New Zealand vs UAE Highlights, T20 World Cup 2026: New Zealand chase down 174 in 15.2 overs for a 10-wicket victory over UAE

Glenn Phillips to Mayank Kumar, Much fuller, on middle and leg, Mayank Kumar tucks it to square leg for a single. 6 runs and 2 wickets from the last two overs.

One brings two, they say. UAE have slipped down to 119/1 to 124/3 as Mayank Kumar walks in at number 5.

Glenn Phillips to Harshit Kaushik, OUT! TAKEN! Glenn Phillips gets a wicket in his first over. Short and wide, and the ball gets an extra bounce off the deck. Harshit Kaushik tries to cut it but gets a top edge and fails to keep it along the ground. The ball carries towards backward point. James Neesham dives to his left and takes a good catch, hanging onto it. Harshit Kaushik goes without much impact. Just 2 off 6 for him. It's been a good passage of play for the Black Caps.

Glenn Phillips to Muhammad Waseem, Nice and full, on middle, Muhammad Waseem turns it towards mid-wicket for a single.

Glenn Phillips to Muhammad Waseem, Fired in, on leg, Muhammad Waseem tucks it to the fielder at short mid-wicket.

Glenn Phillips to Harshit Kaushik, Flatter, outside off, Harshit Kaushik cuts it to backward point. The fielder dives to his left and makes a good stop. Keeps it to a single.

Glenn Phillips to Harshit Kaushik, Quicker, just outside off, Harshit Kaushik drives it to the cover fielder.

Mitchell Santner to Muhammad Waseem, Short and wide, Muhammad Waseem looks to cut it but edges it to third man for a brace. End of a fantastic over from the Kiwi skipper.

Mitchell Santner to Harshit Kaushik, Quicker, on middle and leg, Harshit Kaushik gets low and slogs it through square leg for a single.

Mitchell Santner to Harshit Kaushik, Flatter, on off, Harshit Kaushik blocks it back to the bowler.

Mitchell Santner to Harshit Kaushik, Much fuller, on middle, Harshit Kaushik defends it forward.

The 107-run partnership for the second wicket is broken. New Zealand would want to cash in on this break in momentum and string in a few quiet overs now. Harshit Kaushik walks in at number 4.

Mitchell Santner to Alishan Sharafu, OUT! TAKEN! That is a screamer of a catch. The one that makes you wonder, are these fielders made of rubber bands? Insane level of flexibility, defying gravity. Full and flat, tossed up wide outside off. Sharafu shuffles across his stumps and launches it towards the gap between deep mid-wicket and long on. Chapman leaps at the edge of the boundary and, realising that he might go over the line with the momentum, he smartly lobs the ball back into play before falling over the ropes. Daryl Mitchell, who converges from long on, moves quickly to his right and completes the catch. Chapman is convinced he has done it cleanly, but the on-field umpires send it upstairs. The replays confirm Chapman has released the ball before going over the ropes. It is a fair catch, and Sharafu has to walk back. It required something special to break this partnership, and New Zealand will be hoping to gain some control.

Mitchell Santner to Alishan Sharafu, Slower through the air, full and tossed up wide outside the off stump. Sharafu goes for the reverse sweep but misses it to the keeper. Seifert whips the bails off and appeals but Sharafu's back leg never got lifted or dragged outside the crease.

DRINKS BREAK! Well, well, well. Who would have thought that New Zealand would be under pressure and desperate for wickets? The partnership between these two batters is now worth 107 runs, and they will aim to bat as long as possible from here to get that total in the vicinity of 200.

Rachin Ravindra to Muhammad Waseem, FOUR! Spoils the over for Rachin. Pushed through, on a fuller length, around off. It is the arm ball that goes across. Waseem shuffles in the crease to the off side, sits down on a knee and slog sweeps it uppishly, behind square on the leg side and beats the deep square leg fielder to his right for a boundary.

Rachin Ravindra to Alishan Sharafu, Good length, around off, Alishan creates room and slaps it to the left of Santner at cover. The Kiwi skipper fumbles and allows a single.

Rachin Ravindra to Muhammad Waseem, Not that short, on middle, Waseem commits on the back foot and tucks it to widish mid-wicket for a run.

Rachin Ravindra to Muhammad Waseem, A bit short, on off, Muhammad Waseem steers it off the back foot to backward point.

Rachin Ravindra to Alishan Sharafu, Spots Sharafu charging down, Rachin fires one on leg, on a length. Sharafu punches it down to long off for a single.

Rachin Ravindra to Alishan Sharafu, Slides one into the batter, short in length, Alishan Sharafu backs away and cuts it to backward point.

Matt Henry to Alishan Sharafu, Wide outside off, on a fractionally fuller length, Alishan Sharafu slashes it like a knife to deep backward point for a single. With this, the 100-run partnership, off 69 balls, comes up between Waseem and Sharafu. This has been a perfect outing for these two.

