NZ vs CAN Dream11 Prediction, Preview, Team News & Expert Analysis - 31th T20 Match
Aditya - February 17, 2026Last Updated on Feb 17, 2026 07:37 AM
New Zealand vs Canada Cricket Match Previews
ICC Mens T20 World Cup 2026
NZ vs CAN Match Previews, Probable Playing 11, Cricket Match Live Score and Pitch Report
Teams will be updated once the lineup announced
NZ vs CAN Match Prediction, ICC Mens T20 World Cup 2026, New Zealand vs Canada Match Preview, Probable Playing 11, Match winning Tips, Live Match Score, Pitch Report, Injury & Updates.
NZ vs CAN (New Zealand vs Canada) Match Details
| Match | New Zealand vs Canada (NZ vs CAN) |
| League | ICC Mens T20 World Cup 2026 |
| Date | Tuesday, 17th February 2026 |
| Time | 11:00 AM (IST) - 05:30 AM (GMT) |
NZ vs CAN Pitch Report and Todays Weather Report
NZ vs CAN Match Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India.
NZ vs CAN Pitch Report: The MA Chidambaram stadium is generally known for his balanced conditions with slightly better support to the Spinners. The batters do enjoy batting on this surface however as the match proceeds , the spinners gets their grip better.
NZ vs CAN Weather Report: Weather during the match time in Chennai, IN will be cloudy. The temperature is expected to around 25°C on the match day with 69% humidity and 16.1 km/h wind speed. And the visibility is 10 KM. There are 76% chances of precipitation during the game.
MA Chidambaram Stadium Score Records:
| Total matches: | 14 |
| Batting first won: | 8 |
| Bowling first won: | 5 |
| 1st inn avg score: | 162 |
| 2nd inn avg score: | 136 |
| Highest Total: | 199/4 |
| Lowest Total: | 80/10 |
| Highest Chased: | 183/5 |
| Lowest Defended: | 103/8 |
MA Chidambaram Stadium Pitch Favour
Pace Bowling 58%
Spin Bowling
53%Batting Pitch 47%
Bowling Pitch
162
T20 Average Score
NZ vs CAN (New Zealand vs Canada) Playing 11
New Zealand vs Canada (NZ vs CAN) Match Preview
NZ vs CAN Match Preview: New Zealand will lock horns against Canada in T20 World Cup on Tuesday, 17 February 2026 at 11:00 AM IST at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India.
New Zealand (NZ) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Tim Seifert and Finn Allen will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings.
- Tim Seifert is having topmost good points in this series.
One-Down Batter
- Rachin Ravindra will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Glenn Phillips and Mark Chapman will strengthen the middle order for New Zealand.
- Mitchell Santner will lead the New Zealand as a Captain. He is also a good All-Rounder
Wicketkeeper
- Devon Conway will do the Wicket Keeping for New Zealand.
Spin Bowlers
- Glenn Phillips and Rachin Ravindra will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
Pace Bowlers
- Lockie Ferguson and Matt Henry will lead the pace attack of his team.
Canada (CAN) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Yuvraj Samra and Dilpreet Bajwa will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings.
One-Down Batter
- Navneet Dhaliwal will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings. He is having topmost good points in this series.
Middle-Order Batters
- Nicholas Kirton and Harsh Thaker will strengthen the middle order for Canada.
- Dilpreet Bajwa will lead the Canada as a Captain. He is also a good Batter
Wicketkeeper
- Kunwarpal Tathgur will do the Wicket Keeping for Canada.
Spin Bowlers
- Harsh Thaker and Saad Zafar will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
- Saad Zafar was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.
Pace Bowlers
- Kaleem Sana and Jaskaran Singh will lead the pace attack of his team.
New Zealand vs Canada (NZ vs CAN) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips
NZ vs CAN Match Prediction: New Zealand looks in good form in recent matches, They are the favorites to win the match.
NZ vs CAN Match Team: Finn Allen, Tim Seifert, Mark Chapman, Navneet Dhaliwal, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mitch Santner, Saad Zafar, Harsh Thaker, Matt Henry, Ansh Patel.
Toss Prediction, Who will Win the Toss Today?: According to the Possible11 expert toss prediction, CAN will win the toss and choose to Bat first.
NZ vs CAN T20 World Cup Match Expert Advice: Tim Seifert will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Finn Allen will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.
NZ vs CAN Head to Head
NZ vs CAN Head to Head Records: New Zealand vs Canada have faced each other in 0 matches in T20. Out of these 0 games, New Zealand have won 0 whereas Canada have won 0 Matches.
| Team | Match Win |
|---|---|
| NZ | 0 Won |
| CAN | 0 Won |
Live Telecast
The match will be live telecast on Star Sports and JioHotstar.
