NZ vs CAN Prediction, ICC T20 World Cup 2026, Match 31, Match Winner, Team, Playing XI, and Pitch Report

New Zealand will face Canada in the 31st game of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Tuesday, February 17.

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New Zealand, led by Mitchell Santner, secured two back-to-back victories against Afghanistan and the UAE, but lost their third match to South Africa by seven wickets. On the other hand, the Dilpreet Bajwa-led Canada suffered two back-to-back losses to South Africa and the UAE.

NZ vs CAN, ICC T20 World Cup 2026, Match 31 Details

Match: New Zealand vs Canada, ICC T20 World Cup 2026, Match 31

Time & Date: 11:00 AM IST, Tuesday, February 17

Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

NZ vs CAN, ICC T20 World Cup 2026, Match 31 Pitch Report

The average first-innings score in the ongoing season is 182 in the four games played here. Two out of four games saw the team chasing side coming out on top quite comfortably. Any score above 190 would be a tough ask for the second innings team.

NZ vs CAN, ICC T20 World Cup 2026, Match 31 Probable XIs

New Zealand

Finn Allen, Tim Seifert (wk), Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner (c), James Neesham, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Jacob Duffy.

Canada

Dilpreet Bajwa (c), Yuvraj Samra, Navneet Dhaliwal, Nicholas Kirton, Shreyas Movva (wk), Harsh Thaker, Saad Bin Zafar, Jaskaran Singh, Dilon Heyliger, Kaleem Sana, Ansh Patel.

NZ vs CAN, ICC T20 World Cup 2026, Match 31 Winner Prediction

Match Winner: New Zealand.

While New Zealand is coming into this game on the back of a seven-wicket defeat to South Africa, Canada suffered two consecutive losses. With relatively better experience on their side, we can expect the Kiwis to get back to winning ways and secure their spot for the next round in the showpiece event.

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