Matt Henry to Muhammad Waseem, Cuts back in a touch, on a good length, on middle. Waseem heaves it off the inner half, wide of mid-wicket and strolls for a single. The partnership is worth 99 runs!

Matt Henry to Muhammad Waseem, FOUR! This is good, proactive batting. Not a good ball by Henry. With short third in the ring, he bowls a short ball, outside off. Waseem rises with the bounce and just ramps it over that in-ring fielder for a boundary.

Matt Henry to Alishan Sharafu, Hard length, outside off, punched on the up to deep cover for a single.

Matt Henry to Alishan Sharafu, Back of a length and around off. Alishan backs away and chops it down off the inside half of the bat back to the bowler.

Matt Henry (2-0-15-0) returns for another spell.

Matt Henry to Alishan Sharafu, SIX! FIFTY FOR ALISHAN SHARAFU! Matt lands it on a fuller length, angling on middle and off. Alishan Sharafu picks the length nicely, waits for the cutter to arrive, gets down on a knee and slogs it over mid-wicket. Doesn't get a good connection, but since it is targetted toward the shorter boundary, it sails all the way over the ropes. It has been a high quality knock so far from Sharafu. This also brings up the 100 for UAE.

Lockie Ferguson to Muhammad Waseem, Back of a length, angled at the pads, Muhammad Waseem steers it past the diving short fine leg fielder, to his left, for a couple of runs as square leg mops it up in the deep. 15 runs from the over!

Lockie Ferguson to Alishan Sharafu, On a hard length, outside off, this is punched through the point region for a single.

Lockie Ferguson to Alishan Sharafu, SIX! Goodness me, how well has he played that? A touch short in length, outside off, Alishan Sharafu presses in front at first, but adjusts to the bounce and ramps it finer over deep third for a six. The umpires want to be doubly sure if the ball sailed all over. The replay shows that it indeed went over the ropes.

Lockie Ferguson to Alishan Sharafu, FOUR! Perfectly played! Lockie goes for a yorker, but misses it badly. Ends up offering a juicy full toss, outside off. Alishan Sharafu liberates his arms and opens the bat face at the last second, finding the gap between backward point and short third for a boundary. Alishan moves to 38 (36).

Lockie Ferguson to Muhammad Waseem, Slower delivery, on the stumps, Waseem clips it through square leg for a single.

Lockie Ferguson is back on. Went for 8 runs off his first over.

Lockie Ferguson to Alishan Sharafu, Sharafu steps down the track and slashes this length ball through cover-point for a single. There is protection in the deep, so they will get just one.

Mitchell Santner to Muhammad Waseem, A bit quicker, short and outside off, Muhammad Waseem stays put and slaps it to the right of deep backward point for a couple of runs as the ball is intercepted in the deep.

Mitchell Santner to Alishan Sharafu, Slow and short, outside off, Alishan hangs deep in the crease and cuts it to backward point. Duffy again throws himself to the left and cuts it off, restricting the batters to a single only.

Mitchell Santner to Muhammad Waseem, Tight single! Slower through the air, on a length, outside off, Waseem looks to cut, but chops it to the point region and takes a risky run.

Mitchell Santner to Alishan Sharafu, Slower through the air, short and spinning away. Alishan Sharafu heaves it to mid-wicket for a single.

Mitchell Santner to Muhammad Waseem, Short, outside off, Waseem cuts it off the back foot. Duffy, at backward point, dives to his left and half-stops it, parrying the ball further away to his left. A single taken.

Halfway through. UAE are 77/1 as this stand between Alishan and Waseem is motoring along nicely. Mitchell Santner is back on.

Mitchell Santner to Alishan Sharafu, Dropped full, on the stumps, swept in front of square on the leg side for a single.

Rachin Ravindra to Alishan Sharafu, Good over from Rachin Ravindra. Short, on leg, Alishan Sharafu turns it to mid-wicket for a single.

Rachin Ravindra to Alishan Sharafu, Too full, on middle, Alishan Sharafu stays back and blocks it to the right of the bowler.

Rachin Ravindra to Alishan Sharafu, Short, on off, Alishan Sharafu punches it to the fielder at cover.

Rachin Ravindra to Muhammad Waseem, Quicker, on middle and leg, Muhammad Waseem flicks it to wide of mid on for a single. Rachin Ravindra runs and chases it down.

Rachin Ravindra to Alishan Sharafu, Flighted up, on middle and leg, Alishan Sharafu tucks it to mid-wicket for a run.

Rachin Ravindra to Alishan Sharafu, Short, on middle and leg, Alishan Sharafu blocks it back to the bowler.

James Neesham to Muhammad Waseem, On a length, on off, Muhammad Waseem taps it to the point fielder. Dot to end the over.

James Neesham to Alishan Sharafu, A slower length ball, on top of off, Alishan Sharafu walks forward and eases it using his wrists to the mid-wicket region and sets off for a quick single. James Neesham runs across from the follow-through and gets to the ball. Throws it to the batting end but misses his shy as Waseem skates through to that end. Seifert does well to move to his right and gather the ball behind.