The collect a single.

15:53 (IST) Feb 13
1
Overs10.1
Score72 - 3

Muhammad Arfan to Navneet Dhaliwal, A low full toss in an attempt at a yorker, on leg, Navneet Dhaliwal flicks it through mid-wicket for just a single.

15:52 (IST) Feb 13
Score after 10 overs 71 - 3
Runs Scored: 0
411110
  • Harsh Thaker 23 (19)
  • Navneet Dhaliwal 21 (19)
Muhammad Farooq1-0-8-0
0
Overs9.6
Score71 - 3

Muhammad Farooq to Harsh Thaker, A dot ball to end the 10th over and Canada are 71/3. Flighted ball, on a nagging length and around off, Thaker lunges across and smothers it to covers. The current partnership has slightly steadied things for Canada.

15:51 (IST) Feb 13
1
Overs9.5
Score71 - 3

Muhammad Farooq to Navneet Dhaliwal, Sweetly struck but not quite in the gap. Tossed up, full and outside off, Dhaliwal drives it firmly to the left of long off and picks up another single.

15:51 (IST) Feb 13
1
Overs9.4
Score70 - 3

Muhammad Farooq to Harsh Thaker, Quicker one, drifted into leg stump, Thaker leans on and pushes it towards the vacant mid on region for another single.

15:50 (IST) Feb 13
1
Overs9.3
Score69 - 3

Muhammad Farooq to Navneet Dhaliwal, Flatter on off, turning away, Dhaliwal presses back and slaps it down to long on for one more.

15:50 (IST) Feb 13
1
Overs9.2
Score68 - 3

Muhammad Farooq to Harsh Thaker, Tossed up on the pads, tucked away wide of mid on for a single.

15:49 (IST) Feb 13
4
Overs9.1
Score67 - 3

Muhammad Farooq to Harsh Thaker, FOUR! Muhammad Farooq starts with a loosener and gets punished. A drag-down around leg stump, Harsh Thaker sits down and swivels a bit before hammering the pull through backward square leg for a boundary.

15:48 (IST) Feb 13
Score after 9 overs 63 - 3
Runs Scored: 0
21(1B)1011
  • Harsh Thaker 17 (15)
  • Navneet Dhaliwal 19 (17)
Muhammad Arfan2-0-15-0
1
Overs8.6
Score63 - 3

Muhammad Arfan to Harsh Thaker, Another off-paced delivery, bowled into the pitch and around off. Thaker leans back and pulls it down through mid-wicket for a single. A couple of quiet overs.

15:47 (IST) Feb 13
1
Overs8.5
Score62 - 3

Muhammad Arfan to Navneet Dhaliwal, Slower again, slightly short over middle. Dhaliwal waits back and forces it down to long on for one more.

15:47 (IST) Feb 13
0
Overs8.4
Score61 - 3

Muhammad Arfan to Navneet Dhaliwal, Slower delivery, on a good length and on middle. Dhaliwal watchfully blocks it off.

15:46 (IST) Feb 13
1
Overs8.3
Score61 - 3

Muhammad Arfan to Harsh Thaker, Shortish length, wide outside off, cut away without much timing and in front of point for a single.

15:46 (IST) Feb 13
0
Overs8.2
Score60 - 3

Muhammad Arfan to Navneet Dhaliwal, BYE! A slower bumper around off, Dhaliwal lets it go. The keeper gets a bad bounce and fumbles it behind, allowing the batters to cross over.

15:45 (IST) Feb 13
2
Overs8.1
Score59 - 3

Muhammad Arfan to Navneet Dhaliwal, Full-pitched delivery on the fifth stump line, Dhaliwal takes half a stride forward and punches it sweetly to the right of deep covers for a couple of runs more.

15:44 (IST) Feb 13
Score after 8 overs 57 - 3
Runs Scored: 0
0101(1WD)112
  • Harsh Thaker 15 (13)
  • Navneet Dhaliwal 16 (13)
Muhammad Jawadullah2-0-7-1
2
Overs7.6
Score57 - 3

Muhammad Jawadullah to Harsh Thaker, Length ball on the pads, Thaker clips it away between deep mid-wicket and deep square leg for a couple of runs.

15:43 (IST) Feb 13
1
Overs7.5
Score55 - 3

Muhammad Jawadullah to Navneet Dhaliwal, Hard length on middle and leg, nudged down to wide mid on for a single.

