T20 World Cup LIVE score, NZ vs UAE: United Arab Emirates wins toss, opts to bat v New Zealand

Playing XI

United Arab Emirates: Aryansh Sharma(w), Muhammad Waseem(c), Alishan Sharafu, Mayank Kumar, Sohaib Khan, Harshit Kaushik, Muhammad Arfan, Dhruv Parashar, Haider Ali, Junaid Siddique, Muhammad Rohid Khan

New Zealand: Tim Seifert(w), Finn Allen, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner(c), James Neesham, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Jacob Duffy

TOSS: UAE won the toss and elected to field

PREVIEW

Group D, the group of death, will come alive once again when traditional heavyweight and tournament favourite New Zealand takes on the UAE at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Tuesday.

In the opening fixture, New Zealand registered its highest successful chase in T20 World Cup history in its victory over Afghanistan and will be keen to take on the momentum against the associate nation too. The UAE, which has been a threat to ICC Full Member nations in recent fixtures, will be looking to make a statement in its opening match of the campaign.

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SQUADS

New Zealand: Mitchell Santner (c), Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Daryl Mitchell, Adam Milne, James Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Tim Seifert, Ish Sodhi

UAE: Muhammad Waseem (c), Alishan Sharafu, Aryansh Sharma, Dhruv Parashar, Haider Ali, Harshit Kaushik, Junaid Siddique, Mayank Kumar, Muhammad Arfan, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Jawadullah, Muhammad Zohaib, Rohid Khan, Sohaib Khan, Simranjeet Singh.

Published on Feb 10, 2026