Set to achieve the target of 174, New Zealand’s openers Seifert and Allen wreaked havoc on the UAE bowlers from the very first over. Both of them had scored 22 runs in the first 3 overs but after that they played the shots as per their wish. Player of the Match Seifert remained unbeaten after scoring 89 runs in 42 balls with the help of 3 sixes and 12 fours. Finn Allen scored 84 runs in 50 balls with the help of 5 fours and 5 sixes. New Zealand scored 175 runs without losing any wicket in 15.2 overs and won the match by 10 wickets.
The biggest partnership of T20 World Cup
175* – Tim Seifert and Finn Allen vs UAE, Chennai, 2026
170* – Jos Buttler & Alex Hales vs India, Adelaide, 2022
168 – Quinton de Kock and Riley Rousseau vs Bangladesh, Sydney, 2022
166 – Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara vs West Indies, Barbados, 2010
154 – Ibrahim Zadran & Rahmanullah Gurbaz vs Uganda, Providence 2024
Earlier, UAE won the toss and batted first and scored 173 runs for 6 wickets. Captain Muhammad Wasim and Alishan Sarafu 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. 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.




