Chennai, Feb. 17 -- Yuvraj Samra's sensational knock went in vain as New Zealand defeated Canada by eight wickets in match 31 of the ongoing ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 held at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Tuesday.

With this win, the Black Caps became the sixth team to qualify for the Super Eights, and Canada has been eliminated from the race after their third successive defeat in the tournament.

Chasing a challenging target of 174 runs, New Zealand lost the wicket of opener batter Tim Seifert in the third over. He made just six runs off 10 balls. Finn Allen also followed him soon after, making 21 runs off just eight balls, including two fours and a six.

Then Rachin Ravindra and Glenn Phillips made an unbeaten partnership ...