POINTS TABLE - ICC Mens T20 World Cup 2026
| No | Team | M | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Pts | Recent Forms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group A | |||||||||
| 1 | India - Q | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3.050 | 6 | WWW |
| 2 | United States | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +0.787 | 4 | WWLL |
| 3 | Pakistan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.403 | 4 | LWW |
| 4 | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1.352 | 2 | LWL |
| 5 | Namibia - E | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -2.443 | 0 | LLL |
| Group B | |||||||||
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3.125 | 4 | WW |
| 2 | Zimbabwe | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.984 | 4 | WW |
| 3 | Australia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1.100 | 2 | LW |
| 4 | Ireland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +0.150 | 2 | WLL |
| 5 | Oman - E | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -4.546 | 0 | LLL |
| Group C | |||||||||
| 1 | West Indies - Q | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.820 | 6 | WWW |
| 2 | England - Q | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +0.201 | 6 | WWLW |
| 3 | Scotland - E | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +0.359 | 2 | LWL |
| 4 | Italy - E | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0.588 | 2 | LWL |
| 5 | Nepal - E | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1.942 | 0 | LLL |
| Group D | |||||||||
| 1 | South Africa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.477 | 6 | WWW |
| 2 | New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +0.701 | 4 | LWW |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0.797 | 2 | LWL |
| 4 | Afghanistan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0.215 | 0 | WLL |
| 5 | Canada | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1.526 | 0 | LL |
| M: Matches, W: Won, L: Lost, T: Tie, NR: No Result, NRR: Net Run Rate, Pts: Points, Q: Qualified, E: Eliminate Recent Forms: W = Won, L = Lost, T = Tie, D = Draw, NR = No Result | |||||||||
Full Schedule: ICC Mens T20 World Cup 2026 Schedule
Recent Forms:
NZ - L W WCAN - L L
NZ vs CAN Team Analysis & Player Performance
- Looking by the pitch behavior, Picking top order batters would be crucial here.
- Death-over bowlers are always excellent wicket-takers in last few overs, they can turn the game around at any time.
- In Wicket Keeping, Devon Conway is the best choice.
- Spinners may play major role on this pitch.
NZ vs CAN Winning Prediction
- New Zealand team has the upper hand over Canada team. So try to pick more players from New Zealand.
NZ vs CAN Small League Must Picks:
NZ - Tim Seifert [347 points], Finn Allen [232 points]
CAN - Navneet Dhaliwal [178 points], Harsh Thaker [157 points].
NZ vs CAN Grand League Risky Picks:
NZ - Ben Sears [0 points], Ish Sodhi [0 points]
CAN - Kunwarpal Tathgur [0 points], Shivam Sharma [0 points].
NZ vs CAN Death Over Bowlers:
NZ - Lockie Ferguson
CAN - Kaleem Sana.
New Zealand (NZ) Key Players
- Jacob Duffy [1W, 1W, 2W, 0W, 1W]
- Mitchell Santner [1W, 17*, 3W, 27, 47*]
- Rachin Ravindra [0W, 0W, 0W, 44, 0W]
- Daryl Mitchell [DNB, 25*, 39*, 14, 18]
- Glenn Phillips [1W, 42, 24, 48, 19]
- Lockie Ferguson [1W, 2W, 3W, 1W, 2W]
- Finn Allen [84*, 1, 36, 49, 101]
Canada (CAN) Key Players
- Yuvraj Samra [5, 12]
- Jaskaran Singh [1W, 0W]
- Kaleem Sana [1W, 59, 0W, 0W, 1W]
- Dilpreet Bajwa [11, 0, 14, 24, DNB]
- Saad Zafar [3W, 11, 0W, 0W]
- Harsh Thaker [50, 33, 0W, (23, 4W), 1W]
- Navneet Dhaliwal [34, 64, 4, 6, 61]
NZ vs CAN Captain and Vice-Captain Choices
- Dilpreet Bajwa [PTs: 70, CR: 8]
- Mitchell Santner [PTs: 103, CR: 8.5]
- Rachin Ravindra [PTs: 106, CR: 7.5]
- Harsh Thaker [PTs: 157, CR: 7]
- Glenn Phillips [PTs: 168, CR: 8.5]
- Navneet Dhaliwal [PTs: 178, CR: 7.5]
NZ vs CAN Injury / Unavailability
New Zealand Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
Canada Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
NZ vs CAN Live Stream
Where can I see NZ vs CAN Live Score?
You can see NZ vs CAN Live Score on Possible11, Cricbuzz, ESPNcricinfo, etc.
NZ vs CAN match will be live telecast on JioHotstar.
NZ vs CAN Cricket Match Highlights
You can watch NZ vs CAN match Live Streaming and highlights on JioHotstar
NZ vs CAN match prediction video in Hindi will be posted soon
New Zealand vs Canada (NZ vs CAN) Squads
New Zealand (NZ) Squad: Rachin Ravindra, Tim Seifert(WK), Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Michael Bracewell, Jacob Duffy, James Neesham, Devon Conway(WK), Ben Sears, Ish Sodhi, Finn Allen(WK), Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Cole McConchie, Mitchell Santner(C), Daryl Mitchell, Kyle Jamieson
Canada (CAN) Squad: Harsh Thaker, Nicholas Kirton, Kaleem Sana, Saad Zafar, Jaskaran Singh, Ravinderpal Singh, Ansh Patel, Shreyas Movva(WK), Navneet Dhaliwal, Dillon Heyliger, Kunwarpal Tathgur(WK), Dilpreet Bajwa(C), Ajayveer Singh Hundal, Yuvraj Samra, Shivam Sharma
NZ vs CAN Experts Team
DISCLAIMER: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
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