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Predictions for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 Match 11 spotlight New Zealand versus United Arab Emirates in Group D, to be played on 10 February at the MA Chidambaram Stadium.

Match Prediction – New Zealand v United Arab Emirates

LIVE SCORES – Match 11 (Group D) – New Zealand vs UAE (MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai)

Ground Stat:

Average First Innings Total at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai (T20I’s) – 154

Average Second Innings Total at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai (T20I’s) – 132

Current Form New Zealand:

New Zealand are currently placed at the 1st position on Group D points table with 1 win to their credit.

The top run scorer for New Zealand in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 is Tim Seifert with 65 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for New Zealand in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 is Lockie Ferguson with 2 scalps under his belt.

New Zealand have won their previous match against Afghanistan by 5 wickets.

Afghanistan batted first and they posted a total of 182 for 6 in 20 overs. Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran failed to give a fitting start to Afghanistan. They consumed too many balls and it didn’t help the team’s cause. However, Gulbadin Naib had a great day with the bat. He smashed 63 runs off just 35 balls, hitting 3 fours and 4 sixes. Darwish Rasooli and Azmatullah Omarzai also contributed healthily as Afghanistan managed to get to a competitive total of 182 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, New Zealand lost the key wickets of Finn Allen and Rachin Ravindra quite early into the innings. After their dismissals, Tim Seifert and Glenn Phillips took the responsibility of taking New Zealand over the line. Seifert in particular was simply sensational with the bat. He scored 65 runs in just 42 balls, hitting 7 fours and 3 sixes. Glenn Phillips also made a valuable contribution of 42 runs in 25 deliveries. The New Zealand’s middle order stepped up at the right time and won the game for them in the 18th over with 5 wickets in hand.

Current Form UAE:

UAE are in terrible form currently. They have recently lost a 2 Match T20I Series against Ireland by 2-0 and that too at home.

They are led by the experienced Muhammad Waseem. UAE have included talented players like Alishan Sharafu, Harshit Kaushik and Muhammad Jawadullah in their squad.

UAE have lost both their warm up matches and they will have to bring their A game to the table in order to pose any challenge to its opposition teams in the World Cup.

Players to look out for:

1. Alishan Sharafu – He is in brilliant form currently in T20 cricket. Sharafu has all range of shots in his batting and he bats with a healthy strike rate at the top of the order.

2. Muhammad Jawadullah – He can be a star performer for UAE with the ball. Jawadullah is expected to be amongst the wickets in the upcoming matches.

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Let’s have a look at the squads:

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.

New Zealand

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

Cricket Match Predictions* – PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – New Zealand

Who will win? – New Zealand

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Finn Allen (New Zealand), Alishan Sharafu (UAE)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) – Mitchell Santner (New Zealand), Junaid Siddique (UAE)

Most Sixes – Glenn Phillips (New Zealand), Harshit Kaushik (UAE)

Player of the Match – Mitchell Santner (New Zealand)

Team Scores Batting first – New Zealand 160+, UAE 120+

Match Handicap : New Zealand

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*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.

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