Will Canada be able to defeat UAE for the first time in the history of T20 cricket? Know important things

Updated: 12-02-2026, 10.44 AM

What is the news?

Canada cricket team will face UAE cricket team in the 20th match of T20 World Cup 2026. This will be a Group-D match which will be played in Delhi. In the history of T-20 cricket, the Canadian team has not been successful in defeating UAE even once. Both the teams have lost their first matches in this World Cup. In such a situation, let us take a look at the preview and important points of the match.

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UAE has the upper hand against Canada

6 matches have been played between the two teams in T-20 cricket. UAE has won all these matches. The last time there was a competition between the two teams in the year 2019. UAE won it by 14 runs. In the T20 World Cup 2026, UAE lost by 10 wickets against the New Zealand cricket team in its first match. At the same time, Canada lost by 57 runs against South Africa in the first match.

This could be Canada’s playing eleven

Canada lost the first match against the South African cricket team by 57 runs. Except Navneet Dhaliwal (64), no other batsman was able to play a big innings. The performance of Canada’s bowlers was also not anything special. In such a situation, he would like to forget that performance and move ahead.
Probable XI: Yuvraj Samra, Dilpreet Bajwa (captain), Navneet Dhaliwal, Nicholas Kirton, Shreyas Moovva (wicketkeeper), Harsh Thakar, Saad Bin Zafar, Jaskaran Singh, Dillon Heiliger, Kaleem Sana and Ansh Patel.

UAE’s playing eleven could be like this

The performance of UAE bowlers was very poor in the first match against New Zealand. The team could not even get 1 wicket. The target of 174 runs was achieved by the Kiwi team without losing any wicket. In such a situation, UAE bowlers would like to improve their performance against Canada.
Probable XI: Aryansh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Wasim (captain), Alishan Sharafu, Mayank Kumar, Sohaib Khan, Harshit Kaushik, Mohammad Arfan, Dhruv Parashar, Haider Ali, Junaid Siddiqui and Mohammad Rohid Khan.

The pitch of Arun Jaitley Stadium will be like this

This match will be played at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. The batsmen like the pitch there very much. The fast outfield and short boundaries encourage the batsmen to score runs quickly. Fast bowlers don’t get much help here. In such a situation they have to make extra efforts. The spinners get help from the pitch and their record is also good here. The pitch of this stadium is made of black soil, which is quite hard and flat.

How will be the weather of Delhi?

According to Accuweather, the weather will be absolutely clear in Delhi on February 13. The maximum temperature here is expected to be 24 degrees and the minimum temperature will be 12 degrees. There is no possibility of rain during the match. In such a situation, the spectators can enjoy the entire match.

Eyes will be on the performance of these players

Canada’s Yuvraj has scored 346 runs in the last 10 matches. Harsh has scored 204 runs in his name in the last 9 matches. Alishan from UAE has scored 392 runs in the last 10 matches. Wasim has been successful in scoring 278 runs in 9 matches. Shivam has taken 13 wickets in 8 matches. Similarly, Haider has taken 8 wickets in 8 matches. The performance of these players is going to be closely watched.

When and where to watch the match?

This match between Canada and UAE will be played at Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium in Delhi on February 13 at 3 pm. Live telecast of this match can be seen on Star Sports Network and Jio Hotstar app in India.