New Zealand cricket team has qualified for the Super-8 of T20 World Cup 2026. The Kiwi team defeated Canada by 8 wickets in the first match played on Tuesday. In this match played at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Canada won the toss and decided to bat first. Thanks to Yuvraj Samra’s historic century, Canada made a good score of 173 runs. While chasing the target, Rachin Ravindra and Glenn Phillips played unbeaten half-centuries for New Zealand. New Zealand registered a big victory by achieving the target in the 16th over itself.

In this match held at MA Chidambaram, Chennai, Canada won the toss and decided to bat first. Opener Yuvraj Samra played a historic inning of 110 runs, becoming the youngest player to score a century in the T20 World Cup. Canada had scored 173 runs.

While chasing the target, New Zealand lost the wickets of both its openers in the powerplay itself. Finn Allen scored a quick 21 runs in 8 balls, but was out on the first ball of the fourth over. In the previous over, Tim Seifert (6) had also returned to the pavilion. Then it seemed that the Canadian bowlers would give a tough fight, but the unbeaten innings of Glenn Phillips and Rachin Ravindra made this target a modest target.