New Zealand’s captain Daryl Mitchell and Canada’s captain Dilpreet Bajwa, left, arrive on the field before the start of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 cricket match between New Zealand and Canada at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI Canada skipper Dilpreet Bajwa won the toss and elected to bat against New Zealand in their T20 World Cup Group D match here on Tuesday (February 17, 2026). Canada, who has lost all its games so far, made one change to its side, bringing in Shivam Sharma in place of the injured Kaleem Sana. Daryl Mitchell is leading the Kiwis in absence of Mitchell Santner who’s indisposed. “He (Santner) had a dodgy burger last night, so hopefully he’s okay in 24 hours,” said Daryl. Santner has been replaced by Cole McConchie, while tall pacer Kyle Jamieson has come in place of Lockie Ferguson in the playing XI. Teams: New Zealand: Tim Seifert (w), Finn Allen, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell(c), Cole McConchie, James Neesham, Kyle Jamieson, Matt Henry, Jacob Duffy. Canada: Yuvraj Samra, Dilpreet Bajwa (c), Navneet Dhaliwal, Harsh Thaker, Nicholas Kirton, Shreyas Movva(w), Saad Bin Zafar, Shivam Sharma, Dilon Heyliger, Jaskaran Singh, Ansh Patel. Published – February 17, 2026 11:52 am IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Unemployed youths line up in Kolkata to avail State’s ₹1,500 Aid Actor Jayaram appears before ED for questioning in Sabarimala gold case