T20 World Cup 2026: New Zealand gave a historic performance in the T20 World Cup 2026, defeating the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by 10 wickets. In this match played at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, New Zealand achieved the target of 174 runs in just 15.2 overs without losing any wicket. This happened for the first time in the history of T20 World Cup when a team chased the target of 170+ runs without losing any wicket. Along with this, New Zealand's opening pair also made a world record.
Batting first in this match, UAE scored 173 runs for 6 wickets in 20 overs. But New Zealand achieved this target easily. New Zealand's opening batsmen Finn Allen and Tim Seifert performed brilliantly. Together they made an unbeaten partnership of 175 runs, which is the biggest partnership so far in the history of T20 World Cup. Earlier, the partnership of 170 runs between England's Jos Buttler and Alex Hales was on top.
Finn Allen scored unbeaten 84 runs on 50 balls, which included 5 fours and 5 sixes. At the same time, Tim Seifert scored unbeaten 89 runs in 42 balls, in which 12 fours and 3 sixes were seen. Both the batsmen scored runs quickly and ended the match quickly. However, during the innings there was an interesting contest between the two to score a century. In fact, if one batsman had slowed down a bit, the other could have completed a century, but both of them focused on the team's victory and did not pay attention to personal milestones. Due to which both the batsmen could not achieve this feat even after getting close to their century.
Tim Seifert and Finn Allen put up a record-breaking stand to make it two in two at #T20WorldCup for New Zealand
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— ICC (@ICC) February 10, 2026
With this win, the New Zealand team is on top in Group D. He has played 2 matches so far and has won both. In such a situation, she has also become a big contender to reach Super-8.