15:42 (IST) Feb 13
1
Overs7.4
Score54 - 3

Muhammad Jawadullah to Harsh Thaker, Oh, hesitation between the batters and then a sloppy effort in the field allows the single as well. Back of a length over middle, nudged down in front of point. The batters think about one, but Muhammad Farooq casually attacks the ball and fails to pick it up, and the batters cross over with ease in the end.

15:42 (IST) Feb 13
1wd
Overs7.4
Score53 - 3

Muhammad Jawadullah to Harsh Thaker, WIDE! Good length, spilled down the leg side. Thaker flicks and misses, and a wide is called.

15:41 (IST) Feb 13
0
Overs7.3
Score52 - 3

Muhammad Jawadullah to Harsh Thaker, Pitched up fuller on leg, angling across. Thaker looks to play down the line but gets it off the leading edge and down onto the deck.

15:41 (IST) Feb 13
1
Overs7.2
Score52 - 3

Muhammad Jawadullah to Navneet Dhaliwal, Just back of a length and angled across the right-hander, Dhaliwal taps it away through cover-point for one.

15:40 (IST) Feb 13
0
Overs7.1
Score51 - 3

Muhammad Jawadullah to Navneet Dhaliwal, Full of a good length, attacking off and middle. Dhaliwal blocks it on the front foot.

15:39 (IST) Feb 13
Score after 7 overs 51 - 3
Runs Scored: 0
004611
  • Navneet Dhaliwal 14 (10)
  • Harsh Thaker 12 (10)
Haider Ali3-0-23-0
1
Overs6.6
Score51 - 3

Haider Ali to Navneet Dhaliwal, Dragged short and outside off, punched away off the back foot through covers for a single. 12 off the over, a positive one for Canada.

15:39 (IST) Feb 13
1
Overs6.5
Score50 - 3

Haider Ali to Harsh Thaker, Full and angled into the pads, clipped away through mid-wicket for one. The 50 is up for Canada now.

15:38 (IST) Feb 13
6
Overs6.4
Score49 - 3

Haider Ali to Harsh Thaker, SIX! The confidence has skyrocketed for Harsh Thaker now. Floated up, a bit fuller and around middle, Thaker goes on one knee and slogs it high over long on for a biggie.

15:37 (IST) Feb 13
4
Overs6.3
Score43 - 3

Haider Ali to Harsh Thaker, FOUR! That will ease the nerves a bit for Thaker. Fractionally short and a tad wide outside off, Thaker rocks back and slices the cut shot behind point and picks up a boundary.

15:37 (IST) Feb 13
0
Overs6.2
Score39 - 3

Haider Ali to Harsh Thaker, Tossed up, fuller and outside off, eased away to the left of the bowler.

15:36 (IST) Feb 13
0
Overs6.1
Score39 - 3

Haider Ali to Harsh Thaker, A big appeal for LBW, turned down again. Flighted ball on middle, drifts back in with the arm. Harsh Thaker looks to play with a straight bat but is beaten past the inside edge and gets hit on the back thigh. UAE have burned a review already but there is a big discussion between the bowler, the keeper and the captain. No review taken. Could be too high. 

15:35 (IST) Feb 13

End of Powerplay! What an eventful over this was from Muhammad Jawadullah. United Arab Emirates are on top and they will look to keep on troubling the Canada batters. Canada are reeling at 39/3 after 6 overs now. Let's see how it pans out...

15:35 (IST) Feb 13
Score after 6 overs 39 - 3
Runs Scored: 0
0(W)00001
  • Harsh Thaker 1 (5)
  • Navneet Dhaliwal 13 (9)
Muhammad Jawadullah1-0-1-1
1
Overs5.6
Score39 - 3

Muhammad Jawadullah to Harsh Thaker, No wicket-maiden for Jawadullah but it is still a fine over. Shorter in length, angling away, Thaker hops back and guides it down to deep third for a single.

15:34 (IST) Feb 13
0
Overs5.5
Score38 - 3

Muhammad Jawadullah to Harsh Thaker, Half an appeal this time, for a caught behind but it seems like Harsh Thaker has jammed his bat into the turf here. Yorker-length, just angled across off, Thaker looks to dig it out but the ball just goes past the outside edge.

15:33 (IST) Feb 13
0
Overs5.4
Score38 - 3

Muhammad Jawadullah to Harsh Thaker, Back of a length again, in and around off, Thaker tentatively blocks it off. Tidy stuff from Jawadullah thus far.

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