NZ vs UAE Highlights: Tim Seifert and Finn Allen created havoc with the bat, New Zealand won by 10 wickets over UAE.

Summary

New Zealand beat UAE by 10 wickets Chennai: New Zealand has achieved its second consecutive win in the T20 World Cup 2026. In the Group D match, New Zealand achieved a one-sided 10-wicket victory against UAE. In the tournament, UAE won the toss and batted first and scored 173 runs at the loss of 6…

NZ vs UAE Highlights: Tim Seifert and Finn Allen created havoc with the bat, New Zealand won by 10 wickets over UAE.

New Zealand beat UAE by 10 wickets
Chennai: New Zealand has achieved its second consecutive win in the T20 World Cup 2026. In the Group D match, New Zealand achieved a one-sided 10-wicket victory against UAE. In the tournament, UAE won the toss and batted first and scored 173 runs at the loss of 6 wickets. For New Zealand, openers Tim Seifert and Finn Allen showed explosive play. New Zealand won the match in the 16th over. This is the biggest run chase without losing a wicket in T20 World Cup cricket history.

Biggest run chase without losing a wicket in men’s T20 International
200 – Pakistan vs England, Karachi (2022)
174 – New Zealand vs UAE, Chennai (2026)
169 – New Zealand vs Pakistan, Hamilton (2016)
169 -England vs India, Adelaide (2022)
153 – India vs Zimbabwe, Harare (2024)

Biggest partnership for New Zealand in T20 International
184 – Devon Conway & Glenn Phillips vs West Indies, Mount Maunganui (2020)
175* – Tim Seifert and Finn Allen vs UAE, Chennai (2026)
171* – Martin Guptill and Kane Williamson vs Pakistan, Hamilton (2016)

UAE batsmen gave tough competition

UAE did not have a good start. Aryansh Sharma’s wicket fell on the score of 12. Aryansh was out after scoring 8 runs. After this, captain Muhammad Wasim and Alishan Sarafu took over the innings and made a strong partnership of 107 runs for the second wicket. Sarafu was out after scoring 55 runs in 47 balls with the help of 2 sixes and 5 fours.

After this, captain Wasim made a partnership of 40 runs with Mayank Kumar for the fourth wicket. Mayank was out after scoring 21 runs with the help of 1 six and 2 fours in 12 balls. Wasim remained unbeaten till the end. He played an inning of 66 runs in 45 balls with the help of 3 sixes and 4 fours. For New Zealand, Matt Henry took 2 wickets for 37 runs in 4 overs. Jacob Duffy, Lockie Ferguson, Mitchell Santner and Glenn Phillips got 1 wicket each.

Only the openers finished the match

For New Zealand, openers Tim Seifert and Finn Allen scored only 22 runs in the first three overs. But in the fourth over, both scored 22 runs against Junaid Siddiqui. From here the Kiwi openers did not look back. Seifert scored 23 and Allen completed his fifty in 27 balls. Tim Seifert scored 89 runs on 42 balls with the help of 12 fours and 3 sixes. Allen scored 84 runs in 50 balls with 5 sixes and 5 fours.