NZ vs CAN Dream11 Prediction, Match 31, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Injury Updates, Pitch Report for ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026

New Zealand are set to face Canada in the 31st match of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, on Tuesday, February 17

By Bhupender Sharma

Updated - 16 Feb 2026, 16:05 IST

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Table Of Contents

Match InfoPlaying XIC & VCTeamsWeather ReportTeam FormInjury NewsPitchAvoidable Players

Preview

In the 31st match of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026, New Zealand (NZ) are set to face Canada (CAN) on Tuesday at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. New Zealand have secured two victories and currently hold the second position in the points table with four points. They lost their previous match by seven wickets against South Africa, failing to defend the target of 176 runs.
On the other hand, Canada are struggling in this tournament, having lost both their matches and currently occupying the bottom position in the points table. They suffered a defeat in their last match against the United Arab Emirates

Match Information

New Zealand vs Canada, 31st Match, Group D

ICC Men's T20 World Cup, 17 Feb 2026, Tue, 11:00 AM IST ,MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

Broadcast

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Weather Report

MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

Mist

24.9°C

74% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

New Zealand

L
W
W
W
L

Canada

L
L
L
L
NR

Players Stats in current Series

1

Tim Seifert

NZ - WICKETKEEPER

167 Runs

3 Matches

2

Finn Allen

NZ - WICKETKEEPER

116 Runs

3 Matches

3

Navneet Dhaliwal

CAN - bat

98 Runs

2 Matches

4

Harsh Thaker

CAN - all

83 Runs

2 Matches

5

Mark Chapman

NZ - all

76 Runs

3 Matches

6

Daryl Mitchell

NZ - ALL-ROUNDER

57 Runs

3 Matches

1

Tim Seifert

NZ - WICKETKEEPER

179.57

3 Matches

2

Mark Chapman

NZ - all

176.74

3 Matches

3

Finn Allen

NZ - WICKETKEEPER

168.12

3 Matches

4

Dillon Heyliger

CAN - bowl

166.67

2 Matches

5

Kaleem Sana

CAN - all

166.67

2 Matches

6

Glenn Phillips

NZ - wk

153.57

3 Matches

1

Lockie Ferguson

NZ - bowl

4 Wkts

3 Matches

2

Saad Bin Zafar

CAN - bowl

3 Wkts

2 Matches

3

Ansh Patel

CAN - bowl

3 Wkts

2 Matches

4

Matt Henry

NZ - BOWLER

3 Wkts

3 Matches

5

Rachin Ravindra

NZ - ALL-ROUNDER

2 Wkts

3 Matches

1

Mitchell Santner

NZ - all

6.58

3 Matches

2

Saad Bin Zafar

CAN - bowl

7.43

2 Matches

3

Ansh Patel

CAN - bowl

8.00

2 Matches

4

Kaleem Sana

CAN - all

8.38

2 Matches

5

Rachin Ravindra

NZ - ALL-ROUNDER

8.40

3 Matches

6

Matt Henry

NZ - BOWLER

8.50

3 Matches

Probable Playing XI

New Zealand

Finn Allen, Tim Seifert (wk), Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, MS Chapman, DJ Mitchell, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner (C), MJ Henry, JA Duffy, Ish Sodhi

Bench : Devon Conway, LH Ferguson, KA Jamieson, CE McConchie

Canada

Y Samra, Dilpreet Bajwa (C), NS Dhaliwal, NR Kirton, Harsh Thaker, Shreyas Movva (wk), Jaskaran Singh, Saad Bin Zafar, Dillon Heyliger, Kaleem Sana, Ansh Patel

Bench : Kanwarpal Tathgur, Ravinderpal Singh, A Hundal, S Sharma

Injury and availability news

(Will be added when there is an update)

Pitch Report

The surface is expected to be balanced for batting once more, but it usually starts to grip as the game progresses into the middle overs, which is when spin bowling becomes the primary threat. Batting sides must take advantage of powerplay overs as the ball becomes older and turns more, making it harder to score runs later on

45%

Pace Bowling

55%

Spin Bowling

60%

Batting Pitch

175

Average Score

40%

Bowling Pitch

Player Picks

8
C

Tim Seifert NZ | WICKETKEEPER

Tim Seifert is currently performing well for New Zealand. He scored 167 runs at an impressive strike rate of 179 in this tournament.

8
VC

Finn Allen NZ | WICKETKEEPER

Finn Allen is an excellent batter who performed outstandingly for New Zealand in the recent past. He has scored 31 runs at a strike rate of 182 in the last games against South Africa

8

Harsh Thaker CAN | ALL

He is a marvellous batting all-rounder who can also contribute with the ball in crucial stages. He scored a brilliant half-century in the last match.

8.5

Matt Henry NZ | BOWLER

Matt Henry will spearhead the bowling attack for New Zealand and has picked up three wickets in this tournament. Back him to do well

9

Navneet Dhaliwal CAN | BAT

Navneet Dhaliwal is a fantastic batsman with consistent performances in the top order. He scored 34 runs in his last match

7.5

Mark Chapman NZ | ALL

Mark Chapman is going to be a great budget player. He smashed 48 runs at a strike rate of 184 in his last match against South Africa

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8

Devon Conway

NZ | BATTER

7

Ravinderpal Singh

CAN | BAT

Teams will be updated after Toss

Last Updated On - Feb 16 2026 4:05 PM

Players
11/11

Team 1

NZ

7 : 4

CAN

Credits Left
11.5/100

Head To Head
Finn Allen
VC

8

Tim Seifert
C

8

Rachin Ravindra

7

Mark Chapman

7.5

Navneet Dhaliwal

9

Mitchell Santner

7.5

Saad Bin Zafar

9

Harsh Thaker

8

Matt Henry

8.5

Jacob Duffy

8

Ansh Patel

8

Players
11/11

Team 1

NZ

7 : 4

CAN

Credits Left
12.5/100

Mega League
Finn Allen

8

Tim Seifert

8

Rachin Ravindra
VC

7

Navneet Dhaliwal

9

Dilpreet Bajwa

7.5

Glenn Phillips

7

James Neesham

8

Harsh Thaker

8

Matt Henry
C

8.5

Jacob Duffy

8

Dillon Heyliger

8.5

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