New Zealand (NZ) to Face United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the 11th Match, Group D, ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on Feb 9, 2026. NZ comes started their positive in this tournament and look for second win. UAE have strong dominant on NZ in the history will look to start their first win the tournament. Both teams are balanced with squad. New Zealand look favourite to win this match. Let’s break down expert analysis, betting tips, team performance, pitch report, and NZ vs UAE 11th T20 WC Match Prediction. Who will win today’s match?
Today Match Winning Percentage
Match Info
Match: NZ vs UAE | 11th Match | T20 World Cup 2026
Series: T20 World Cup 2026
Date: 10/02/2026
Time: 3:00 PM IST & Local, 9:30 AM GMT
Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Streaming: Jio Hotstar and Star Sports Network
Team Performance
New Zealand: Team Preview & Performance
The New Zealand enter match 11 as top in the Group D after win over Afghanistan by 5 wickets in the starting match in this T20 WC 2026. In the previous match NZ lost the toss and opt to chase. while bowling first NZ in the first power play Lockie Ferguson took early opening batter quickly alongside Rachin Ravindra took a crucial wicket of Gulbadin, it was crucial when runs flowing along the Afghanistan restricted afg by 182/6 in 20 overs. While chasing opener batter Tim Seifert played excellent when early wicket fallen along with Glen Phillips 74 runs partnership with lastly Mark Chapman and Daryl Mitchell along with skipper chased the runs and made their first win. Overall team is balanced and need bounce with bowling performance in this match against UAE.
United Arab Emirates: Team Preview & Recent Performance
The UAE marks the tournament debut in T20 WC 2026 edition participating for the first time. they come with fresh power hitting players in the squad in the earlier bilateral they defeated New Zealand by 7 wickets in dubai in Aug 2023. In their recent games inconsistent have lost three of their last five T20Is matches, but remains top tier nations in this tournament. Key player in the batting line up skipper Muhammad Waseem leads the team with confidence with strong batting form strike rate against New Zealand with 185.29 can take the game way in power play. Bowling led by Junaid Siddique historically 5 wickets claiming against NZ with average of 12.2, along with Ayan Afzal Khan a young spinners and all-rounder key player in the team strategy. Over all they Look strong against NZ in this match and start their win in this tournament.
NZ vs UAE Today’s Match Weather Condition:
- Temperature: 30°C high and low 20°C
- Humidity: 75%
- Rain: 0%
- Wind direction: NE
- Wind speed: 6-9 km/h
NZ vs UAE Today’s Pitch Report & Toss Condition
For 11th Match NZ vs UAE MA Chidambaram stadium pitch surface is world renowned for being slow and dry making advantage for spinners. For batting condition typically pitch traditionally difficult to play shots, it was noted to be relatively good for batting during NZ vs AFG match in this tournament. A competitive total is expected to 160-170 runs though 180 plus is considered highly defendable. and early assistance for pacers and fast bowler take an advantage of the pitch and grab early wickets. Team batting first have won 60% of T20 matches at this venue.
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NZ vs UAE – T20 Head-to-Head Records
Total matches played: 3
New Zealand won: 2
United Arab Emirates won: 1
Tie/No Result: 0
First ever T20 Match Between NZ vs UAE
Date: 17 August 2023
Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Result: New Zealand won by 19 runs
Most Recent T20 Match NZ vs UAE
Date: 20 August 2023
Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Result: New Zealand won by 32 runs
NZ vs UAE: Today’s 11th Match Prediction
Our Prediction is New Zealand are favorites to win today’s T20 WC 11th Match 2026, due to their superior squad depth and our expert analysis says 80% match winning will be NZ in this match.
NZ vs UAE – Probable Playing XI (T20 WC 11th Match 2026)
New Zealand Predicted Playing XI
Finn Allen, Tim Seifert (wk), Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner (c), James Neesham, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Jacob Duffy.
United Arab Emirates Predicted Playing XI
Muhammad Waseem (c), Aryansh Sharma (wk), Sohaib Khan, Alishan Sharafu, Dhruv Parashar, Harshit Kaushik, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Arfan, Haider Ali, Junaid Siddique, Muhammad Jawadullah.
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New Zealand vs United Arab Emirates – Today’s Match Prediction
Prediction Scenario 1
Match toss prediction: NZ to win the toss and opt to Bowl first.
UAE scores: 150-160
Who will win today’s match: NZ to win today’s T20 WC 11th Match 2026.
Prediction Scenario 2
Match toss prediction: UAE to win the toss and opt to bowl first
NZ scores: 170-180
Who will win today’s match: NZ to win today’s T20 WC 11th Match 2026.
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T20 Betting Tips for NZ vs UAE 11th Match T20 WC 2026
- Who will win the toss Today: NZ to win the toss and elect to Bowl first.
- Top Batter Performance: Glenn Phillips
- Top Bowler Performance: Mitchell Santner
- Today’s T20 WC betting tips: Team chasing are safe bet to play today’s T20 WC 11th Match 2026.