न्यूजीलैंड vs संयुक्त अरब अमीरात, मैच 11, एमए चिदंबरम स्टेडियम, चेन्नई, 10 February 2026 - हाइलाइट्स

Floated, short and on middle, Tim Seifert backs away and punches it to long off for a single.

Flatter, short and around off, Finn Allen looks to slog it across the line but tries to hit a bit too hard. He loses his shape and gets an inside edge onto his pads as the ball goes nowhere.

Drops it short again, on middle and off, Finn Allen stabs it out to short extra cover.

Dragged back and around middle, Finn Allen forces it down to long off for a run.

SIX! That is a shot and a half! Tossed up, full and around middle. Tim Seifert changes his stance quickly, gets down on one knee and nails the reverse sweep over backward point. He times it so well that it sails over the fence for a biggie.

FOUR! Gets it away! Fires in a low full toss around off, Tim Seifert goes for the reverse sweep and hits it towards short third. Junaid Siddique is late to get down to his left and lets it through for a boundary. Even with the 10 runs in the last two balls, Haider Ali finishes his spell, giving away just 27 runs. Superb spell amidst all the chaos!

Nails the yorker, on middle, tailing in, Finn Allen jams it out towards deep mid-wicket and comes back for the second run.

A low full toss, on off, Finn Allen drills it down the ground. The fielder from long off runs to his left and makes a good sliding stop. They cross.

Fuller and around off, Tim Seifert drives it towards extra cover, where the fielder dives to his left to stop it well. Just one.

Pitched up and on middle, Finn Allen slogs it wide of long on. Alishan Sharafu quickly moves to his right and cuts it out to save three runs for his side. A single taken.

Another full delivery, on off, Tim Seifert bunts it out to long off for one more.

Low full toss, on middle, Finn Allen steps across and clips it towards deep square leg for another run. An over without a boundary after a long time.

Short of a length and on middle, takes all the pace off. Finn Allen shuffles across for the scoop but has to wait an eternity for the ball to arrive and misses it.

Bangs this into the pitch, on middle, Finn Allen pulls it away but does not get it from the middle. It flies towards deep mid-wicket but drops well ahead of the fielder, who dives to his right to grab it with one hand, on the bounce. Two taken.

A fine yorker, on middle, angling in sharply, Finn Allen fails to tuck it away and gets hit on the pads.

FOUR! Back to business as usual for the Kiwis! Junaid Siddique tries the slower bumper, around off. Finn Allen waits for it this time and swats it using his muscle strength between deep mid-wicket and long on for a boundary.

Hard length and outside off, Finn Allen cuts it away to deep point for one.

A quick bouncer this time, on middle, Tim Seifert moves across to hook it away but gets nowhere near the ball. 29 needed in 42 balls now.

SIX! The Kiwis are in a hurry now! Muhammad Arfan serves this full and on off, in the slot as well. Finn Allen gets his front leg out of the way, drags his shot a bit and smashes it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a flat six.

Pitched up and outside off, Finn Allen reaches out and opens the face of his bat to slice it over backward point for a brace.

Fuller and outside off, Finn Allen reaches out but lifts it from the toe-end of his bat towards long off for a single. 20 needed in 39 balls now.

WIDE! Tries the wide yorker, but way outside off. Not sure whether Tim Seifert is batting or fielding. He dives towards the ball to reach out for it, but still cannot connect. Wided.

FOUR! Somehow gets it away! Pitched up and way outside off again. Tim Seifert once again throws his bat at it while falling over. He still manages to hit it cleanly and gets it wide of deep extra cover for a boundary.

Fuller and wide outside off one more, Tim Seifert tries to repeat the dose but this time slices it a bit towards sweeper cover, still gets back for the second run.

Yet another fuller one, on off, Tim Seifert works it off the inner half of his bat towards mid-wicket for one more. 17 runs from the over, two big hits away now are New Zealand. 

A slower-length delivery, outside off, Seifert slaps it down to long off for a single.

A pinpoint yorker, angling around off, Allen squeezes it out through covers for a single. 

A bumper, slower one and around off, Seifert waits for it to arrive and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Hard-length delivery, into the surface and on middle, Allen pulls it to deep mid-wicket and rotates the strike.

Well bowled again! No pace behind this shorter delivery, around off, Seifert gets on top and works it to cow corner for one more.

Excellent over! Junaid Siddique serves it full and drifts it on leg, Allen tries to heave it away but gets a faint inside edge onto the pads. It rolls to point for a single.

Angles away a length ball, outside off, Allen bends low and swipes it across to mid-wicket for a single.

SIX! There is the game! In the slot, a touch fuller and touch wider. Seifert leans inside the line and launches it over long off for a massive six. The Kiwi openers have broken the world record for the highest partnership in the Men's T20 World Cup for any wicket, going past the pair of Jos Buttler and Alex Hales, who added 170* against India in 2022 at Adelaide. New Zealand chased down a mammoth total with 10 wickets in hand and close to 5 overs to spare.