Chennai, Feb. 17 -- As New Zealand seal their Super 8 spot after defeated Canada by eight wickets in match 31 of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026, New Zealand's stand-in captain Daryll Mitchell praised Canada's 19-year-old opener, Yuvraj Samra who became the youngest player to smash a century in T20 World Cups at the age of 19.

Samra tumbled records at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Tuesday when he became the youngest batter to score a century in a T20 World Cup match after smashing a 58-ball ton.

The 19-year-old Samra made 110 runs off just 65 balls, including 11 fours and six sixes, which helped Canada set a big target of 174 runs for New Zealand.

Glenn Phillips played a match-winning knock of 76 runs off 36 balls, along wi...