New Zealand vs Canada Highlights, T20 World Cup 2026: Phillips, Ravindra star as New Zealand beat Canada by 8 wickets to qualify for Super 8s

Saad Bin Zafar to Rachin Ravindra, Flighted, full and on off, Rachin Ravindra knocks it towards mid off.

Rachin Ravindra is in at number 3. He is greeted with a big roar from the crowd due to his Chennai Super Kings connection.

Canada have been given a warning by the umpires. They are already 3 minutes behind on the 20-over clock.

Saad Bin Zafar to Tim Seifert, OUT! TAKEN! Saad Bin Zafar strikes in his first over and gets a big wicket. He bowls the arm ball, follows the batter into the leg stump line. Tim Seifert looks to loft it down the ground but cannot get underneath it fully and fails to get the elevation. He ends up hitting it flat and straight to mid off, where Jaskarandeep Singh takes a good catch. New Zealand are 30/1, chasing 174 runs.

Saad Bin Zafar to Tim Seifert, Quicker, full and on middle, Tim Seifert changes his stance and goes for the reverse sweep but hits it straight towards point.

Saad Bin Zafar to Tim Seifert, Goes short and on middle, Tim Seifert punches it to extra cover.

Saad Bin Zafar to Finn Allen, Flatter, full and on leg, Finn Allen fails to flick it away as the ball goes off his pads to short fine. A leg bye taken.

Dilon Heyliger to Tim Seifert, FOUR! A bit sloppy in the field! Dilon Heyliger sticks to the fuller length and outside off. Tim Seifert looks to loft it over covers, but slices it a bit. It falls well over the fielder and rolls away. Shivam Sharma chases it and tries to flick it but does not make contact with the ball and lets it through for a boundary.

Dilon Heyliger to Tim Seifert, Back of a length and around off, Tim Seifert punches it to mid off.

Dilon Heyliger to Tim Seifert, Ouch! Fuller again and on middle, Tim Seifert smacks it down the pitch. Dilon Heyliger sticks his right foot out on the follow-through and makes a half-stop. That could have been dangerous for him as it was hit with lot of power.

Dilon Heyliger to Finn Allen, Pitched up and on off, Finn Allen drills it to long on for a single.

Dilon Heyliger to Finn Allen, SIX! There she goes! Fuller delivery but angling into the pads. Finn Allen picks it up and whips it nonchalantly way over the deep backward square leg fence for a biggie. That also brings up 1500 T20I runs for Allen.

Dilon Heyliger to Finn Allen, FOUR! Gets greeted with a boundary! Dilon Heyliger begins with a back-of-the-length delivery, outside off. Finn Allen looks to cut but gets a bottom edge towards deep third man. The fielder is very square and has no chance of stopping that from going to the boundary.

Dilon Heyliger will steam in from the other end.

Jaskarandeep Singh to Finn Allen, Length again, on off, Finn Allen pats it towards mid off for one more. End of an eventful first over!

Jaskarandeep Singh to Tim Seifert, On a length and around off, Tim Seifert stabs it out to extra cover for one.

Jaskarandeep Singh to Tim Seifert, Bangs this into the pitch, on middle, Tim Seifert swats it to mid on. Allen takes a couple of steps out but is sent back. The fielder hits the stumps at the bowler's end, making Allen hurry but he slides his bat inside in time.

Jaskarandeep Singh to Tim Seifert, Gets away with it! Had length and on middle, Tim Seifert looks to pull but gets it from the toe-end towards mid on.

Jaskarandeep Singh to Finn Allen, Absolute chaos in the middle! One run, plus four overthrows and then a front-foot no ball. Phew. Fuller one and on middle, Finn Allen clips it in front of short mid-wicket and sets off for the run. The fielder picks up and has a shy at the bowler's end, but it is well wide. The fielder backing up at extra cover dives, but lets it through as the ball rolls away to the fence. To make matters worse, the siren goes off, and Singh has overstepped here. No Ball called and a Free Hit to follow.

Jaskarandeep Singh to Finn Allen, WIDE! Short of a length and around off, shaping further away. Finn Allen slashes hard at it but fails to connect. Called a wide.

Jaskarandeep Singh to Finn Allen, FOUR! Put away! Jaskarandeep Singh errs in line and lands this back of a length, down the leg side. Finn Allen nudges it off his hips wide of short fine leg for a boundary. You just cannot bowl there.

Jaskarandeep Singh to Tim Seifert, New Zealand are underway in the chase! Jaskarandeep Singh starts with a hard-length delivery, on middle. Tim Seifert stays back to play at it but gets an inside edge towards square leg for a single.

Welcome back for New Zealand's reply. The two umpires and players have made their way out to the centre. Finn Allen and Tim Seifert will open the innings for New Zealand. Jaskarandeep Singh will start with the new ball. Seifert will face the first ball from the right-arm quick. Let's go...

... THE RUN CHASE ...

Will 173 be enough? Towards the end, you could sense the tiredness setting in for Yuvraj, and once the 116-run opening stand was broken, those who followed could not quite deliver the finish Canada were hoping for. UAE also put up 173 in their fixture against New Zealand here at this venue, which the Kiwis chased down in a canter with an unbeaten opening stand on a similar surface. With the sun beating down, it remains to be seen whether that has any impact on how the pitch behaves in the second innings. Back in a bit for the chase.

Yuvraj Samra led the way - While Samra kept the scoreboard ticking, at the other end, Canada's skipper Dilpreet Bajwa struggled to match the tempo. That meant New Zealand were able to wrest back some control, conceding just 33 runs in the six overs following the Powerplay. The acceleration followed soon after, with Samra putting his feet down, and along the way, the 19-year-old became the youngest batter in T20 World Cups to score a century.

