Chennai – New Zealand easily defeated Canada by 8 wickets in the Group D match of the T20 World Cup and reached the Super Eight stage.
In the 31st match of the T20 World Cup played at the Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, New Zealand easily defeated Canada by 8 wickets and became the sixth team to reach the Super Eight stage.
Chasing the target of 174 runs set by Canada for victory, the Kiwis achieved it in just 15.1 overs for the loss of 2 wickets and secured their third win in the group.
For the Black Caps, Glenn Phillips and Richin Ravindra scored aggressive and unbeaten half-centuries. The two batsmen scored 76 runs off 36 balls and 59 runs off 39 balls, respectively.
For Canada, Dylan Halliger and Saad Bin Zafar took one wicket each.
Earlier, Canada won the toss and decided to bat first and scored 174 runs for 4 wickets thanks to Yuvraj Samra’s aggressive century. Yuvraj scored 110 runs in 65 balls. However, his innings was wasted.
So far, India from Group A, Sri Lanka from Group B, South Africa and New Zealand from Group D, while England and West Indies from Group C have booked their ticket to the next stage.
Pakistan and the United States from Group A, while Australia and Zimbabwe from Group B are competing to advance to the Super Eight stage.
If Pakistan wins its match against Namibia tomorrow or the match is rained out, the Green Shirts will reach the next stage. In case of an upset, the United States will play the Super Eight based on the better run rate.
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