- February 17, 2026
T20 World Cup: Canada elects to bat against New Zealand
New Zealand’s captain Daryl Mitchell and Canada’s captain Dilpreet Bajwa, left, arrive on the field before the start of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 cricket match between New Zealand and Canada at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026.
| Photo Credit: PTI
Canada skipper Dilpreet Bajwa won the toss and elected to bat against New Zealand in their T20 World Cup Group D match here on Tuesday (February 17, 2026).
Canada, who has lost all its games so far, made one change to its side, bringing in Shivam Sharma in place of the injured Kaleem Sana.
Daryl Mitchell is leading the Kiwis in absence of Mitchell Santner who’s indisposed.
“He (Santner) had a dodgy burger last night, so hopefully he’s okay in 24 hours,” said Daryl.
Santner has been replaced by Cole McConchie, while tall pacer Kyle Jamieson has come in place of Lockie Ferguson in the playing XI.
Teams:
New Zealand: Tim Seifert (w), Finn Allen, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell(c), Cole McConchie, James Neesham, Kyle Jamieson, Matt Henry, Jacob Duffy.
Canada: Yuvraj Samra, Dilpreet Bajwa (c), Navneet Dhaliwal, Harsh Thaker, Nicholas Kirton, Shreyas Movva(w), Saad Bin Zafar, Shivam Sharma, Dilon Heyliger, Jaskaran Singh, Ansh Patel.
Published – February 17, 2026 11:52 am IST