Steady beginning - Earlier, there wasn't much assistance for the pacers, either through the air or off the seam, and whenever there was width on offer, Yuvraj Samra in particular did not hesitate to cash in. For the first time in this World Cup, Canada navigated the Powerplay without losing a wicket and capped it off in style with an 18-run over to finish the phase strongly.

Finish fizzled out - Just 23 runs in the last 3 overs for Canada. They haven't finished as strongly as they would have liked, and while the total is competitive, they will need to bowl exceptionally well against a power-packed New Zealand batting unit. New Zealand, on the other hand, will be pleased with the way they closed out the innings, especially in these energy-sapping conditions that demanded plenty from the fielding side.

Jacob Duffy to Dilon Heyliger, Just one to end the innings! Jacob Duffy pitches it up, outside off, Dilon Heyliger carves it to sweeper cover for a run. Canada finish on 173/4.

Jacob Duffy to Harsh Thaker, Low full toss, on off, Thaker hits it down to long on for a single.

Jacob Duffy to Dilon Heyliger, Good length and on middle, Dilon Heyliger looks to heave it to the leg side but gets an inside edge towards short fine for one.

Jacob Duffy to Dilon Heyliger, SIX! BOOM! Dilon Heyliger clears the fence with ease. Hard length and just around off. Dilon Heyliger uses his bottom hand and drags his slog over the deep mid-wicket fence for half a dozen. He's a strong man and showed his muscle power. 

Yuvraj Samra walks off to a standing ovation. Dilon Heyliger is the new batter.

Jacob Duffy to Yuvraj Samra, OUT! CAUGHT! End of a brilliant knock from Yuvraj Samra. Jacob Duffy bangs this into the pitch, on off, takes pace off again. Yuvraj Samra tries to get inside the line of it and hook it over short fine but the ball just gets big on him. He ends up hitting it much squarer towards deep square leg, where Glenn Phillips comes forward, dives to grab it but it spills out for a second. However, he keeps his eyes on the ball and takes it on the second attempt while falling over. Yuvraj departs for a sensational 110 off 65.

Jacob Duffy to Harsh Thaker, An off-cutter, back of a length and around off, Harsh Thaker punches it to extra cover for a single.

James Neesham to Yuvraj Samra, A wide yorker, outside off, Yuvraj Samra squeezes it out towards deep point and puts the pressure on the fielder for the second. Glenn Phillips comes charging in but fails to pick up the ball, allowing an easy second. Yes, you read that right, Phillips has let one through in the field.

James Neesham to Yuvraj Samra, Another excellent yorker, on middle, Yuvraj Samra gets his bat down and only manages to dig it back to the bowler.

James Neesham to Harsh Thaker, Short of a length and around leg, slower again, Harsh Thaker pulls it away to deep square leg for a run.

James Neesham looks spent out in the middle. Seems like the heat has got to him. He will have to push himself through these last 3 balls. Harsh Thaker walks out to bat.

James Neesham to Nicholas Kirton, OUT! PLUMB IN FRONT! James Neesham nails the yorker, on middle. Nicholas Kirton gets a bit too far across to play the scoop and fails to get his bat in line with the ball, getting rapped on the pads right in front of the stumps. There is a shout for LBW, and up goes the finger without hesitation. However, Kirton has taken the review but more in desperation. The replay shows there is a big gap between bat and ball, and Ball Tracking comes up with two reds, with the ball hitting the middle stump. Pitching did not matter here as the ball hit the pads on the full. The on-field decision stands, and Canada are 160/3 now.

James Neesham to Yuvraj Samra, Fuller and outside off again, takes pace off, Yuvraj Samra slices it wide of extra cover for a run.

James Neesham to Nicholas Kirton, Hard length and outside off, Nicholas Kirton punches it through covers for a single.

James Neesham will bowl the 19th over. He has a chance to redeem himself after dropping Yuvraj Samra on the last ball of the previous over. With the ball too, he has not quite been at his best. 3-0-33-0 so far for Neesham.

Matt Henry to Yuvraj Samra, DROPPED AND FOUR! You don't see Kiwis put down catches very often, and this shows they are under pressure here. A low full toss, on middle, Yuvraj Samra lofts it down the ground but does not get the desired elevation and hits it towards long on. James Neesham is standing a few yards ahead of the ropes, moves to his right and tries to reverse cup it above his head, but the ball bursts through his hands and trickles to the fence for a boundary.

Matt Henry to Nicholas Kirton, Back of a length and around off, Nicholas Kirton punches it through cover-point for one.

Out goes Navneet Dhaliwal and in walks Nicholas Kirton.

Matt Henry to Navneet Dhaliwal, OUT! TAKEN IN THE DEEP! Matt Henry strikes now. He bowls this full but well outside off, keeping it away from the arc of the batter. Navneet Dhaliwal tries to reach out and throws the kitchen sink at it, but loses his shape and hits it to the longer side as well. The ball flies to deep cover, where Glenn Phillips comes forward and takes his second catch of the match. Canada are 153/2 now.

Matt Henry to Yuvraj Samra, On a length and on middle, Yuvraj Samra flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Matt Henry to Yuvraj Samra, A clever slower bouncer, outside off, Yuvraj Samra has to wait an eternity and tries to upper cut it but misses.

Matt Henry to Yuvraj Samra, WIDE! A full toss down the leg side, Yuvraj Samra tries to whip it away but misses. Called a wide but could have been worse for Henry.